Human Interest

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Tim Constantine reports on House efforts to screen Syrian refugees, Ted Cruz challenging President Obama, and a Hollywood celebrity who could be facing a mountain of lawsuits.

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David Arquette with “Sherlock Holmes” co-stars James Maslow and Renee Olstead. (splash.suntimes.com)

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Great Synagouge of Rome (Image wikipedia)

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A photo published in Islamic State propaganda magazine, Dubiq, claims to show the bomb that brought down a Russian Metrojet over the Sinai peninsula in Egypt. (Image: Dubiq)

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Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich in a speech Tuesday vowed to lead an international coalition against terrorists, with his campaign saying he's got the chops to do it thanks to 18 years on the House Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press)

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Tim Constantine reports on the possible discrimination against Christian refugees, Obama's plea for Americans to welcome Muslims, and the return of a Woman of the Year award.

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A commercial airliner buzzes a tourist beach as it lands at Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten. (Image: www.sxmairport.com)

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Charlie Sheen, a cast member in "Scary Movie V," poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the Cinerama Dome in Los Angeles in this April 11, 2013, file photo. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, file)

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Demonstrators chanted at Minneapolis police officers at the side entrance to the 4th Precinct station on Morgan Ave. N. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, in Minneapolis, after a man was shot by Minneapolis police early Sunday morning, Black Lives Matters and others protested Sunday night. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

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Marchers hold candles as they gathered before a march in Minneapolis, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, to show solidarity with France after the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

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Former President Bill Clinton Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton have both publicly discussed UFOs and extraterrestrials, and it has prompted some intense new interest from the press. (Associated Press)

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Texas singer Cory Morrow will appear in the District Thursday. (red11music.com)

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William Hudson (Anderson County Jail)

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Lead singer Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low. (Audrey Valcourt)

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First lady Michelle Obama dances to Gloria Estefan's "Conga" in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, during a Broadway at the White House event for high school students involved in performing arts programs. She is joined by Sergio Trujillo, Colombian dancer and choreographer, right, and Josh Segarra, left. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Some demonstrators sat down in the street as others chanted at Minneapolis police officers at the side entrance to the 4th Precinct station on Morgan Ave. N. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, in Minneapolis, after a man was shot by Minneapolis police early Sunday morning. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

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Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican and 2016 presidential candidate, addresses the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 13, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un waves at a parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. (Associated Press)

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Britain's Prince Charles, center, smiles as he meets well-wishers during a walk around Martin Place in Sydney, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are on a six-day visit to Australia. (Saeed Khan/Pool Photo via AP)