12 DEAD, 48 MORE INJURED IN CHRISTMAS MARKET ATTACK IN BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling the deadly incident, which involved a truck driver plowing into a crowded Christmas market in the country’s capital, a “terrorist attack.” CNN is reporting the suspect may be a refugee from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. Take a look at a map of the truck’s deadly route. [Reuters]

RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY SHOT AND KILLED IN ANKARA Andrei Karlov was shot and killed by a Turkish off-duty police officer who yelled “Don’t forget Aleppo” and “Allahu Akbar.” Here’s what the assassination means for the already fraught relationship between Turkey and Russia as they negotiate in Syria peace talks. Shots were also fired outside of the U.S. embassy to Turkey after the assassination. And take a look at the wave of terrorist attacks in Turkey this year. [Reuters]

SURPRISE, SURPRISE: DONALD TRUMP WON THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE Despite a movement to get electors to break from their states’ voters. Bill Clinton did tear up when casting his ballot for Hillary. [Igor Bobic, Mollie Reilly and Chris D’Angelo, HuffPost]

CHINA RETURNS U.S. DRONE No big deal, it was just stolen by a foreign government for a few days. [Reuters]

ZURICH SHOOTER CONFIRMED DEAD The gunman shot three people at a Zurich mosque Monday. [Reuters]

TRUMP REPORTEDLY PLANS TO KEEP PRIVATE SECURITY DURING HIS PRESIDENCY Which would be an unheard of break with the security protocols for presidents. [Mary Papenfuss, HuffPost]

3 FAMILIES OF PULSE SHOOTING VICTIMS ARE SUING FACEBOOK, GOOGLE AND TWITTER For providing “ material support” to ISIS. [Rebecca Shapiro, HuffPost]

FLIGHTS ARE GROUNDED IN CHINA DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE TOXIC SMOG Factories and traffic came to a standstill in northern China due to the blanketing smog. [Rebecca Shapiro, HuffPost]