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BERLIN (AP) — It's now 2016 in Germany, where police in Munich warned of a "serious, imminent threat" of a terror attack. They asked people to stay away from the city's main train station and a second train station in the city's Pasing (pah-sing) neighborhood. The warning came about an hour before the city rang in the New Year.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire at a 63-story luxury hotel in Dubai didn't stop tens of thousands of people from celebrating the arrival of the New Year. A massive fireworks display kicked off at the world's tallest skyscraper nearby. At least 14 people were slightly injured, and one person suffered a heart attack at the burning building.
NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers have begun to fill New York City's Times Square in the hours before the midnight ball drop. They're resolving to celebrate New Year's Eve despite headlines of extremist attacks around the world and a heavy security presence. An estimated 1 million people are expected to fill the square, and they will be protected by an armada of 6,000 police officers.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says portions of 275 emails released today from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state have been retroactively classified. The Democratic presidential candidate has said she didn't send or receive classified information through her personal email, which was run off a private server in her New York home.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Lucas has apologized for criticizing Disney's handling of "Star Wars" by telling interviewer Charlie Rose that he had sold his characters to "white slavers." In a statement issued today, Lucas says he misspoke and used a "very inappropriate analogy." It's not clear what he had meant, and Rose didn't follow-up on his PBS show that aired Dec. 24.
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