Turnout soars to record 71% of registered voters after six months of often violent protests against Beijing’s impact on the Chinese territory’s government Source

His family says he came home from the hospital with a limp and uneven legs, but he’s walking perfectly now and his stomach wound is healing Source

Swift also broke Michael Jackson’s record at the American Music Awards as she collected her 25th win Source

The case against Russian agents accused of interfering in the 2016 election; Then, a widow recalls how her husband and daughter drowned in the Rio Grande; And, how MRI scans are showing scientists the physical makeup of our thoughts Source

“May we be as strong as you in our urgent fight to save your species. May we be as courageous as you to never give up,” wrote the Borneo Rhino Alliance Source

Turnout in Hong Kong was massive, historic and early in a special election that is being seen as a referendum on the government, the protest movement and the government’s relationship with Beijing and the Chinese Communist Party. Ramy Inocencio reports from Hong Kong. Source

A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing the aircraft’s passengers and crew — as well as residents on the ground. Source

A 19-seat Dornier 228-200 went down shortly after takeoff in Congo’s eastern city of Goma Source

As colleges investigate claims of sexual misconduct, many students, administrators and lawyers feel the process has gone wrong Source

Two winter storm systems to hit Northeast over Thanksgiving; Fisherman are joining a “fishing for plastic” project to help clean the oceans Source