Today’s Lead News Stories

Los Angeles deputy pleads guilty to civil rights violation for using excessive force on transgender man. Internal investigation underway.

Liverpool powered seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as the title favourites survived a scare in their 3-1 win against Leicester, while Bruno Fernandes was sent off in Manchester United's dismal 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves.

Government officials tell The Associated Press that Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post after a deadly gang attack on the largest public hospital in the capital, Port-au-Prince

At least one dead and three missing amid storm that has split wharf, wrecked boat and piled up debris

Guinea's opposition and civil society groups say they will no longer recognise the country's transitional authorities after 31 December, when a promised return to constitutional rule was meant to take place.

Authorities carry out series of operations off northern coast, as 451 people arrive in England on 11 boats

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said the migrants were found on Dec. 16 in what he described as a "stash house." While the conditions were described as "poor," all the migrants were in good health. The agents responded to the location after receiving a tip about potential illegal activity…

Actor was taken to an Alabama hospital where he succumbed to his injuries

Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a national standard to be implemented across the UK’s 400,000 bus stops.