Newser Story Index from December, 2014

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Congress May Block DC's Marijuana Law
Krugman: Schumer Blew It by Trashing ObamaCare
Male Smokers May Lose Y Chromosomes
99% of Russian Athletes Are Doping: Report
Rolling Stone Admits Big Problems in UVa Rape Story
Cop on Leave for Not Tasering Suicidal Student
Pentagon Gifts Cops French Horns, Personal TVs
Advocates Push LGBT 'Civil Rights Act'
Woman Goes to Store to Buy Spice, Wins $90M
Electric Eels Use 'Remote Control' to Paralyze Prey
France to Pay Holocaust Survivors Sent to Camps in French Trains
Mark Wahlberg Wants Pardon for 1988 Assault
'YES! Splashdown!' Orion Returns to Earth
Biggest Loser Star Dead at 38
Obama Nominates Ashton Carter for Defense Secretary
'Terrific' Witherspoon Carries Wild
Obesity Can Knock 8 Years Off Your Life
Californians Can't Win Cash for Killing Coyotes Anymore
Charity's Free Eye Surgery Leaves 24 Blind
Truly Wild Wedding: 5 Craziest Crimes of Week
Big Fail: City's 'Nazi-Style' Homeless Cards
Suit: Pregnant Woman Fired Over Bathroom Breaks
Phoenix Cop Kills Unarmed Black Man
This Year Could Be Best for Hiring Since 1999
Biggest US Homeless Encampment Evicted
NASA Launches Orion, Begins the 'Mars Era'
Boy Survives After Body Temp Plunges to 55 Degrees
Vatican Uncovers Hundreds of Millions 'Tucked Away'
Serbia, Bosnia Crack Case of 1993 Massacre
Woman Learns Koalas Have 'Big Teeth' the Hard Way
Garner Protests Spread Across Country
Cosby Accuses Alleged Teen Victim of Extortion
Penn State Asks Sandusky to Renew Season Tickets
James Watson's DNA Nobel Sells for $4.1M
Woman Says Chick-fil-A Shake Gave Her Heart Attack
Court: Chimp Isn't Human, Doesn't Get Human Rights
Pregnant UPS Worker's Case Divides Supreme Court
Woman Fends Off Attacker ... With Vomit
First Part of Boehner's 2-Step Plan Passes
Brittany Maynard Sent Email Before She Died
Navy Yanks Honorary Title From Cosby
Embassies to Australians: Cut Out the Crazy Requests
UAE Released Murder Video— to Tune of Batman
Sony Hid Passwords in a Folder Called 'Password'
Feds: Cleveland Cops Use Excessive Force Routinely
'Duck Face,' 'Hawt,' 'Lolcat' Make It Into Dictionary
NYPD Case Undermines Push for Body Cameras
US: Yemen Raid Missed American Hostage
Man Proposes With World's Hugest GPS Drawing
The Scary Implications of India's Wave of Baby Deaths