Newser Story Index from December, 2014

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Wife: American Held 5 Years in Cuba Is 'Wasting Away'
Michael Brown's Stepdad: Sorry for Post-Verdict Shouts
Short Circuit at Ukraine Nuclear Plant Cuts Power
North Korea Made 'Jong Uns' Change Name
Mom Backs Teen's Sex Change in a Very Public Way
Mystery Illness, Strokes Ravage 4-Year-Old Boy
Our Tally of People Killed by Police Is Way Off
Hawking: Artificial Intelligence Could Doom Us All
Obama Calls for $6B to Fight Ebola
'Adult Frat House Culture' Pervades Zillow: Lawsuit
Rolling Stones' Sax Player Dead at 70
Family Lived With Corpse, Prayed for Resurrection
100 Brains Go Missing at University of Texas
American Mom Stabbed to Death in Abu Dhabi Mall
Feds: Man Made Facebook Threats to Kill Darren Wilson
High School Library Book Returned 65 Years Late
Pentagon: Iran Bombed ISIS Targets in Iraq
CDC: Male Circumcision Worth the Risks
Woman's Lawsuit: Cosby Molested Me When I Was 15
2 Kids, Adult Killed When Buses Collide in Knoxville
Shopper 'Outed' as 'Fake' Soldier in Viral Video
Cruise-Ship Diners: Tossing Lobsters Overboard?
Obama Picks Pentagon Nominee: Report
Blackout Hits Detroit
Older Men Really Do Have Worse Sperm
Stephen Hawking's Computer Gets 1st Upgrade in 20 Years
DC's Toxicity Killed the Political Rom-Com
Cops Now Investigating Michael Brown's Stepdad
WWII Grenade Embeds in Wood, Makes Exciting Fire
American Couple's Qatar Nightmare Ends
Ray Rice: 'Horrendous' Flub Not Saying Sorry to Janay
Sexist Emails Jolt Storied Princeton Eating Club
Owners of Dead Beagle Fight Suit Against Them
In Cold Blood Notes May Contradict Capote's Story
Janice Dickinson: Cosby a 'Monster' Who Raped Me
Ostracized DNA Pioneer Is Hawking His Nobel Prize
Rosario Dawson Now a Mom—to 12-Year-Old
Lawmakers Go 'Hands Up' on House Floor
Kim Jong Un: Don't Smoke Unpatriotic Cigarettes
Man Feeds Homeless With 'Random Acts of Pasta'
Boy Behind Wall Texted Mom to Help Police Find Him
Neglected, Dying Dog Gets Epic Send-Off
Introducing the World's First E-Resident
Mystery in Ferguson: Who Killed Deandre?
ISIS Leader's Wife Held in Lebanon
Rams Exec Insists There Was No 'Hands Up' Apology
No 2016 Run for GOP's Rob Portman
Coroner Orders Tests on OSU Player's Brain
We've Been Able to Hold Our Booze for 10M Years
Aide Who Dissed Sasha, Malia Was Arrested as Teen