NewsNation Articles: December 17, 2020

Audio: Families sound alarm on medical transparency after deaths of their children Audio: Family behind Purdue Pharma acknowledges to Congress its role in opioid crisis Audio: Suspected ‘ongoing’ Russian hacking spree reached into federal agencies Florida teen creates invention to hopefully prevent drownings Family behind Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin acknowledges its role in opioid crisis NBA Foundation announces first $2 million in grant awards Families sound alarm on medical transparency after deaths of their children At least 5 shots fired at North Carolina mall, prompting evacuation California COVID-19 Crisis: Unions call for month-long shutdown in LA County Biden adviser Cedric Richmond tests positive for coronavirus Nigerian official says over 300 abducted schoolboys freed ‘There’s a lot of trust that’s been breached’: Chicago officials continue to deal with botched police raid 21 facing federal charges in drug ring involving several fraternities at NC universities Minnesota’s top attorney sues bars that defied restrictions Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in first ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, dies Weekly jobless claims rise as Congress works to complete stimulus deal 12-year-old girl buried by snowplow in New York High court denies Kentucky religious school’s plea to reopen Hot spot: California hospitals buckle under staggering number of new virus cases Microsoft says it found malicious software from SolarWinds in its systems US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for coronavirus Federal prosecutors charge two with kidnapping in case of 2 year old left at Mississippi Goodwill Texas hospice care owner who lied about life expectancy of thousands of patients is sentenced to prison Traveling for Christmas? These states require a COVID-19 test before entering NC couple married for 61 years dies of COVID-19 minutes apart 8 nuns die of COVID-19 in last week at Wisconsin convent Biden to pick Rep. Haaland as interior secretary Can you still buy hot tech gifts for the holidays? Online tools to track them down Deputy runs over fleeing Black man, former police detective, in Kansas field Suspected ‘ongoing’ Russian hacking spree reached into federal agencies Colorado mom pleads not guilty in daughter’s death Biden picks regulator Michael Regan for EPA administrator Man who died after New Mexico shootout with Border Patrol agents was wanted in Iowa ‘Credit for creativity’: Wisconsin trooper pulls over teen who covered car in Christmas lights Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis Wearing someone else’s face: Hyper-realistic masks to go on sale in Japan 6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor Russia banned from using its name, flag at next 2 Olympics Stimulus checks could be arriving as early as Tuesday night, Mnuchin says US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks Ohio man who claimed to be missing boy sentenced to 2 years Florida’s new python-sniffing dogs have 1st success US weekly unemployment numbers increase to 885,000 SpaceX successfully launches spy satellite for National Reconnaissance Office Sen. Cory Booker, Democratic lawmakers introducing NCAA reform bill Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout draws wary, mixed response FDA expert panel endorses Moderna coronavirus vaccine ☀ December 17: FDA to review Moderna vaccine, storms shutdown the Northeast and Santa’s wild ride Officials report 6 dead as record-breaking snowfall blankets Northeast Texas oilman’s Ansel Adams photo gets $988,000 at auction French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus Bodycam video shows Cleveland Cavaliers player’s confrontation with police US plans new charges in 1988 Lockerbie bombing Actress reveals past of self-harm to help show others there’s a path out US trying to secure more of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Fiji declares state of natural disaster as powerful cyclone approaches US says recent hacking campaign hit government networks Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks