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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — There's no word of any injuries, after fire engulfed a luxury building near the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai. It's in the area where tens of thousands of people had gathered for a massive New Year's fireworks display. The flames ran up at least 20 stories of the 63-story luxury hotel and residential building called The Address Downtown. It sent burning debris raining down from the building as firetrucks raced to the scene. A civil defense official says the building was evacuated and no injuries were reported.
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors in Chicago are asking the FBI for its help investigating a double fatal shooting by Chicago police. Authorities say an officer on Saturday fatally shot 55-year-old Bettie Jones, who police said was shot accidentally, and 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier. Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez says the shooting "demands a very deliberate and meticulous independent investigation." The request comes as city officials face increased scrutiny over police shootings.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Texas prosecutors say the mother of a fugitive teenager known for using an "affluenza" defense has been charged with hindering apprehension of a felon, after fleeing with her son to Mexico. They say Tonya Couch has formally been charged in Texas. Her bond was set at $1 million. Couch is currently being held in a Los Angeles jail after being deported from Mexico late yesterday. Her son remains in jail in Mexico, where he's challenging his deportation.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities say a New York ex-con has been arrested on charges he was planning a New Year's Eve attack at a bar to prove to the Islamic State he was worthy to join it in Syria. A federal complaint says Emanuel Lutchman is a self-professed convert to Islam who claimed to receive direction from an overseas Islamic State member and planned to carry out an attack at a bar in the Rochester area today. The FBI says he had an accomplice who was actually working for the agency. It says they bought knives and a machete for the attack.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is releasing more of Hillary Clinton's emails, but it won't meet a court-ordered goal of getting 82 percent of them out by year's end. Today's release includes about 5,500 pages of emails from Clinton's private server while she served as the nation's top diplomat. The department says in a statement that while it has "worked diligently" to come close to the goal, it will fall short because of the large number of documents involved and the holiday schedule. State says it plans to release more Clinton emails next week.
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