Newser Story Index from December, 2015

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.

X Prize: $7M to Map the Ocean Floor
Weather Outside Is Frightful—for Retail
Dad Patrols Streets After Losing Son to Drunk Driver
Cops: Kid Who Won't Stop Stealing Cars Busted Again
New Mom's Fiance, Mother Killed on Way to Hospital
Bill Would Make Men Wait 24 Hours for Viagra
Your Computer Now Knows When You're Mad
Force Awakens Blows Critics Away
Winners, Losers From the GOP Debate
Congress Reaches Deal to Avoid 2016 Shutdown
LA Schools Will Reopen Wednesday
US Executions at Lowest Level in Decades
Pundit Sorry for Saying Fiorina Went 'Full Vagina’
8 Hurt After Plane Rolls Off Nashville Runway
N. Korea Sentences Canadian to Hard Labor for Life
Big Lines From the Debate
Bush Hits Trump Early: He'd Be 'Chaos President'
Trump-less Undercard Debate Is Still All About Trump
Pastafarians Can Now Perform Weddings in New Zealand
Cops: Man Crashes Into Hotel After Bill Dispute
Back-Room Brawl Breaks Out Between Alabama Mayor, Council Member
Vegetarian Diets Hurt the Planet, Too
Congressman: LA School Terror Threat Was a Hoax
Most Notable Quotes of 2015
Mass. Kid, 16, Guilty in Math Teacher's Rape, Murder
Dow Continues Run, Jumps 156
1st Basketball Game Was Basically a Giant Fight
New Apple Laboratory Is Shrouded in Secrecy
Study Finds Humans Are Really Good at Sleeping
Anonymous Hacks European Space Agency—for Laughs
The Biggest Physics Breakthroughs of the Year
Bodies of 2 Children Found in California Storage Unit
Downton Abbey Star Loses Fiance to Rare Cancer
Why Putin Walks That Weird Walk
Suit: There's a Dark Secret to Castaway's Survival
NYC: We Got Same School Threat, It Was a Hoax
Record One-Third in US Will Travel for Holidays
Depression as a Black Woman Is Its Own Misery
Trump Soars to Biggest Lead Yet
Guy Stops Traffic for Risky Proposal
Lead Levels in Michigan Kids' Blood Prompts State of Emergency
Bomb Threat Shuts Down All Schools in LA
Experts Find Possible Tunnel, No Nazi Gold Train
This 'Word of the Year' Is Actually a Suffix
This Princess Is Going to Disney World
Study Suggests Romney Will Outlive Obama
Princess Bride Actor to Ted Cruz: Stop Quoting the Film
To Spot a Liar, Look for These 6 Clues
Debate's Big Question: Will Anyone Go After Trump?
Fans Wowed by Force Awakens