On today's newscast: Next month, The Art Base will exhibit artwork from students in the Laura Thorne Sculpture Program; the federal government has decertified large parts of the Colorado public health lab; and a coalition of state attorneys general have won in their legal battle accusing Mercedes-Benz of deceptive emissions practices that contributed to more pollution. Tune in for these stories and more.

Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing ended the lottery game's three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. Final ticket sales pushed the jackpot higher, making it the second-largest in U.S. history.

Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the nation's electoral system.

The 1995 adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel celebrated the beauty of Black sisterhood.

Also in theaters this week, Jack Black and Paul Rudd star in a meta reimagining of Anaconda, Amanda Seyfried in a Shaker origin story, and Ralph Fiennes plays a World War I-era choirmaster.

Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold.

Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it.