Your obligatory shot of a clock — with this crucial reminder: The ineluctable march of time will dally just a little bit when it bids farewell to 2016. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Krupa/AP Your obligatory shot of a clock — with this crucial reminder: The ineluctable march of time will dally just

Officials escort Adnan Syed from the courthouse in Baltimore on Feb. 3 after the first day of hearings for a retrial. A judge granted the new trial, but on Thursday he denied Syed’s motion to be released while he waits for the retrial. Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Baltimore Sun/TNS via

Debbie Reynolds and her daughter, Carrie Fisher, at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in 2011 in Los Angeles. Reynolds’ death, just one day after her daughter’s, has led many to ask whether it’s really possible to die of a broken heart. Chris Pizzello/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/AP Debbie Reynolds and her daughter,

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, shown in 2013, is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head the EPA. Pruitt’s outspoken criticism of climate change and his close ties to the energy industry have raised concerns about his ability to lead the agency. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, shown

President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Wednesday. Evan Vucci/AP President-elect Donald Trump and @realDonaldTrump are contradicting each other. Wednesday afternoon, Trump emerged

1 of 11 i View slideshow Updated at 9:30 p.m. Actress Debbie Reynolds has died, just one day after the death of her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, NPR has confirmed. Hours before reports of her death, The Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to NPR that an elderly female was transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in

The Washington Post set records for traffic and digital advertising revenue in 2016. The Post moved to this new building on Washington’s K Street in December 2015. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images The Washington Post set records for traffic and digital advertising revenue in 2016. The Post moved to this

Donald Trump blasted Hillary Clinton for her family’s own charitable foundation and alleged conflicts of interest during the campaign. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Donald Trump blasted Hillary Clinton for her family’s own charitable foundation and alleged conflicts of interest during the campaign. Gerald Herbert/AP President-elect Donald Trump is lashing out in

On an otherwise slow trading day, both the Nasdaq and Dow Jones indexes made notable gains. The Nasdaq closed at a record 5,487 points while the Dow inched closer to a 20,000 high. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP On an otherwise slow trading day, both the Nasdaq and Dow Jones indexes made

Mourners raise their fists during a night rally in honor of Alton Sterling outside the Triple S Food Mart in Baton Rouge, La., on July 11. Sterling was one of several men killed in police shootings this year. Gerald Herbert/AP hide caption toggle caption Gerald Herbert/AP Mourners raise their fists during a night rally in

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: As 2016 draws to a close, the third branch of government – the judiciary – is very much in flux. There are about a hundred judicial vacancies in the federal court system that President-elect Donald Trump will be able to fill. The most notable is on the Supreme Court. It had a

Vera Rubin works at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1965. Carnegie Institution hide caption toggle caption Carnegie Institution Vera Rubin works at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., in 1965. Carnegie Institution Vera Rubin, the groundbreaking astrophysicist who discovered evidence of dark matter, died Sunday night at the age of 88, the Carnegie