A passenger sits behind the ticket counter after the lights went out at Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Atlanta. A sudden power outage at the airport on Sunday grounded scores of flights and passengers during one of the busiest travel times of the year. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. HOLIDAY TRAVEL CHAOS LOOMS
Power has been restored to the world's busiest airport but thousands of people are still stranded in Atlanta and travel woes will linger for days.
2. WHOSE JOB SEEMS SAFE FOR NOW
President Trump is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, but takes aim at Mueller's acquisition of thousands of emails sent and received by Trump officials before his inauguration.
3. COMMANDER IN CHIEF'S "AMERICA FIRST" SECURITY PLAN
President Trump is set to reveal a new national security policy which could sharply alter the United States' relationships with the rest of the world.
4. AP EXCLUSIVE: TRAINING GROUNDS MELTING AWAY
Climate change is threatening winter sports as athletes just months away from the Olympics often have to look for snow farther and farther from home.
5. OFFICERS PONDER OVERDOSE RELIEF KIT
Police are divided over administering doses of naloxone, a nasal spray which can bring drug users back from the brink of death.
6. MIGHTY WINDS FUEL CONTINUING FLAMES
Southern California was buffeted by powerful gusts that increased the wildfire risk across the region.
7. WHAT STORIED ORGANIZATION IS GETTING FRESH LEADERSHIP
A new leader is expected to be named for South Africa's ruling African National Congress party, Nelson Mandela's famed liberation movement.
8. KITCHEN JUSTICE
The Supreme Court's food traditions are described in a new tome, part history book, part cookbook.
9. HOW CUTE IS THAT PANDA IN THE WINDOW?
Baby panda Xiang Xiang makes a special appearance in Tokyo's Ueno Zoo a day ahead of the official introduction
10. THE MESSAGE OF MISMATCHED SNEAKERS
LeBron James made a statement during an NBA game with his shoes - one black, one white, with the word "equality" in capital gold letters on the back of each.
President Donald Trump steps off Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, after returning from Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
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This photo taken from a 4K video and dated Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 shows Ashley Caldwell, front, and other members of the US and Swiss aerial skiing national teams warming up before training in Saas-Fee, Switzerland. Because snow is no longer guaranteed early in the season at their headquarters in Park City, Utah, she and other members of the US aerials national team went to train high on the Saas-Fee glacier ahead of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. (AP Photo/John Leicester)
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In this Nov. 14, 2017, photo, Lieutenant Morgan Dallman of the Butler County Sheriff's Office, right, reacts while speaking to a friend of a suspected overdose patient who had been rushed to a hospital in Hamilton, Ohio. The sheriff of Clermont County firmly believes it's a call of duty for his deputies to carry the drug. His counterpart in nearby Butler County says it subjects deputies to danger while making no lasting impact on the death toll. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a Bombardier 415 Super Scooper makes a water drop on hot spots along the hillside east of Gibraltar Road in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sunday morning, Dec. 17, 2017. Wind gusts of up to 52 mph have been recorded in the area using a hand held weather device. The Office of Emergency Services announced the orders Saturday as Santa Ana winds pushed the fire close to the community. The mandatory evacuation zone is now 17 miles long and up to 5 miles wide, extending from coastal mountains northwest of Los Angeles to the ocean. Winds in the foothill area are hitting around 30 mph, with gusts up to 60 mph. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)
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