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Highlights of the criminal justice overhaul bill passed by the Senate

Russia's top domestic security agency says it has killed suspected members of the Islamic State group plotting a terror attack

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John A. Tures, Lagrange College(THE CONVERSATION) The famous Christmas Market in Strasbourg, France, became the latest place to be struck by terrorists. On Dec. 12, 2018, a gunman on a terror watch list named Cherif Chekatt yelled “Allahu Akbar” and opened fire on shoppers, killing five people and wounding 11, according to media reports. The attack was labeled terrorism by a Paris

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Elizabeth C. Tippett, University of Oregon(THE CONVERSATION) Corporate America is notorious for letting disgraced CEOswalk away with millions. Yet somehow Les Moonves, who was fired from CBS “for cause” on Dec. 17 after a monthslong investigation into his alleged misdeeds, lost US$120 million in promised severance benefits – and that’s despite the fact that his contract terms with

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Frank J. Cilluffo, Auburn University and Sharon L. Cardash, Auburn University(THE CONVERSATION) The Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is under scrutiny around the globe over concerns that its close ties with the Chinese government present national security threats to the U.S., Europe and allied countries. Huawei, which denies all the allegations against it, is “the world’s

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amy Burdette, Florida State University and Dawn Carr, Florida State University(THE CONVERSATION) November and December are defined by parties and social events. And in the U.S., alcohol is synonymous with socializing, with Americans particularly likely to overindulge during the holidays.Older people as a group have not historically imbibed during social events, particularly women.

The Taliban say their latest talks with the U.S. envoy focused on the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan, the release of prisoners and halting attacks on civilians by pro-government forces

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Arun Agrawal, University of Michigan(THE CONVERSATION) The international climate change conference that concluded in Katowice, Poland on Dec. 15 had limited ambitions and expectations – especially compared to the 2015 meeting that produced the Paris climate agreement. It will be remembered mainly for its delegates agreeing on a common “rulebook” to implement existing country

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jamie Lynn Goodwin, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis(THE CONVERSATION) When a woman I’ll call Elisa and her 15-year-old daughter, Ana, journeyed from their home in Honduras to Tijuana, Mexico, they survived due to the generosity of a friend who gave them bus tickets, strangers they met aboard the bus headed north and a temporary Mexican humanitarian visa. Once they

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko, who was banned from the Olympics for life because of the country's doping scandals, has resigned as president of the Russian Football Union

A South African group representing a model who was allegedly assaulted by Grace Mugabe says authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the wife of Zimbabwe's former leader

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles, Monsignor Alexander Salazar, following allegations of misconduct with a minor in the 1990s

South Sudan security forces strip, kick, rob peace deal monitors, says regional group

Japan's top diplomat has urged South Korea's government to make a political decision to bring an end to their recent legal dispute stemming from that country's court rulings on former Korean forced laborers