The Sunrise News Sampler

According to the City of Northport, in addition to assisting the West Alabama Food Bank this holiday season, the Northport Police Department has teamed up with Turning Point in support of their Santa's Sleigh Program, which provides Christmas gifts to women, men, and children starting a new life after domestic abuse. A wish list is available at the Northport Police Department.

Southview Elementary School's fourth grade students are collecting cans of Campbell soup for a "Canstruction, Jr. Project," in which they will work with an engineer to create a design using cans of Campbell soup. All soup collected will be donated to the West Alabama Food Bank after the project's completion.

Gov. Bentley says Oxford Pharmaceuticals LLC, which manufactures generic drugs, will build a manufacturing facility in Birmingham, expected to open in 2016.
Alabama cities rank poorly in the Human Rights Campaign report measuring legal protection and inclusion for gays and lesbians, with Tuscaloosa scoring a 3. The national average score was 59 points.

Democrats have re-elected Nancy Pelosi to another two-year term as House minority leader.

The State Department has confirmed that three Americans were among those killed in an attack yesterday at a synagogue in Israel. The attackers, who also killed a British citizen, were killed in a shootout with police.

Some gun dealers in suburban St. Louis are doing brisk business, as fearful residents await a grand jury's decision on whether to indict the Officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot Michael Brown. One dealer says it's sold an average of 30 to 50 guns each day.

Netflix has postponed Bill Cosby's upcoming standup comedy special, amid a growing number of allegations that he sexually assaulted women.

Actor comedian Tracy Morgan's lawyer says he may have significant brain damage as a result of the highway wreck that nearly killed him.

Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson has been suspended for the rest of the 2014 season and won't be eligible for reinstatement until April 2015 if the suspension stands.