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New York Yankee catcher Yogi Berra poses at spring training in Florida.(Photo: AP)
Yogi Berra, 16 others to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra will receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday along with 16 other notable Americans. (Berra died in September.) The award is the nation's highest civilian honor.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Other recipients include another baseball great — Willie Mays — as well as musicians Emilio and Gloria Estefan, retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), classical musician Itzhak Perlman, composer Stephen Sondheim, film director Steven Spielberg<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and singers James Taylor and Barbra Streisand.
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Baseball legends Willie Mays and the late Yogi Berra will be honored next week with the nation's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Time_Sports
Hollande, Obama to discuss terror-fighting strategy at the White House
Less than two weeks after attacks in Paris triggered terrorism warnings across the globe, French President<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Francois Hollande visits the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>White House<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday as part of his effort to stitch together an international coalition to fight the Islamic<span style="color: Red;">*</span>State. Hollande is pressing for a stronger<span style="color: Red;">*</span>coalition to combat the terrorist group, which says it carried out the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>attacks in Paris that killed at least 130.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>President<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Obama has pledged to amplify<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. strategy, which stresses airstrikes and training local forces to carry out the fight in Islamic State<span style="color: Red;">*</span>strongholds in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Syria<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Iraq, rather than sending in American ground troops. The meeting comes amid parallel international talks about a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>political solution to end the civil war in Syria that started in 2011.
Chicago cop to be charged with murder
A white Chicago police<span style="color: Red;">*</span>officer who fatally shot<span style="color: Red;">*</span>an African-American<span style="color: Red;">*</span>teenager<span style="color: Red;">*</span>16 times last year<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will be indicted on murder charges on Tuesday, according to<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>multiple news reports.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Officer Jason<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Van Dyke, 37, will face<span style="color: Red;">*</span>first-degree murder charges for the Oct. 20, 2014, shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. A court has ordered that the <span style="color: Red;">*</span>squad car dashcam video that captured the incident<span style="color: Red;">*</span>be released this week.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The city is bracing for the aftermath of the release, including possible protests.
This autopsy diagram shows the location of wounds on the body of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald who was shot by a Chicago Police officer 16 times in 2014.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: AP)
Warriors on brink of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>NBA history
If the Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, they will have the best start to a season ever in the NBA with a 16-0 record.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>If. They're likely to win, given the Lakers' less-than-stellar season, but as Kobe Bryant said,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>“I’ve seen stranger things happen.”<span style="color: Red;">*</span>If the Warriors win Tuesday, the next question is: Can they beat the 1996 Bulls team’s record of 72 wins in a season? Remember, that was Michael Jordan (and Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman) we’re talking about. Time will tell.
Nov 22, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first half against the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports)
Rove releases a book, has words for Trump
GOP strategist Karl Rove<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>best known for running George W. Bush's 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns<span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has a book out Tuesday: The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters. Rove sat down with USA TODAY's Susan Page<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to explain what today's Republican candidates can learn from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>McKinley. Rove also shared<span style="color: Red;">*</span>his reaction to "showman" Donald Trump calling him a "total moron."
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In this week’s edition of Capital Download, Susan Page talks to Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor to George W. Bush and published author. The pair talk about his new book "The Triumph of William McKinley” and the upcoming 2016 election.
And<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the essentials:
Weather:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday's weather will feature mostly calm conditions in the central and eastern U.S. and a developing storm in the Northwest.
Stocks: <span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.S. stock futures were lower<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as worries about instability in the Middle East intensified.
TV tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>American Experience: The Pilgrims,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Grinder.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Plus, Dancing With the Stars crowns a winner.
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