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Meet Big Jake and Thumbelina: The tallest and smallest horse in the world
Horses come in all shapes, colors and sizes. From the Falabella miniature horse, to the tall British Shire. And just like horses that hold records for being the fastest, there's also a record set for the tallest and the shortest horse.

5 Things for December 13: Doug Jones, Trump Tweet, North Korea, New York Blast, China
Want a spectacular light show? Just look up. This year's Geminid meteor shower, which hits its peak tonight, is expected to be the best ever. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

So fetch! 'Mean Girls' musical scores 12 Tony nominations
The nominees for the 2018 Tony Awards were announced Tuesday. "Mean Girls" and "SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical" tied for the most nominations with 12, with "Angels in America," "The Band's Visit" and "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel" followed with 11 each.

Caught skateboarding at Parkland school, gunman's brother held on $500,000 bond on trespassing charge
A Florida judge set bond Tuesday at $500,000 for Zachary Cruz, the younger brother of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, for a misdemeanor trespassing charge, despite protestations from his defense attorney, who said his client was being punished for his brother's crime.

States with serious coronavirus problems need to consider shutting down again, Fauci says
A second shutdown might be the best move for states struggling with burgeoning coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, one of the nation's top infectious disease experts says.

More Pregnant Women Are Using Pot, Study Finds
More pregnant women seem to be using pot -- sometimes to ease the nausea of morning sickness or heightened anxiety -- and a new study suggests that this slight rise in marijuana use is most pronounced among those younger in age.

These are the political and social music videos nominated for Video With a Message at the VMAs
The MTV Video Music Awards are Monday in New York City at Radio City Music Hall. Cardi B leads the nominations with 10 nods, Jennifer Lopez will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, and one video will walk away with the Moonman for Video With a Message.
Commander of US-backed forces fighting ISIS asks US to keep troops in Syria
The commander of the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces is asking the US and its coalition partners to provide air support and keep up to 1,500 troops in Syria as part of an effort to stabilize the country.

Russia's targeting of black voters is a very American thing to do
When Vladimir Putin focused on black voter depression and sowing racial divisions in the 2016 election to help propel Donald Trump into the White House, he engaged in what is, unfortunately, a longstanding and time-tested American practice.
Trump says he's not 'personally bothered' by North Korea missile tests
President Donald Trump refused to back away from his positive assessment of North Korea on Monday, saying he wasn't "personally bothered" by the regime's recent short-range missile tests despite the contradictory views of his Japanese hosts and his own national security adviser.
The GOP of Cheney, Bush and Romney feels like ancient history
The GOP's identity crisis is entering a pernicious new phase for Republicans who won't live in former President Donald Trump's alternate reality, push his big lie and rewrite history.

Life may feel more normal even before herd immunity is reached
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, experts have said how crucial it is to reach some level of herd immunity. But now some say full herd immunity may not be necessary for life to look more normal.
Dangerous Covid-19 Variant Has Spread to All 50 US States
The highly contagious Covid-19 variant first identified in the UK has now been reported in every state in the US, and experts are concerned spreading variants could send cases surging.

'This is also a face of Latinidad': How Gina Torres made producers rethink their ideas of American beauty
For decades, Gina Torres has carved out a career in Hollywood feeling like she couldn't fully express herself. Now, the Afro-Latina actor is using her power to change that.

Officials aiming to have Covid-19 vaccine administered within 96 hours of authorization
Covid-19 vaccines will be distributed to vulnerable populations within days of any decision to authorize them, an official said, as coronavirus hospitalizations in the US are at an all-time high.

More children are being admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to deal with surge of new patients
More children are being hospitalized with Covid-19 as health systems struggle to cope with a surge in new patients and officials race to expand vaccine protection.

CDC adds 4 destinations to 'high' risk list, including a Caribbean charmer
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has added four places to its list of "high" risk destinations for Covid-19, including a small and charming Caribbean nation.
Record December heat leading to 'unprecedented' extreme weather threat
Record December heat surging northward to Canada is fueling severe weather across the central US Wednesday, creating hurricane-force winds, potentially strong overnight tornadoes and an extreme fire threat.
Father Michael Pfleger celebrates 1st mass back after 5 month hiatus due to abuse allegations
Father Michael Pfleger led a Sunday mass for the first time in five months. Pfleger had been under investigation for sexual abuse after two adult brothers accused the priest of assaulting them decades ago when they were teenagers.

Democrats Struggle to Find Message On Culture Wars Amid GOP success in Virginia
A week before their party endured deep losses in Virginia, some of the most vulnerable House Democrats privately debated how to respond to pointed GOP attacks on an issue that has been percolating in districts across the country: critical race theory. With Republicans again embracing the culture wars, a year after successfully attacking Democrats over the defund the police movement in House races nationwide, leaders of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee last week presented research and debated how to handle the once-obscure topic that is primarily taught at the university level but has become a focus on the right, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.