• Mason Wells, 20, a missionary from Sandy, Utah, who escaped injury at the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing but was hurt in the 2016 Brussels bombing, released a video to tell his attackers that, "By forgiving you and getting past the events of that day, I've become a stronger person."
• Andrea Ramsey, a former business executive and a Kansas Democrat, is dropping out of her race for Congress over a since-dismissed 2005 federal lawsuit accusing her of sexually harassing a male employee, an allegation she called "a lie."
• Jordan Perry and Danny Place, two Bangor, Maine, police officers who traveled to Washington, D.C., to take part in Wreaths Across America, agreed to pick up a 14-week-old rescue border collie puppy named Tessa and take it back to Maine for a woman in time for Christmas.
• Lori Saine, a Colorado state lawmaker, won't be prosecuted for having a loaded handgun as she went through security at the Denver International Airport after a district attorney found no criminal intent when she "forgot the firearm was in her purse."
• Ibrahim Raba, manager of a Gaza Strip restaurant, said he hasn't had any takers for the 80 percent discount he's offering North Koreans to show his appreciation for their country's rejection of President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
• Zoobia Shahnaz, 27, a Pakistani-born resident of Brentwood, N.Y., faces bank fraud and other counts after federal prosecutors accused her of laundering bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, and wiring the money overseas to help the Islamic State group.
• Devante Frazier had his car stolen after he stopped along an Oklahoma City street as he hunted for the Pokemon Go character "Geodude" and left his keys in the ignition when he got out to capture the virtual creature.
• Jeffery Memmott, foreman of a jury in Fairfax, Va., said jurors passed the hat to collect $80 to pay the fine of a 19-year-old maid they had just convicted of stealing three rings from a house she was cleaning, calling the theft a youthful mistake.
• Julio Escobar, 24, a Terrebonne Parish, La., sheriff's deputy, used his own money to pay for a motel room for a homeless couple and their dog so they could have a warm place to spend the night, and got a handwritten "thank you" note from the couple when they checked out the next day.
A Section on 12/16/2017