For Officer Liu’s Funeral, Blending Police Traditions With Chinese Customs VIVIAN YEE and JEFFREY E. SINGER The burial for Officer Wenjian Liu, who was killed in an ambush on Dec. 20, will begin with a Chinese ceremony led by Buddhist monks, followed by a police ceremony with eulogies and a police chaplain. December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/13RmJ7e http://nyti.ms/1x2qeDT The New York Times N.Y. / Region Funerals and Memorials, Attacks on Police

By VIVIAN YEE and JEFFREY E. SINGER via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. N.Y. / Region http://nyti.ms/13RmJ7e For Officer Liu’s Funeral, Blending Police Traditions With Chinese Customs December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1x2qeDT The New York Times

Norwegians Turn Ambivalent on Statoil, Their Economic Bedrock HENRY FOUNTAIN Though oil and gas provide a quarter of Norway’s G.D.P., concern over climate change is fracturing the country’s bond with its flagship company. December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1wzr6KU http://nyti.ms/1wzr8T9 The New York Times Business Day Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By HENRY FOUNTAIN via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Business Day http://nyti.ms/1wzr6KU Norwegians Turn Ambivalent on Statoil, Their Economic Bedrock December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1wzr8T9 The New York Times

Atlanta Hopes Streetcar Route Will Grow Into a Traffic Fix ALAN BLINDER Atlanta added its name to the expanding list of cities that, backed by millions of dollars from the federal government, recently have constructed streetcar networks. December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1B30Bnq http://nyti.ms/1wzr6KJ The New York Times U.S. Transit Systems, Cable Cars and Trams

By ALAN BLINDER via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. U.S. http://nyti.ms/1B30Bnq Atlanta Hopes Streetcar Route Will Grow Into a Traffic Fix December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1wzr6KJ The New York Times

Wednesday’s Games to Watch FRED BIERMAN A preview of bowl games, including the Orange Bowl, with Mississippi State and Georgia Tech, and the Fiesta Bowl, with Arizona and Boise State. December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1wzr8T0 The New York Times Sports Football (College)

By FRED BIERMAN via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. Sports http://nyti.ms/1wzr8T0 Wednesday’s Games to Watch December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM The New York Times

Nigeria: Militants Attack Town REUTERS Gunmen opened fire in a town in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 15 people, witnesses and a security source said. December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1wzr6um The New York Times World Muslims and Islam, Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides

By REUTERS via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. World http://nyti.ms/1wzr6um Nigeria: Militants Attack Town December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM The New York Times

El Salvador: Murder Rate Soars REUTERS Homicides in El Salvador jumped by 56 percent this year as a truce between its most powerful street gangs crumbled, the authorities said Tuesday. December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1B30CYk The New York Times World Murders, Attempted Murders and Homicides

By REUTERS via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. World http://nyti.ms/1B30CYk El Salvador: Murder Rate Soars December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM The New York Times

Libya: Bomber Targets Parliament REUTERS A suicide bomber detonated a car laden with explosives on Tuesday in front of a hotel where Libya’s Parliament was in session in the eastern city of Tobruk. December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1B30CHZ The New York Times World Bombs and Explosives

By REUTERS via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. World http://nyti.ms/1B30CHZ Libya: Bomber Targets Parliament December 31, 2014 at 12:00AM The New York Times