Morning Must Reads: November 17

ISIS Executes U.S. Aid Worker

Authorities confirmed on Sunday afternoon that the Islamist militant group had killed American aid worker Peter Kassig, who went by the name Abdul-Rahman, after a 16-minute video emerged showing his beheading alongside several Syrian soldiers

Bilingual Brains Process Info Better

A recent study found that people who speak more than one language are comparatively better at filtering out unnecessary words than monolinguals

DEA Raids NFL Medical Staffs

Agents showed up Sunday to spot-check the medical staffs of three teams while probing former players’ claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs

U.S. Braces for Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

From Boston to Los Angeles, police departments are preparing for large demonstrations when a grand jury decides whether to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., during the summer

New Icy Blast to Bring Freezing Temperatures, Snow

After an icy blast killed over the weekend, forecasters said a new temperature drop later on Monday would be accompanied by up to three feet of lake effect snow around the Great Lakes over the next two days, with the heaviest dump coming from Cleveland to Buffalo

Ebola Among Top Three Health Concerns for Americans

The U.S. may only have seen four cases of Ebola, but the virus is still one of the top three heath worries for Americans, according to a new poll. Health care costs and access came in first and second places. Obesity and cancer were cited after Ebola

U.S. State Department Email Hacked

The U.S. State Department disabled its entire unclassified email system on Friday in the face of a cyberattack, a senior official said. Technicians are working to repair the potential damage caused to the system. The department’s classified systems remained unaffected

Riots in Holland Over Festive Blackface Character

A pre-Christmas gathering in the Netherlands, held to celebrate the arrival of St. Nicholas, was marred by clashes on Saturday after demonstrators objected to a blackface character named Black Pete. At least 90 people were arrested

Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson Tie the Knot

Solange Knowles, musician and sister of Beyoncé, married video director Alan Ferguson in New Orleans on Sunday in front of about 200 family and friends. This is the second marriage for the private star, who had Daniel Julez, 10, with ex-husband Daniel Smith

4 Killed After Gas Leak at Texas Chemical Plant

Four workers at a DuPont chemical plant in Texas have been killed and a fifth was hospitalized following a dangerous gas leak. The company says the leak was caused by a malfunctioning container of methyl mercaptan

Sweden Considers Special Labels for Sexist Video Games

A government-funded innovation agency in Sweden is considering creating specials label for video games if the games’ portrayals of women are sexist. “I do not know of any other project in the world asking this question,” the initiative’s manager said

Starbucks Denies GMO Lawsuit Involvement

Starbucks says it has nothing to do with a suit against Vermont over genetically modified ingredients. The litigation took on a high profile after musician Neil Young urged a boycott of the coffee chain over what he believed was its opposition to Vermont’s GMO-labeling law

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