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The FBI says it stopped a potential attack on New Year's Eve in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Investigators say 18-year-old Christian Sturdivant was arrested after he shared plans with an undercover FBI employee to use knives and hammers to attack people at a local fast food restaurant.

Special Agent in Charge James Barnicle says Sturdivant was willing to sacrifice himself for the Islamic State group.

The FBI says Sturtevant had pledged loyalty to the Islamic State.

A grandmother and her five-year-old grandson have died this weekend after their poorly constructed tent caught fire in a Gaza refugee camp.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians, meanwhile, are enduring bitterly cold weather in those camps.

in part because housing materials are scarce.

Few supplies are being allowed to pass through border crossings into the enclave, causing food and material shortages.

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Physical adaptations for walking upright on two feet may go back 7 million years in the human family tree.

That's according to a new analysis of some old bones.

As NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports, walking upright was an important shift for early human ancestors.

Kevin Jennings threw for 278 yards, including an 80-yard completion on a razzle-dazzle play in the second play from scrimmage as SMU beat No.

21 Arizona 24-19 Friday in the Holiday Bowl.

Navy, meanwhile, claimed its 11th win of the season by beating Cincinnati 35-13.

The Texas State Bobcats overpowered Rice 41-10.

Wake Forest was dominant as they beat Mississippi State 43-29 and SMU beat Wake Forest 43-29.

Hilary Knight will make her fifth Olympic appearance this year.

She helps to lead the U.S.