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Also: new wildfires destroy homes in California; Sweden votes in a new government; and a contestant from New York wins the Miss America title for the third year in a row.

Also: Australia charges 15 suspects with planning random beheadings; Ukrainian president Poroshenko visits Capitol Hill; and Lincoln Logs will start to be produced in Maine instead of China.

Also: A U.N. agency says greenhouse gas emissions grew by record levels last year; the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians are locked out; and Magic Mountain's iconic roller coaster catches fire.

Also: More arrests after a protest are reported in Ferguson, Missouri; air traffic is still getting back to normal after a fire at an FAA facility; and Washington's Zimmerman pitches a no-hitter.

Also: Niger lawmakers vote to send troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram; U.S. officials confirm more measles cases; and SpaceX will try again to launch an observatory into space.

Also: Egypt frees two Al Jazeera journalists imprisoned for more than a year; U.S. West Coast seaports will close for 4 days in a labor dispute; and 3 tickets won Wednesday's Powerball drawing.

Also: Several Marines are injured in a California training accident; Boko Haram militants stage a first attack in Chad; and this is the 70th anniversary of the Allied bombing of Dresden, Germany.

Also: A winter storm slams into southern and Mid-Atlantic states with snow and ice; a train carrying oil derails in West Virginia and cars explode; and New Orleans celebrates Fat Tuesday.

In a year filled with gripping health stories, here are the ones that were the most popular with Shots readers. Think beauty pageant queens, pronouns and Ebola.

President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.