Everything you need to know about the world this morning, curated by VICE.
US News
- Emanuel Under Pressure to Resign
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is facing calls for his resignation, with activists and legal experts accusing him of delaying the release video of Laquan McDonald's shooting for political gain. Emanuel has been forced to fire his chief of police Garry McCarthy. —VICE News
- Zuckerberg Becomes Father and Philanthropist
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan say they will donate 99 percent of their Facebook shares—currently worth about $45 billion—to good causes over their lifetimes. The announcement, in the form of an open letter on Facebook, comes as they announce the birth of their daughter Max. —NBC News
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- Guns More Popular Than Ever
More Americans had their backgrounds checked buying guns on Black Friday than any day on record, according to FBI data. The National Instant Criminal Background Check processed just over 185,000 requests last Friday. —USA Today
- Drug Company Held Firm Over $84,000 Hep C Treatment
Documents from a Senate inquiry show executives at Gilead Science knew the public would be outraged at the price of a 12-week hepatitis C treatment: $84,000, but decided to carry on anyway. "Let's hold our position…whatever the headlines," wrote one executive in an internal email. - The Washington Post
International News
- UK to Vote on Syria Bombing
British MPs will take part in a mammoth 10-hour debate before voting on whether to authorize airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria. Prime Minister David Cameron called opponents of action as "terrorist sympathisers". —BBC News
- Suu Kyi Meets Myanmar's Military
Aung San Suu Kyi has held talks with the Myanmar's civilian and military rulers about a smooth transfer of power. The meetings come amid speculation Suu Kyi could try to become president when her party's new administration is sworn in next year. —Al Jazeera
- Pakistan Executes Four Over School Attack
Pakistan has hanged four men linked to last year's massacre at an army school in Peshawar which killed 134 children. The men, who were found to be Taliban militants, were sentenced to death by new military courts set up after the massacre. —The Guardian
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- Kim Jong Un's Aunt Sues Defectors
The North Korean leader's aunt has filed a defamation lawsuit in South Korea against three defectors. Seeking $51,000 in damages, she accuses the defectors of spreading false information that she had the leader's half-brother expelled from the country. —Reuters
Everything Else
- Chris Brown Denied Access to Australia
The star's tour of Australia has been cancelled after his visa application was denied based on his history of domestic violence. A frustrated Brown tweeted that he was "not the pink elephant in the room anymore". —The Sydney Morning Herald
- 337 Whales Found Beached
The coast of southern Chile has become a grave for 337 sei whales found beached there, one of the biggest whale strandings ever recorded. The cause of their deaths is still unknown. —AP
- Aziz Ansari is a Busy Man
The prolific, restless comedian finds time to tell us about racism, dating and growing up. "We're a generation that has so many choices, that finds it really hard to make its choices. Your thirties is when you finally have to fucking make those choices." says Ansari. - VICE
- Inside Tumblr's Teen Shoplifting Rings
A community of anonymous high school students are raiding malls and blogging about it. Who are they and why are they doing it? —I-D