--- description: Obama Calls for Police Body Cameras After Ferguson President Obama has proposed new funding for police body cameras and training with military equipment to address... title: Morning Must Reads: December 2 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: December 2 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 12:36 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 2, 2014 12:36 PM CUT [Obama Calls for Police Body Cameras After Ferguson ](http://time.com/3613058/obama-ferguson-police-body-cameras-funding/ "undefined") President Obama has proposed new funding for police body cameras and training with military equipment to address the widening gap between police and minority communities following the police shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown [Colleges Burden Poorest Students](http://time.com/3608291/college-costs-financial-aid-merit-aid/ "undefined") University students at the lowest income level were hit with the highest price increases, even at some of America’s wealthiest institutions [ISIS May Target Military at Home](http://time.com/3612970/isis-military-social-media/ "undefined") Homeland Security officials issued their strongest warning yet that American service members may be targeted in the U.S. by the militant group ISIS [Watch George Clooney Star in _Downton Abbey_ Short](http://time.com/3613355/watch-george-clooney-downton-abbey/ "undefined") The Hollywood actor has at last made his _Downton Abbey_ debut in a brief teaser clip for a charity film which will air during the holidays on British TV. Speculation still remains about what role Clooney will take on in the film [Ukraine Government, Rebels Agree on New Cease-Fire](http://time.com/3613370/ukraine-government-rebels-agree-on-new-cease-fire/ "undefined") The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said that under the agreement, hostilities are to cease Friday along the line of contact between the warring sides, and heavy weapons will start being withdrawn from the front at the weekend [U.S. Drug-Overdose Deaths Spike](http://time.com/3612596/drug-overdose-deaths-have-more-than-doubled-in-the-u-s/ "undefined") U.S. drug-overdose fatalities more than doubled from 1999 to 2012, according to a new CDC report. New data shows overdose deaths from drugs like painkillers and heroin have risen from 6.1 per 100,000 population in 1999 to 13.1 in 2012 [Wife of ISIS Leader Detained in Lebanon](http://time.com/3613330/wife-isis-leader-detained-lebanon/ "undefined") Lebanese officials say authorities have detained a wife and son of the leader of the Islamic State group after they attempted to use fake identification cards. A local report said that the arrest was in “coordination with foreign intelligence agencies” [Janice Dickinson Discusses Allegations Against Bill Cosby](http://time.com/3613145/bill-cosby-janice-dickinson/ "undefined") Janice Dickinson is one of the dozen or so women who have come forward to accuse comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assault. During a recent interview, the former supermodel broke down while talking about how the alleged rape has affected her [NFL Won’t Discipline Players for Gesture](http://time.com/3613211/rams-ferguson-nfl-gesture-fine/ "undefined") The NFL will not punish St. Louis Rams players for their “hands up, don’t shoot” gestures made during introductions before Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders. The posture mirrored those made by protesters in Ferguson and throughout the U.S. [Hong Kong Top Leader Says Hunger Strike Is Futile](http://time.com/3613317/hong-kong-joshua-wong-cy-leung-hunger-strike/ "undefined") Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has told leaders of the city’s pro-democracy demonstrations who say they are now on hunger strike that their efforts are “futile,” but that he hopes they stay safe [Judge Overturns Conviction Against Ex-Virginia First Lady](http://time.com/3613209/jmaureen-mcdonnell-virginia-conviction-overturned/ "undefined") A federal judge on Monday overturned one graft related conviction against Maureen McDonnell, the wife of the former Virginia governor, but allowed all other convictions against the two to stand. Her husband Bob McDonnell was convicted on 11 counts [_Birdman_ Wins Big at Gotham Independent Film Awards](http://time.com/3613240/birdman-nyc-gotham-independent-film-awards/ "undefined") The 2014 Gotham Independent Film Awards wrapped up in New York City on Monday night, with Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s dark comedy _Birdman_ winning best feature. Hollywood’s awards season has officially kicked off [_Get_ TIME_’s_ _The Brief e-mail every morning in your inbox_](http://time.com/politicsemail "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3613414/morning-must-reads-december-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3613414/morning-must-reads-december-2/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: December 2","datePublished":"2014-12-02T12:36:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:29:52.914Z","description":"Obama Calls for Police Body Cameras After Ferguson President Obama has proposed new funding for police body cameras and training with military equipment to address...","url":"https://time.com/3613414/morning-must-reads-december-2/","keywords":["Military","Ukraine","College","downton abbey","Obama","Hong Kong topic","NFL","ISIS","George Clooney","tuition","Ferguson topic","Bill Cosby topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3613414/morning-must-reads-december-2/","name":"Morning Must Reads: December 2"}}]}] ```