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.

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.

America and the Great Abdication  —  When great powers fade, as they inevitably must, it's normally for one of two reasons.  Some powers exhaust themselves through overreach abroad, underinvestment at home, or a mixture of the two.  This was the case for the Soviet Union.

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 …

Jailed Russian says he hacked DNC on Kremlin's orders and can prove it  —  WASHINGTON  —  A jailed Russian who says he hacked into the Democratic National Committee computers on the Kremlin's orders to steal emails released during the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign now claims …

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.

GOP congressman says Trump a factor in decision to not seek re-election  —  Sanders: GOP should worry very much about 2018  —  STORY HIGHLIGHTS  —  (CNN)A Republican congressman said Thursday while President Donald Trump wasn't the determining factor in his decision to retire at the end of his term …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Scoop: U.S. and Israel reach joint plan to counter Iran  —  The U.S. and Israel have reached a joint strategic work plan to counter Iranian activity in the Middle East.  U.S. and Israeli officials said the joint understandings were reached in a secret meeting between senior Israeli …

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.

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.

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 White House Saw Record Number of First-Year Staff Departures  —  Administration's 34% first-year turnover rate is twice that of Reagan's 17% in 1981—the next-highest in the past 40 years  —  President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, was fired after 25 days on the job.

In Rebuke to Trump, Cuomo Pardons 18 Immigrants  —  In a jab at President Trump's promises to crack down on illegal immigration, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday pardoned 18 immigrants in an effort to free them from the threat of deportation or other immigration-related issues.

A top editor is leaving HuffPost amid a newsroom shift  — Howard Fineman is leaving HuffPost after seven years.  — His departure comes as many top figures at the site have left amid a shifting editorial focus.  —  Global editor and longtime television pundit Howard Fineman is leaving the Huffington Post for NBC News.

CNBC director accused of spying on teenage nanny with bathroom cam  —  A CNBC director who worked on finance guru Suze Orman's show has been accused of peeping on his teenage au pair with a spy-cam in a bathroom of his Westchester home, the Daily News has learned.

Within hours, a fashion website identifies Ms. Trump's bag, shoes and earrings as her own brand and provides links to retailers selling the items.  —  Yet every time she steps out sporting Ivanka Trump merchandise, Ms. Trump—wittingly or not—is a walking billboard for her brand …

Promises Made, Promises Kept: Interior Releases Comprehensive List of Accomplishments under President Trump & Secretary Zinke  —  WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a list of accomplishments that the Department has achieved under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump …