Chicago policeman denies teen murder
Craig TaylorA police officer denies murder over the death of a black teenager who was shot 16 times in Chicago in 2014. BBC News – US & Canada
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Dozens dead in US Christmas storms
At least 43 people have been killed over five days by severe storms across southern and western parts of the United States. BBC News – US & Canada
Tornadoes in Texas ‘kill eight’
Tornadoes in the Dallas suburbs kill at least eight people, reports say, raising the death toll to 26 in a week of storms in several US states. BBC News – US & Canada
Iran hostages ‘win compensation’
The victims of the Iran hostage crisis are to receive compensation 36 years after their ordeal, reports say. BBC News – US & Canada
Race campaigners target US Christmas
The Black Lives Matter group disrupts shopping and air travel in two US states in a pre-Christmas protest over police killings of black men. BBC News – US & Canada
Trump mocks Clinton toilet break
Republican frontrunner Donald Trump says it was “disgusting” that Hillary Clinton apparently took a toilet break during a televised Democratic debate. BBC News – US & Canada