Trump filling out his Cabinet
The president-elect is enlisting a trio of nominees with deep ties to Washington and Wall Street, including former Goldman Sachs executive Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary.
‘The Gift of the Holidays’
Michelle Obama unveils decorations for the first family’s final Christmas in the White House. The theme was chosen to reflect the joy of giving and receiving, along with such gifts as family.
Mystery of declining caribou
The size of a herd in Alaska’s Arctic region has dropped by more than 50 percent to 22,000 in three years — and state wildlife biologists don’t know why.
Oscar contender gains praise
Manchester by the Sea is named best film by the National Board of Review, a step on the road to the Academy Awards. Casey Affleck took best actor in Kenneth Lonergan’s New England portrait of grief.