Russia's defence minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Friday following years of tests.
Spotify said on Friday it would pause selling political advertisements on its music streaming platform in early 2020.
A young girl died after she went into cardiac arrest on a plane flight to Seattle from Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said.
A close adviser to Boeing's ousted CEO is retiring. Mike Luttig was Boeing's general counsel from 2006 until this spring, and later was assigned to head legal strategy and advise the board.
The United Nations said 235,000 civilians had fled their homes in rebel-held northwestern Syria during a Russian-backed campaign of airstrikes and shelling this month.
A search is underway for seven people aboard a tour helicopter that disappeared in Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
A cold and blustery winter storm unleashed downpours and extensive snowfall on Southern California, triggering a tornado and snarling post-Christmas travel on major routes Thursday.
Russia confirmed that it will appeal against its four-year Olympic ban for manipulating doping data. The case now heads to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
