Alabama Certifies Jones Win, Brushing Aside Challenge From Roy Moore  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama officials on Thursday unhesitatingly pushed aside a legal challenge from Roy S. Moore and certified Doug Jones as the winner of this month's Senate election.

Eric Garner's daughter Erica declared brain dead with no chance of recovery after massive heart attack  —  Doctors have listed the daughter of police chokehold victim Eric Garner as brain dead with no chance of recovery — five days after the mother of two suffered a massive heart attack, the Daily News has learned.

A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance  —  We've been hearing feedback from our customers about the way we handle performance for iPhones with older batteries and how we have communicated that process.  We know that some of you feel Apple has let you down.  We apologize.

Dr. Phil says he rescues people from addiction.  Others say his show puts guests' health at risk  —  OS ANGELES — He had won “Survivor,” the reality TV test of grit and strength.  But Todd Herzog was so drunk when he appeared on the “Dr. Phil” show in 2013 that he had to be carried onto the set and lifted into a chair.

A Woman Allegedly Got Drunk On A First Date And Destroyed Her Date's Fine Art, Including Two Warhol Paintings  —  Lindy Lou Layman is accused of tearing down two original Andy Warhol paintings and throwing two sculptures across the room in a $14 million mansion.

Modern life too much for you?  Maybe a tiny box in the woods is the cure.  —  To commune with ourselves, we must trek two hours to Stanardsville, a town on the edge of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains whose population has stairstepped down over the years to 384 people, a country store and this wooded plot …

Trump asks supporters to help award ‘Fake News’ trophy  —  is asking his supporters to help him award a “Fake News Trophy.”  —  “Americans are sick and tired of being lied to, insulted, and treated with outright condescension,” reads an email sent to supporters Thursday.

Bitcoin Is an Implausible Currency  —  It's not competitive as a payment system, so maybe its value is as money.  But it makes terrible money.  —  Is bitcoin money, or a payment system?  Mounds, or Almond Joy?  Great taste, or less filling?  —  If bitcoin is good at both those jobs, then it's probably got a bright future.

Trump, the Insurgent, Breaks With 70 Years of American Foreign Policy  —  President Trump has transformed the world's view of the United States from an anchor of the international order into something more inward-looking and unpredictable.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump was already revved …

CNN Whines About Truck Blocking Golf Course [VIDEO]  —  CNN, always focused on the most important stories of the day, had a meltdown when a white box truck blocked them from filming President Donald Trump on the golf course.  —  WATCH:  —  On Tuesday, a CNN reporter peeked through the bushes …

Get ready for the great political surprise of 2018  —  The great political surprise of 2018 will be the size of the Republican victory.  —  After members of the elite media have spent two years savaging President Trump, lying about Republican legislation, and reassuring themselves …

Scoop: White House reshuffle expected in new year  —  There's an operational reshuffle coming at the top level of the White House.  Senior Trump administration official Johnny DeStefano is set to assume greater responsibilities and influence, including overseeing the beleaguered White House political operation.

‘Unclear, unfunny, delete’: editor's notes on Milo Yiannopoulos book revealed  —  Court submissions in lawsuit over far-right provocateur's memoir reveal concerns over weak arguments, boasting and racism … Court documents filed in the US have revealed the editorial concerns …

Planned Parenthood Closes Abortion Clinic Operating for 18 Years After It Loses Taxpayer Funding  —  LifeNews can report excellent news today from the state of Iowa.  There, a Planned Parenthood abortion business that had been killing unborn children for 18 years is closing down.

Rachel Maddow closes 2017 by beating the pants off Sean Hannity  —  MSNBC landed its largest audience ever this year and now has Fox News in its sights for 2018.  —  MSNBC's unabashed liberal primetime lineup produced a stunning ratings success for the network in 2017 …

Trump's tweets central to legal cases on dossier, travel ban and more  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  — Federal courts are still weighing how much the statements in Trump's tweets reveal about his presidential actions  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's tweet Tuesday morning calling the Russia dossier …

We Asked 615 Men About How They Conduct Themselves at Work  —  The victims of sexual harassment who have recently come forward are far from alone: Nearly half of women say they have experienced some form of it at work at least once in their careers.  But there has been little research about those responsible.

17 striking findings from 2017  —  Pew Research Center studies a wide array of topics both in the U.S. and around the world, and every year we are struck by particular findings.  Sometimes they mark a new milestone in public opinion; other times a sudden about-face.

China says no sanction-breaking oil sales to North Korea  —  BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday there had been no U.N. sanction-breaking oil sales by Chinese ships to North Korea, after a South Korea newspaper said Chinese and North Korean vessels had been illicitly linking up at sea to get oil to North Korea.

Minnesotans Don't Think Franken Should Resign; Franken Remains Popular, Especially With Women  —  pppadmin  —  A new Public Policy Polling survey of Minnesota voters finds that a majority don't think Al Franken should resign from the US Senate, and that he remains popular in the state, particularly with women.

Court won't reconsider dismissing case against Obama fracking rule  —  An appeals court declined Wednesday to reconsider its September decision that undid a previous court ruling overturning the Obama administration's fracking rule for federal land.  —  In a brief order that didn't come …

How Sen. Pat Toomey turned the Republican tax bill away from populism  —  As they scrambled to finish their sweeping tax bill in late October, House lawmakers arrived at a surprising decision: They wouldn't cut the income tax rate for the wealthy.  —  That choice broke with conservative economic principles …

How Fans Invented #Hannie, the Ultimate Social Media Supercouple … Gen X had Brangelina, Bennifer, and Tomkat.  Millennials had Kimye and Hiddleswift.  Today's teens have Hayden Summerall and Annie LeBlanc, better known as “Hannie.”  —  Unlike the famous couples who came before them …