31-Dec-2015 13:40

Oil bogs down Wall St. as S&P 500 clings to gain for 2015 :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/hX4urqwFxyw/story01.htm

Oil slumps anew, global equity markets fall :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/PHop5-w_7m8/story01.htm

Hospital Celebrates 'One of the World's Smallest Babies Ever Born' :: Baby E'Layah Faith Pegues weighed less than a pound and fit in her doctor's hand at birth.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/north-carolina-hospital-celebrates-worlds-smallest-babies-born/story?id=36009570

Puerto Rico to default on some debts, will pay GO debt :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/UcstuHEbg5k/story01.htm

Texas 'affluenza' teen and his mother block extradition from Mexico :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/QH1RovdpIqY/story01.htm

A guide to the allegations of Bill Clinton's womanizing - Washington Post :: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/12/30/a-guide-to-the-allegations-of-bill-clintons-womanizing/

Woman???s Search for Triplet Brothers Yields Clues in Decades-Old Adoption :: A woman searching for her triplet brothers gets help from social media.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/womans-search-triplet-brothers-yields-clues-decades-adoption/story?id=36009780

ArtsBeat: Carrie Fisher Takes On Criticism of Her Looks in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ :: She says on Twitter that complaints about her aging “hurt all three of my feelings.”
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/star-wars-the-force-awakens-carrie-fisher-appearance/?partner=rss&emc=rss

No charges for Colorado police officer who fatally shot fugitive :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/SYNQ0Cq_Wu4/story01.htm

Woman who plowed car into Las Vegas crowd had used marijuana: prosecutor :: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/MostRead/~3/zpD-zOAu5gc/story01.htm

'Historic' Floods in Missouri and Illinois - The Atlantic :: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/12/floods-missouri-illinois/422223/

Powerful Solar Storm to Hit Earth Before New Year's Eve :: Here's one way to end the year on a bright note.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/powerful-solar-storm-hit-earth-years-eve/story?id=36010574

Well: Can Too Much Exercise Harm the Heart? :: New findings should reassure most of us with ambitious fitness goals for the new year â€" with a note of caution.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/can-too-much-exercise-harm-the-heart/?partner=rss&emc=rss

Personal Health: Posture Affects Standing, and Not Just the Physical Kind :: Slouching can have ill effects on body and state of mind. But with some solid effort, and sometimes exercises, muscular imbalances can be corrected.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/28/posture-affects-standing-and-not-just-the-physical-kind/?partner=rss&emc=rss

‘Downton Abbey’: Saying Farewell to All That :: The beginning of the end has arrived for fans of the show in the United States. Season 6, which has already aired in Britain, begins on PBS on Sunday.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/arts/television/downton-abbey-saying-farewell-to-all-that.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

For ‘The Bachelor,’ He’s the Thorn in Their Tray of Roses :: Stephen Carbone has been posting the results of the show in its entirety before it even begins airing, delighting some fans and angering the network.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/arts/television/for-the-bachelor-hes-the-thorn-in-their-tray-of-roses.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The New Health Care: How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions :: Start with two questions: “Why don’t I do this already?” and “Why do I feel the need to do this now?” And give it a month.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/31/upshot/how-to-stick-to-your-new-years-resolution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Oscars 2016: And the Nominees Should Be ... :: A. O. Scott, Manohla Dargis and Stephen Holden chose their own nominees in the primary categories.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/movies/oscars-2016-and-the-nominees-should-be.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Feature: The Terrible Beauty of Brain Surgery :: A witness in an operating room where the patients are conscious.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/magazine/karl-ove-knausgaard-on-the-terrible-beauty-of-brain-surgery.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Well: Ask Well: Does Melatonin Aid Sleep? :: Melatonin has been shown to be effective in randomized clinical trials, but it may work better for some sleep problems than others.
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/30/ask-well-does-melatonin-aid-sleep/?partner=rss&emc=rss