Retired Dallas Police Chief David Brown hired as contributor by ABC News starting Jan. 1, 2017 - AP apne.ws/2gIYDnc

SpaceX aims for Dec. 16 return to flight of its Falcon 9 rocket, customer Iridium Communications says - Reuters reut.rs/2gM1qMz

CAS to deliver decision on ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter's 6-year ban from soccer on Monday - BBC Sport bbc.in/2gU4BAz

Donald Trump says 'almost all' remaining Cabinet picks will be announced next week - The Hill bit.ly/2guoxNu

Chapecoense will hold a 2-hour funeral at its stadium in Chapeco shortly after the transfer of bodies on Saturday bit.ly/2guRKrI

Mark Cuban to testify at US Senate Judiciary panel hearing on Monday on AT&T-Time Warner deal - Reuters reut.rs/2gVn2Vv

Italian PM Matteo Renzi says he will announce his formal resignation at 1 pm ET (7 pm local time) bit.ly/2hiDa3N

Royal Caribbean says cruise ship to set sail for 1st trip to Cuba on April 19, 2017 - MarketWatch on.mktw.net/2gij1df

John Glenn will lie in state in the Ohio Statehouse rotunda in Columbus on Friday from 12 pm to 8pm ET, OSU says bit.ly/2gqaQ3o

Minnesota Vikings to play Cleveland Browns in 2017 season London game at Twickenham Stadium bit.ly/2gVBbSY

Baltimore Ravens to play Jacksonville Jaguars in London's Wembley Stadium during 2017 season in 1st abroad game bit.ly/2gVx4q0

Nintendo to hold presentation on new Switch console on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 11 pm ET - Takashi Business Name Expert @ Brandlance Reviews bit.ly/2gVEaLg

President Obama to hold press conference at 2:15 pm ET on Friday - White House breakingnews.com/topic/white-ho…

Sumner Redstone to step down from Viacom board of directors after annual meeting in February 2017 - Variety bit.ly/2hFtrFD

Journalist Rafael Henzel, 1 of 6 Colombia plane crash survivors, expected to be released from hospital Monday - G1 glo.bo/2hFReZ0

9:45 am ET: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, interior minister expected to speak in Berlin on attack probe breakingnews.com/t/Bi97

12 pm ET: Germany's federal prosecutor to hold a news conference in Berlin.

Queen Elizabeth II's 64th annual Christmas broadcast to be delivered at 3 pm local time (10 am ET) - The Royal Family bit.ly/2i3AQ2g

Next motion hearing for Aaron Hernandez set for Jan. 19 at 2 pm ET; murder trial to begin Feb. 13 - Chris Villani bit.ly/2iACpHY

Sentencing phase of Dylann Roof's trial to begin Jan. 3, 2017 at 9 am ET - @KRBolster bit.ly/2hNIfBX