Newser Story Index from December, 2016

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.

Here's What Killed Garry Shandling
Top 5 Democratic Presidential Candidates for 2020
Napping Parents, Guard Your Thumbprints
5 Best Cities in the World for Culture
Navy's New $475M Warship: USS Gabrielle Giffords
Iraqi Journalist Kidnapped Hours After Criticizing Gov't Official
Israel: We've Got Proof Obama Set Up UN Resolution
World's Fastest Land Animal Is Dwindling Rapidly
Carrie Fisher Dead at 60
Snowmobilers Survive Night Stuck in Freezing Temps
Furs Worth Millions Stolen From Posh NYC Shop
Tales of George Michael's Secret Philanthropy Emerge
5 Rwandan Rape Survivors Stood Up and Changed History
Yoga Instructor Who Disappeared on Christmas Found Dead: Family
US Tourist Says She Was Gang-Raped in India
Trump Fires Back at Obama With 2 Words
One Viral Invite, Thousands of Party Crashers at Quinceañera
Man Wins Free Pizza for a Year, Then Surprises Pizzeria
Love Helped Mom Power Through 2-Day Grand Canyon Trek
Actor, Comedian Ricky Harris Dead at 54
Afghan Pilot Says She Can't Go Home From US
Partner Found George Michael 'Just Gone, Peacefully Lying in Bed'
Trump: UN Is Just a Club for People to 'Have a Good Time'
Brawls Shut Down Malls Across US
San Diego Zoo Finds Cause of Rhino's Trouble: a Bullet
1 Inmate Sought After Toilet Escape
Pioneering Astronomer Vera Rubin Dies
Japan PM to Join Obama for Historic Pearl Harbor Visit
Prof Not Sorry for 'White Genocide' Tweet
10 Fastest-Growing US States
Prince George Seems Unfazed at His Fashion Superpowers
How Obama Thinks He Would've Fared in a 2016 Run
Dartmouth Ponies Up $8.4M Over Lab Animal Dumping Ground
Most Americans Want 2017 to Hurry Up and Get Here: Poll
Hackers to Blame for Britney's 'Death'
Black Boxes: Jet Carrying Soccer Team Ran Out of Fuel
Feds Will Buy You a New Kidney. Then You're on Your Own
Passengers Can't Stop Rogue One
George Michael Defied Expectations After 1998 Arrest
Some of the Dirtiest Air in US Can Be Found at North Pole
For Online Dating Sites, It's Complicated
Exotic Spice May Become Cash Crop—in Vermont
Once Humble, the Beret Is Now Tres Chic in France
Church Prints Very Wrong 'Hail Mary' … by Tupac
Our Treatment of Animals: 'Humanity's Worst Hypocrisy'
After War, Japan's Leader Paid Forgotten Visit to Pearl Harbor
2 Late Legends in One Old Clip: George Michael, David Bowie
Manager: George Michael Died of Heart Failure
It Was a Bloody Christmas Weekend in Chicago
RNC: 'New King' Is Jesus, Not Trump