Russian hackers penetrated U.S. electricity grid through a utility in Vermont, U.S. officials say  —  A code associated with the Russian hacking operation dubbed Grizzly Steppe by the Obama administration has been detected within the system of a Vermont utility, according to U.S. officials.

New York opens subway line dreamed up in 1920s  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - While more than a million people ring in the new year with their eyes on a glittering ball high above Times Square, a select group of construction workers and city officials will toast 2017 underground on the inaugural ride of a subway line a century in the making.

Trump tweets: Happy new year to my enemies who ‘lost so badly’  —  on Saturday tweeted out a taunting New Year's greeting to those who opposed him.  —  “Happy New Year to all, including to my many enemies and those who have fought me and lost so badly they just don't know what to do.  Love!”

Alan Dershowitz: If Keith Ellison is Appointed DNC Chair, I Will Resign My Membership  —  As the debate continues over the Obama administration's handling of the U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements, there are signs it is causing a divide within the Democratic Party.

Jeff Sessions Omits Decades Of Records For His AG Confirmation Hearing  —  He once argued that doing this is a felony.  —  WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, is withholding decades' worth of records from his career ahead of his Senate …

2016 Was the Year White Liberals Realized How Unjust, Racist, and Sexist America Is  —  The sense of disillusionment white American liberals woke up with on Nov. 9 was powerful enough to taint the entire year with a sense of doom.  So many illusions were shattered by the election of Donald Trump …

Conservative radio host caught in lie that Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang at Obama Inauguration  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Conservative radio host Ben Ferguson, asserted that the woman that quit the Mormon Tabernacle Choir because she refused to sing for President-elect Donald Trump …

Merkel: Islamist terror is ‘greatest threat’ to Germany  —  Islamist terrorism is the biggest challenge facing Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has said in her New Year message.  —  Referring to the deadly truck attack in Berlin by a Tunisian asylum seeker, she said it was “sickening” …

Venezuelans are fleeing to Brazil for medical care, overwhelming its hospitals and morgues  —  BOA VISTA, Brazil — As throngs of Venezuelans trek to Brazil in search of food and medicine, hospitals along Brazil's sparsely populated northern border are struggling to pick up the pieces of Venezuela's failing health-care system.

KKK Leaders Allege Producers Paid Them to Fake Scenes in Canceled A&E Documentary (EXCLUSIVE)  —  A&E to conduct investigation to probe what happened during production  —  The subjects of a TV documentary series about the Ku Klux Klan abruptly canceled last week by A&E allege to Variety …

If Donald Trump Targets Journalists, Thank Obama  —  WASHINGTON — If Donald J. Trump decides as president to throw a whistle-blower in jail for trying to talk to a reporter, or gets the F.B.I. to spy on a journalist, he will have one man to thank for bequeathing him such expansive power: Barack Obama.

Trump refuses to face reality about Russia  —  ALTHOUGH PRESIDENT Obama's sanctions against Russia for interfering with the U.S. presidential election came late, his action on Thursday reflected a bipartisan consensus that penalties must be imposed for Moscow's audacious hacking and meddling.

‘The only good cop is a dead cop,’ he said  —  Suspected cop killer Jason Robison is still at large and considered dangerous, according to police.  —  Authorities said Trooper Landon Weaver was shot and killed by Robison at about 6:30 p.m. Friday when the officer investigated a …

Obama: I won't leave on Jan 20  —  President Obama used his final weekly address in 2016 to make it plainer than ever that he won't retire quietly once Donald Trump is sworn in as president.  —  Couching his address to the nation as assurance that he will remain committed to defending the …

How Russians Pay to Play in Other Countries  —  PRAGUE — For a brief moment, it seemed that the powerful adviser's head might roll at the Castle.  After he lost his long legal battle over a hefty state fine, the Czech president warned him to pay up or lose his post.  —  Then a guardian angel materialized from Moscow.

Colin Kaepernick wins 49ers' award for ‘inspirational, courageous play’  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In a season filled with controversy surrounding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protest of racial inequality in the United States, Kaepernick apparently inspired many of his teammates.

Turkish Authorities Detain Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter Dion Nissenbaum for 2½ Days  —  American journalist held without access to lawyers or family, leaves Turkey for U.S. after release  —  Turkish authorities detained a Wall Street Journal staff reporter for 2½ days this past week …

Trump Said to Weigh Aide's Husband for Top Legal Job  —  Corporate lawyer George Conway in line for solicitor general  —  Conway has handled high-profile clients for law firm  —  President-elect Donald Trump is considering George Conway, a long-time corporate lawyer and the husband …