Craig Taylor

US officials failed to detect jihadist social media posts on one of the San Bernardino killer’s accounts, during background checks when she moved to the US.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s former national security adviser appears in court, charged with fraud over the alleged disappearance of $ 2bn (£1.3bn) meant to buy arms to fight Boko Haram.
BBC News – Africa

Bob Melvin has the qualities you look for in a contemporary manager, and the record to prove it. Melvin has been Manager of the Year in both Major Leagues. And he had three straight seasons– 2012-14– in which he […]

The Thunder’s core of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and Nick Collison have been through many playoff series over the
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s endured a busy Wednesday at the Winter Meetings, swinging a deal with the White Sox that netted them two pitching prospects for infielder Brett Lawrie, while further bolstering their bullpen with the […]

One of China’s richest men, Guo Guangchang, described as the country’s equivalent of Warren Buffett, has been detained by police.
BBC News – Business

A woman wins a seat on a municipal council for the first time in Saudi Arabia, after the kingdom lifted its bar on women taking part in elections.
BBC News – Middle East

Spanish police arrest a Colombian man accused of performing more than 100 forced abortions on women fighters with the Farc rebel group.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The climate deal reached in Paris is “the best chance we have to save the one planet we have”, US President Barack Obama says.
BBC News – Europe

Downing Street insists that David Cameron will continue with demands for a curb on in-work benefits for EU migrants in the UK, despite reports to the contrary.
BBC News – UK

A Saudi prince trades insults with US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump in the wake of Mr Trump’s call to ban Muslims from entering the US.
BBC News – US & Canada

Eighty-seven people were killed in violence that broke out after coordinated attacks on military sites in Burundi on Friday, the army says.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The weakest link of a disappointing 2015 A’s club has quickly transformed into a formidable force. With prominent bullpen additions, among them Ryan Madson and John Axford on multiyear deals that were made […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic fell on Friday and oil sank further as fears about global oversupply mounted.
BBC News – Business

President Vladimir Putin orders the Russian military to take “extremely tough” action against any threat to its forces in Syria.
BBC News – Middle East

Honduran international footballer Arnold Peralta is shot dead while on holiday in his hometown on the Caribbean coast.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Taliban militants attack a foreign guesthouse in Kabul’s embassy district, killing at least one Spanish police officer.
BBC News – Europe

A man dies after being shot by police in north London who were thwarting a suspected plot to free a prisoner from custody.
BBC News – UK