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Here's what happens when a four-year-old finishes her artist mom's sketches

Image by Mica Angela Hendricks and Myla Hendricks/busymockingbird.com Mica Angela Hendricks used to keep her sketchbook away from her young daughter, Myla, fearing she would scribble and ruin the drawings. Then one day,…

Pentagon plans to train up to 8,000 Libyan soldiers

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon is planning to train 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan soldiers in the continuing effort to improve security in the North African nation. Defense Department spokesman Col. Steve Warren says the Army will train the troops in Bulgaria…

Paris media on alert with shooting suspect at large

Première photo du suspect recherché à #Paris, tirée des images de surveillance de BFMTV pic.twitter.com/clP7eSV7BD— itele (@itele) November 18, 2013 As darkness falls on the city of lights, Paris police are searching for a man…

Raw video reveals tornado devastation in the Midwest

RAW VIDEO: At least six people are dead and many buildings destroyed after storms hit the Midwest: http://t.co/ZvfqurIgxK -MM— The Associated Press (@AP) November 18, 2013…

Sumatran tiger cubs due to make public debut at Smithsonian's National Zoo

Photo by Connor Mallon/Smithsonian's National Zoo Male and female Sumatran tiger cubs Bandar and Sukacita, born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo on Aug. 5, are expected to make their public debut on Monday. But before meeting…

Cyber-activists find weak spot in China's internet censorship apparatus

AFP/Getty Images China's ban on Wall Street Journal and Reuter's Chinese-language sites Friday prompted activists to find a weak spot in China's expansive internet censorship system, the Guardian reports.

What we're watching Monday

Good morning and happy Monday. Here's some of the news we'll be following today. Philippines - Typhoon Recovery UN officials warned some islands have still not been reached by the relief effort. Operations in storm-torn areas are still…

Dow breaks new record

BREAKING: Dow Jones industrial average hits 16,000 for first time, Standard & Poor's 500 hits 1,800.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 18, 2013…

#Haiyan

#PHOTO: Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan at a religious procession on the Philippine island of Leyte by @philippe_lopez pic.twitter.com/yV0RSigcKd— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) November 18, 2013…

Where were you when you heard JFK had been shot?

By Elisabeth Ponsot

Londoners buying newspapers and reading about details of John F. Kennedy's assassination. Credit: Terrence Spencer/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images As part of our continuing coverage of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, PBS NewsHour…