New York Times

• Trump ‘Ignored and Injured’ the National Interest, Democrats Charge in Impeachment ArticlesDemocratic leaders unveiled articles of impeachment charging President Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress....
• Report on F.B.I. Russia Inquiry Finds Serious Errors but Debunks Anti-Trump PlotA long-awaited report by the Justice Department’s inspector general delivers a scathing critique of the F.B.I.’s handling of a wiretap application but also punctures many conspiracy theories....
• Another Inquiry Doesn’t Back Up Trump’s Charges. So, on to the Next.By the time the Justice Department inspector general’s report was released, the president and his supporters had moved on in their effort to convince Americans of the enemies arrayed against him....
• Trump Aides and Democrats Strike Deal on North American Trade PactThe new provisions, solidified after months of negotiations between House Democrats and the Trump administration, would strengthen the trade deal’s protections for workers....

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Reuters

• U.S. third-quarter labor cost growth cut; productivity softGrowth of U.S. labor costs was not as robust as initially thought in the third quarter, suggesting inflation could remain tame in the near term....
• House Democrats unveil Trump impeachment charges; White House looks to Senate fightDemocrats in the U.S. House of Representatives announced formal impeachment charges against Donald Trump on Tuesday, setting the stage for a battle in the Senate that the White House said would fully ...
• Agreement reached by U.S., Canada and Mexico - again - to replace NAFTACanada, Mexico and the United States have agreed to a fresh overhaul of their quarter-century-old regional trade pact after negotiators approved changes to a preliminary deal struck last year, and off...
• Pelosi: revised USMCA pact much improved from initial Trump versionThe revised United States Mexico Canada trade agreement reached between House Democrats and the White House improves U.S. President Donald Trump's initial deal with new provisions targeting the enviro...

National Public Radio

• Tough Questions 'Must Be Answered' After New Zealand's Deadly Volcano EruptionAt least six people are dead and others badly injured or missing, after an event Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called "devastating." Now, some are wondering why tourists were there in the first place....
• Exxon Wins New York Climate Change Case New York's Attorney General argued that the oil giant misled shareholders about the financial risks from climate change....
• Marie Fredriksson, Of Pop Group Roxette, Dead At 61As half of Roxette, Fredriksson was one of Sweden's most notable pop exports, selling tens of millions of albums and garnering several hit songs....
• Flight Attendants, Pilots Say Frontier Discriminated Against New MomsIn a pair of lawsuits filed in federal court, a group of pilots and flight attendants say Frontier Airlines failed to accommodate the needs of pregnant and nursing women....

 

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Illinois Public Media

• Keeping Your HIV Status Secret Can Be A Crime. Experts Say That Hurts Public HealthIn many Midwest states it’s illegal for someone with HIV to have sex without telling partners about the illness. Some public health experts are pushing to change those laws....
• Environment Activists Return To U Of I Campus For Climate Strike TwoA group gathered on the University of Illinois Urbana campus Friday to call for action to combat climate change. “Climate Strike Two” was a follow-up to the Climate Strike event held o...
• Trump Cuts May Hurt Enrollment In Health Insurance MarketplaceIt’s open enrollment season for the health insurance marketplace established by the Affordable Care Act. But many people who need to sign up may not know it....
• Annual C-U Ballet Production Of ‘Nutcracker’ Opens Thursday At KrannertChampaign-Urbana Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” opens Thursday at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana....

Daily Illini

• This Christmas, try roasting crickets over an open fireIts that time of year: Making gingerbread houses, the smell of peppermint candles and eating roasted chestnuts sounds about right. But what about decorating that gingerbread house with beetles, roasti...
• Art club voices frustration at University fundingWhen Chantal Vaca found out RSO funding was included in student fees, she was intrigued, especially because she’s a co-founder of The Collective, an arts magazine and RSO. “I had no idea that each stu...
• The Daily Illini police blotter for Dec. 9Champaign Possession of controlled substance was reported in the 2100 block of West White Street around 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday. According to the report, the offender was observed purchasing a controll...
• University Students Hold Second Climate StrikeThe post . ...

Marion County Record

• Wind farm opponent arrested in alleged shooting incidentAn Expedition Wind Farm opponent was arrested Thursday after surveyors staking property in preparation for wind farm construction were reportedly greeted with gunshots. Amy D. Stutzman, 46, Peabody, w...
• Man dies in Cedar St. house fireA house fire killed one man Tuesday in the 200 block of North Cedar St. in Marion. The victim's cause of death and identity are still being confirmed. Many deaths in fires are caused by suffocation, ...
• Commissioners pick company to replace dockCounty commissioners Monday accepted a bid of $203,900 to replace a heated fishing dock at the county lake destroyed in a July 4 storm. Commissioners first reviewed bids a week ago, but wanted more in...
• Car chase becomes manhuntA Colorado man was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and evading law enforcement after leading them on a multi-county car chase-turned-manhunt Monday, that end...

KU basketball

• Game Day Breakdown - No. 2 Kansas vs. Milwaukee A look at some of the keys for second-ranked Kansas in tonight's home matchup with Milwaukee at Allen Fieldhouse. By Matt Tait ...
• Self seeking better consistency from KU's bench Always one to think big picture first and recognize subtle weaknesses ahead of splashy stat lines, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self on Saturday pointed to the need for better play from his bench afte...
• Benton Smith: Marcus Garrett's disrupting defense sets tone for KU's latest win With the Jayhawks’ Swiss army knife, Marcus Garrett, defending Tyler Bey and an ever-improving Kansas defense ready to take CU’s leading scorer and his teammates out of their comfort zones, No. 2 KU o...
• Kansas overwhelms Colorado in Top 20 battle to net 7th consecutive win Saturday’s opponent might have entered Allen Fieldhouse representing a new conference and with a shiny Top 25 ranking next to its name. But, in many ways, it was still the same old result between Kans...

KU football

• Les Miles lands on list of top 150 college football coaches of all-time ESPN named Les Miles one of college football’s top 150 coaches of all-time as part of its yearlong celebration of the sport’s 150th season. ...
• Texas prep OL Armaj Adams-Reed joins KU football's 2020 class Kansas head football coach Les Miles and receivers coach Emmett Jones headed Monday to Texas for some recruiting, and by the end of the day the Jayhawks had another 2020 commitment in place....
• Khalil Herbert to transfer to Virginia Tech After three-plus seasons with the Kansas football program, running back Khalil Herbert now has a destination for the final chapter of his college football career....
• Defensive issues typified KU football's 2019 season In a season full of highs and lows for the Kansas football team, the valleys outnumbered the peaks for the Jayhawks’ defense. By Benton Smith...

Packers

• Packers Morning Buzz: Mike McCarthy opens up on firing, plans for return to NFLWelcome to your Morning Buzz, rounding up news and views regarding the Green Bay Packers from around the web....
• Analysis: Packers need to give Robert Tonyan bulk of playing time at tight endIf Matt LaFleur wants to challenge defenses downfield from the tight end position, Jimmy Graham just doesn't have the legs to do it anymore....
• Packers' paths to earning NFC top seed (or missing the playoffs)Here's a look at the most direct route for the Packers to finish with each seed or get left out entirely....
• Packers' games vs. Bears, Vikings remain hot ticket for fansPrices for Packers games against the Bears and Vikings remain strong, but Lions game prices lag, as they have all season....