US President Trump's 2017 inaugural committee is currently being investigated by federal prosecutors in New York for possible financial abuses related to the more than $100 million in donations raised for the event, The Wall Street Journal reports https://t.co/QxNBKmA5Az https://t.co/4rwkXSHUmK

US national security adviser John Bolton slams China and Russia over "predatory practices" in Africa https://t.co/NpFj9ArPED https://t.co/07V66KkdBn

US government shelters holding immigrant children are about 92% full, according to a Department of Health and Human Services official, a sign that the backlog of those in detention has not abated https://t.co/13nptxXFFA

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Tanzanian girls' rights activist Rebeca Gyumi wins the UN Human Rights Prize https://t.co/xsXVfiHsmG https://t.co/XTXDlzbkYI

Nearly 60% of Americans say that the US response to Saudi Arabia's role in the murder of US-based journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi hasn't been tough enough, according to a new CNN Poll https://t.co/uwLED5KQDC https://t.co/HVKVWNgX9p

The man responsible for the Strasbourg terror attack has been killed by police, a spokesman for the Paris prosecutor's office said https://t.co/0am1jIlFdW

RECALL ALERT: Del Monte has recalled more than 64,000 cases of canned corn seasoned with red & green peppers, warning that the fiesta corn is under-processed and could result in "contamination by spoilage organisms or pathogens," which could cause illness https://t.co/f4yXpKGkNu https://t.co/Iorsy99Q3k

The US Senate has passed a resolution condemning Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ratcheting up pressure on President Trump https://t.co/Tw78ZJuGpP https://t.co/l5v4LGMD0h

US first lady Melania Trump's favorable rating has fallen by double-digits to 43%, from 54% in October, according to a new CNN poll https://t.co/bLlKzfy7Qn https://t.co/UxGDdw1pcp

Janet Jackson, the Cure, Def Leppard, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music and the Zombies are set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame https://t.co/qvXwRp4hvr https://t.co/ksBWGy0LVd

JUST IN: Dozens of institutions across the US, including universities, courthouses and newspapers, received emailed bomb threats, causing evacuations and sweeps of buildings https://t.co/PCFxZEae9T

Santa Claus crawls on the floor to help a blind boy with autism feel the Christmas spirit https://t.co/LIJdvXdU2R https://t.co/dUcYIT3BTw

Half of Americans say they don't feel that US President Trump ought to be impeached and removed from office, while 43% say he should be, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS https://t.co/3miV6kn3qh https://t.co/ZeWGWSZARF

The number of people flagged to Britain's counter-extremism program on suspicion of far-right activity has increased by more than one third, according to newly released data https://t.co/nLf95zGAFX https://t.co/cc4A5vZTUO

Jerry Seinfeld says the Oscars lost in the Kevin Hart controversy https://t.co/KibGgbsJTT https://t.co/W8W9oMV8gi

157 new species have been discovered in Southeast Asia, according to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund. Three mammal, 23 fish, 14 amphibian, 26 reptile and 91 plant species were found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. https://t.co/PGvBOiU7kb https://t.co/1bmXCYNJdh

This startup has unveiled a pricey all-electric truck it says can tow and off-road as well as a traditional pickup https://t.co/tZ0Y4RBQ1o https://t.co/u5DQ8d7VX7

China built more skyscrapers in 2018 than anywhere else in the world -- or at any other time in history, according to a report https://t.co/1NqOgJDqOO https://t.co/sejGeU3GPn

Outgoing US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says she used President Trump's "unpredictable" behavior to her advantage in order to "get the job done" as ambassador https://t.co/hVzNcoo9s8 https://t.co/5Sx53AGxu0