National
JEBBUSH-1STLD — WASHINGTON — Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, moving closer to a possible presidential run, resigns all his corporate and nonprofit board memberships, including with his own education foundation, and as a paid adviser to a for-profit education company. 1,500 words, by Tom Hamburger and Lyndsey Layton (Post).
NEWYORK-BRATTON — NEW YORK — Since the fatal shooting of two officers, New York police commissioner William Bratton has emerged as a steadying presence in a nervous city and a respected national voice from the officers' perspective on race and policing. Developing, by Lisa Rein (Post).
MEDICAID — A start-up helps employers find out if their workers are eligible for Medicaid. 870 words, by Phil Galewitz (Kaiser Health News).
BLACKWATER — The founder of Blackwater, once the world's most notorious security contracting firm, is in a legal battle against a former business partner. Developing, by Ian Shapira (Post). With photos.
RACE-ANALYSIS — WASHINGTON — The year 2014 will be remembered politically for many things, including the Republican Party's impressive midterm election victories; but the year mostly was a reminder of the depth of racial divisions and the persistence of racial politics in America. 1,200 words, by Dan Balz (Post).
EDUCATION-STEM — One country's effort to push students into technology fields did not work out as expected. 1,115 words, by Jeff Guo (Post). Moved Wednesday.
SEATTLE-TUNNEL — SEATTLE — Seattle's tunnel project invites comparisons to Big Dig: The world's largest tunnel-boring machine, "Bertha," has been stuck underneath Seattle for more than a year. 1,250 words, by Reid Wilson (Post). Moved Wednesday.
SELMA — WASHINGTON — As Oscar buzz heats up, "Selma" sets off a controversy. The film gets some details wrong on the complicated relationship of Martin Luther King and Lyndon Johnson, and illuminates some truths. 1,600 words, by Karen Tumulty (Post).
POSTAL — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service next week plans to begin a new round of plant closings and consolidations affecting dozens of mail-processing centers, despite Senate calls to postpone the changes. 800 words, by Josh Hicks (Post). Moved Wednesday.
HERRMANN-OBIT - Edward Herrmann, an actor known for his standard-setting portrayal of President Franklin Roosevelt and, more recently, his role as the father Richard Gilmore on the "Gilmore Girls" TV series, died Dec. 31 in New York. He was 71. Developing, by Emily Langer (Post).
Foreign
EGYPT — CAIRO — An appeals court orders a retrial for three Al Jazeera English journalists imprisoned on charges of aiding a terrorist group — accusations they strenuously deny. 460 words, by Heba Habib and Erin Cunningham (Post).
CHINA-NEWYEAR — BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping orders investigation into a stampede that left at least 36 people dead in Shanghai during a New Year's Eve celebration as families desperately searched hospitals for survivors of the disaster. 600 words, by William Wan (Post).
CHINA-TIGER — GUILIN, China — Chinese tiger farms are increasing demand for tiger wine and rugs, which experts say is putting wild cats in greater peril. 1,990 words, by Simon Denyer (Post). With photos.
GLOBAL-PREDICTIONS — Here are some gloomy predictions for how things may get worse in 2015. 1,290 words, by Ishaan Tharoor (Post).
LEBANON-ESSAY — BEIRUT — Beirut rebuilt its downtown after the civil war. Now it's got everything except people. 860 words, by Hugh Naylor (Post).
AIRASIA-LESSONS — BANGKOK — Indonesia's search for a downed AirAsia plane avoided the missteps that plagued the still fruitless hunt for a Malaysian jet that disappeared almost 10 months ago. 1,100 words, by Chris Blake (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
AIRASIA-TRANSCRIPT — JAKARTA, Indonesia — It took about two minutes for air-traffic control to respond to AirAsia's ill-fated Flight 8501 when the pilot requested permission to elevate the plane, according to Indonesia's air navigation operator. 425 words, by Herdaru Purnomo and Kyunghee Park (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
AIRLINE-TRACKER — The Canadian airline First Air figures out how to make sure its airplanes never disappear, replacing the black box with something that works a lot better. 770 words, by Chico Harlan (Post). Moved Wednesday.
LATAM-RESOURCES - BOGOTA, Colombia - A commodity boom unleashed a new scramble for oil, minerals and cropland that is accelerating deforestation and fueling a new wave of land conflicts from Colombia to Chile. 1,100 words, by Nick Miroff (Post). Moved Wednesday. One photo, one graphic.
RUSSIA — MOSCOW — Russia's Vladimir Putin rings in 2015 with a quiet warning for the Russian people to brace for more hardships ahead. 770 words, by Karoun Demirjian (Post). Moved Wednesday.
Science and Medicine
FISH — The ancient link between fish fins and animal hands. 620 words, by Elahe Izadi (Post). Moved Wednesday. One graphic, video links.
BUTTERFLY — The monarch butterfly might end up on the endangered species list this year. 560 words, by Abby Ohlheiser (Post). Moved Wednesday.
Financial
CREDIT — Fixing your credit score is free, but there's a booming industry that will charge to help you do it. Developing, by Chico Harlan (Post).
FINANCES — Get your finances in shape for the New Year. 500 words, by Jonnelle Marte (Post). Moved Wednesday.
ECON-MOMS — Many moms share living quarters to save money. 600 words, by Dina ElBoghdady (Post). Moved Wednesday.
GLOBAL MONEY
U.S.
MARKETS-ANALYSIS — Stocks fell on the last trading day of 2014, but the losses were not enough to derail what has been the longest winning streak for them since the late 1990s. 805 words, by Jonnelle Marte (Post). Moved Wednesday.
COFFEE — Coffee saw prices jump and futures jolt about 50 percent last year, making it the best-performing commodity of 2014. 320 words, by Drew Harwell (Post). Moved Wednesday.
Companies and Commodities
SHIPPING — FedEx and UPS sharply improved their rates of on-time delivery during the last-minute Christmas shopping crush, avoiding last year's shipping snafus with better planning and a little help from Mother Nature. 470 words, by Sarah Halzack (Post).
Features
SHOOTING-RECOVERY — WASHINGTON — Jaydan Stancil, a young Washington, D.C., survivor of a gunshot to his head makes a miraculous recovery, and three-months after the incident, leaves the hospital. 700 words, by Moriah Balingit, (Post), with three photos.
ASSAULT-DISCUSSION — How some survivors of sexual assault tell their children. 1,860 words, by Tina Griego (Post). Moved Wednesday. Two photos.
Opinion
AZERBAIJAN-COMMENT — Azerbaijan president Ilham Aliyev is showing brazen contempt for free speech. 780 words, by Jeffrey Gedmin (Post special).
DECLASSIFIED — President Obama's administration has been working behind the scenes for months to forge a new working relationship with Russia, despite Russian President Putin's little interest in repairing relations with Washington or halting his aggression in neighboring Ukraine. 1,535 words, by Josh Rogin (Bloomberg).
SUSHI-COMMENT — Sushi will survive, if you're OK with farmed fish. 905 words, by James Greiff (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
ROUSSEFF-COMMENT — Brazil's president has good reason to cry. 740 words, by Mac Margolis (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
2015-PREDICT-COMMENT — Predictions for the new year - some serious, some whimsical, most heartfelt. 940 words, by Stephen L. Carter (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
PESEK — TOKYO — China needs a Lehman moment. 680 words, by William Pesek (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
JAPAN-MOVIE-COMMENT — Angelina Jolie's 'Unbroken' tells only half of Japan's war story. 960 words, by James Gibney (Bloomberg). Moved Wednesday.
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