--- title: December 26th & Jan 2, 2016, 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 27 & 28 | U.S. description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. canonical: https://time.com/magazine/us/4606046/december-26th-2nd-2016-vol-188-no-27-28-u-s/ og:title: December 26th & Jan 2, 2016, 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 27 & 28 | U.S. og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. 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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte114890c6704e9e1/6988b3542dce01c6439ebc22/baby2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Back to the vault # December 26, 2016 | Vol. 188 No. 27 & 28December 26, 2016 | Vol. 188 No. 27 & 28  Issue name December 26th & Jan 2, 2016, 2016 | Vol. 188, No. 27 & 28 | U.S. Issue date December 26, 2016 Location U.S. Related categories [World](/vault/subject/world/) [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents BusinessEntertainmentIdeasPoliticsScienceSportsWorldOthers ### Business [Business](/section/business/) ### How AI Is Getting More Human Robot assistants are on the rise. Here's what they can already do ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Wonder Woman Breaks Through She's been a suffragist, a soldier and a sex symbol. But it took 75 years to bring the world's most famous female superhero to the big screen. Why we need Wonder Woman now. [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Alan Thicke Iconic TV Dad [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Racing the Clock In the ISIS Era With a revamped cast, 24: Legacy is after more than nostalgia ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Predictions About Prediction in 2017, With the Help of Lisa Vanderpump Data is out, and pure gut instinct is in [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Donald Trump’s Top Priority Must Be a Strong China Strategy Here are the key elements ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Mike Pence Is No Ordinary Wingman [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Beware the Tricks and Traps of Donald Trump, News Manipulator in Chief [Politics](/section/politics/) ### How Trump Is Restocking the Washington Swamp [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Donald Trump’s Schoolyard Rebel Donald Trump taps a champion of vouchers for all [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Russia's Election Meddling Hampers Trump Transition ### Science [Science](/section/science/) ### How Bad Air Came Back [Science](/section/science/) ### Calendar: Discovery [Science](/section/science/) ### The Climate-Change Diet A new study suggests Britain's classic dish of fish and chips might not survive in its current form because of climate change (see right). But warmer temperatures and more-frequent extreme weather events are threatening beloved food staples around the globe. [Science](/section/science/) ### John Glenn National hero ### Sports [Sports](/section/sports/) ### The Fastest Man on Wheels ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Inside the Lives of 4 Syrian Refugee Families How do you keep a family together when you've lost everything? TIME begins a year with refugee mothers and infants entering an uncertain future [World](/section/world/) ### Our Journey Begins [World](/section/world/) ### The 2017 Quiz on News-to-Be Test your news sense by predicting the headlines to come in the year ahead [World](/section/world/) ### 7 Food Trends for 2017 Innovations that are shaking up how we eat and drink [World](/section/world/) ### Why America Is Losing Asia Donald Trump's victory may hasten a retreat from the region [World](/section/world/) ### For the Record (19 Dec 2016) [World](/section/world/) ### The Era of American Global Leadership Is Over. Here's What Comes Next [World](/section/world/) ### What You Said About ... 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