Despite a high-profile crash of a Boeing 737 MAX in March, the number of fatalities in airplane crashes dropped last year. Source

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country no longer feels bound by its self-imposed suspension on nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missile tests. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and senior fellow at the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, joined CBSN to discuss the announcement. Source

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo postponed a five-country trip scheduled to start Friday following an attack on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad by pro-Iran protesters. Source

Police said one person was shot at the entrance of the home, another in the living room and two in the bedroom. Source

The headless torso that was found in a remote Idaho cave 40 years ago has finally been identified as belonging to an outlaw who killed his wife with an ax and was last seen after escaping from jail in 1916. Investigators still don’t yet know who killed the outlaw, Joseph Henry Loveless. Source

“We rubbed America’s nose in the dirt,” supporter says after two days of clashes with U.S. security forces. Source

From spending less time on your smartphone to establishing lasting habits, here’s some advice for a well-rounded 2020 Source

Chief Justice John Roberts highlighted the importance of an independent federal judiciary and credited judges with promoting civic education in his annual year-end report. Source

The family released a graphic photo of Josef Neumann showing the severe injuries he sustained in the knife attack at the home of a rabbi in Monsey, New York. Source

The former “What Not to Wear” host wrote on Instagram this is her first “serious relationship with a woman.” Source