Evening Edition: In last-shot bid, thousands urge electoral college to block Trump

Conway: Electors' concern over hacking allegations is 'nonsense'; Poll: 52% of Republicans wrongly think Trump won the popular vote; Push to sanction Russia could set up a clash with Trump; In the woods of Chappaqua, hikers hope to glimpse Clinton; Trump once donated $10,000 to a West Bank Israeli settlement; China said it would return a seized U.S. naval drone. Trump told them to 'keep it.'; Investigating his toddler's cries, a father found a stranger holding her; How 'Saturday Night Live' managed to turn 2016's political chaos into TV gold; Aleppo evacuation efforts falter as Islamist fighters burn convoy of rescue buses; Congo's longtime president is supposed to step down. Instead, his nation is bracing for a crisis.; A 3-year-old was killed in a road-rage shooting while shopping with his grandmother, police say; Nats slugger Bryce Harper called off his wedding in 2015. But now he and Kayla Varner have officially tied the knot.; Her husband went to an NFL game and never came home ;   The day's most important stories   In last-shot bid, thousands urge electoral college to block Trump Amid the scrutiny of a divisive election, pressure on members of the country's electoral college to select someone other than Donald Trump has grown dramatically — and noisily — in recent weeks. But although some electors appeared to waver, there is little evidence that Trump will fall short when they convene Monday. By Robert Samuels  •  Read more » Conway: Electors' concern over hacking allegations is 'nonsense' "The president-elect receives intelligence briefings that I am not privy to," Conway said when asked why Trump's stance differed from that of the intelligence community. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Poll: 52% of Republicans wrongly think Trump won the popular vote Respondents' understanding of the popular vote depended a great deal on partisanship. Hillary Clinton's lead exceeds 2.8 million votes (more than 2.1 percent of the total votes cast). By Eric Oliver and Thomas Wood  •  Read more »   Push to sanction Russia could set up a clash with Trump Congressional lawmakers' reasons include anger over Moscow's role in a series of election-related hacks and revulsion at the Kremlin's support for the Syrian president's torture of his own people. By Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   In the woods of Chappaqua, hikers hope to glimpse Clinton Two months ago, Hillary Clinton was a politician running for president. Now she's a person enjoying nature, and neighbors have become accustomed to seeing her and her husband out for a stroll in the New York woods. By Stephanie McCrummen  •  Read more »   Trump once donated $10,000 to a West Bank Israeli settlement Yaakov "Katzele" Katz, one of the original settlers of Beit El, said Donald Trump made the donation in honor of his good friend and Jewish adviser David Friedman, now the president-elect's pick to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.  By Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   China said it would return a seized U.S. naval drone. Trump told them to 'keep it.' The president-elect's comment could prolong one of the most serious incidents between the U.S. and Chinese militaries in recent memory, potentially complicating ties ahead of his inauguration. By Missy Ryan and Emily Rauhala  •  Read more »   Investigating his toddler's cries, a father found a stranger holding her "I'm your friend," the intruder told the child's father before fleeing the apartment. The suspect, who was detained by police using a stun gun, said he did not remember details of this incident because he was "black-out drunk." By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   How 'Saturday Night Live' managed to turn 2016's political chaos into TV gold The sketch show, which aired its midseason finale this weekend, is on track to surpass last year's ratings after boosting its relevance by booking hotly anticipated hosts, skewering Donald Trump — and attracting hate tweets from the president-elect. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Aleppo evacuation efforts falter as Islamist fighters burn convoy of rescue buses In Aleppo, civilians are awaiting aid in near-freezing temperatures. The rebels' territory has been reduced to a pinprick after government forces swept in this month. By Louisa Loveluck  •  Read more »   Congo's longtime president is supposed to step down. Instead, his nation is bracing for a crisis. Joseph Kabila's attempts to cling to the office he has held for 15 years could touch off a violent political struggle. By Kevin Sieff  •  Read more »   A 3-year-old was killed in a road-rage shooting while shopping with his grandmother, police say A driver following their vehicle was impatient with how long she was at a stop sign, Little Rock officials said. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Nats slugger Bryce Harper called off his wedding in 2015. But now he and Kayla Varner have officially tied the knot. The high school sweethearts were married yesterday in San Diego. Details are slow to emerge, but some Washington teammates helped them celebrate. By Emily Heil  •  Read more »   Her husband went to an NFL game and never came home The league confronts alarming problems involving its fans: drunken behavior, rising arrest figures and occasional fan-on-fan violence at its stadiums. By Kent Babb  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. 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