News Headlines - 09 January 2017

▽FBI Arrests Volkswagen Executive - WSJ

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday arrested a Volkswagen AG executive suspected of participating in a conspiracy to defraud the U.S. in connection with the company’s emissions-cheating scandal, according to people familiar with the situation.

▽115 journalists killed in 2016 - simply for doing their jobs | The Guardian

A total of 115 journalists died in 2016 simply for doing their jobs, according to the annual report compiled by the International News Safety Institute (INSI), Killing the Messenger.

▽N. Korea warns it can launch ICBM ‘anytime and anywhere’ - Stripes

North Korea warned it can launch an intercontinental ballistic missile “anytime and anywhere,” the latest salvo in a war of words over the communist state’s nuclear-weapons program.

▽Trump acknowledges Russia role in U.S. election hacking: aide | Reuters

President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday.

▽Golden Globes: 'La La Land' Wins Big, Meryl Streep Criticizes Trump

"La La Land," a romantic musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, swept all seven of the categories in which it was nominated at the 74th Golden Globe Awards. Meryl Streep used her Cecil B. DeMille Award acceptance speech to take on President-elect Donald Trump.