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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Dec 3, 2014 12:18 PM UTC [Woman Sues Bill Cosby Alleging Child Sexual Abuse](http://time.com/3615544/bill-cosby-lawsuit-underage-abuse/) A southern California woman sued Bill Cosby on Tuesday, becoming the latest of more than a dozen women to allege sexual assault, claiming the comedian molested her around 1974 when she was 15 in a bedroom at the Playboy Mansion [Who Should Be Person of the Year?](http://time.com/3562179/time-person-of-the-year-poll/) Cast your vote for the person you think most influenced the news this year — for better or worse. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. E.T. on Dec. 6 [Israeli Leader Looks to Reboot](http://time.com/3615198/israel-netanyahu-election/) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s move to sack two ministers and call for elections cemented his interest in establishing a right-wing government [Transgender Teen Awarded $75,000](http://time.com/3615599/transgender-student-restroom-lawsuit-maine/) A court in Maine awarded the family of a transgender teenager $75,000 in a lawsuit against a school district that forced the student to use a staff restroom rather than one for pupils. The district was told to let students use restrooms “consistent with their gender identity” [National Guard Pulls Back From Ferguson](http://time.com/3614596/missouri-scales-back-national-guard-ferguson/) Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced a National Guard drawdown in Ferguson as protests continue to subside in the St. Louis suburb, roughly a week after boosting security following the announcement that a grand jury would not indict police officer Darren Wilson [China Tumbles in Annual Corruption Index](http://time.com/3615376/china-corruption-index/) China fell 20 spots in this year’s corruption rankings, despite President Xi Jinping’s massive campaign to weed out graft that has disciplined more than 60,000 government officials. Denmark held onto first place as the country seen as least corrupt [_Walking Dead_ Spinoff Casts First 2 Actors](http://time.com/3615391/walking-dead-spinoff/) _The Walking Dead_ companion series has cast its first two victims, er, actors: British actor Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Care. The young actors will play the kids of one of the show’s main characters, a female guidance counselor who is not yet cast [Obama Renews Calls for $6 Billion Ebola Fund](http://time.com/3615642/obama-ebola-congress-funds/) U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his call for Congress to approve more than $6 billion in funding to help tackle the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. “If we want other countries to keep stepping up, we will have to continue to lead the way,” said Obama [Decision in Chokehold Case Imminent](http://time.com/3615660/chokehold-eric-garner-daniel-pantaleo-nypd/) A decision is expected soon on whether or not to indict New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo over the death of Staten Island man Eric Garner. Garner died in July after being put into what appeared to be a banned chokehold by Pantaleo [Rolling Stones Sax Player Bobby Keys Dies at 70](http://time.com/3615624/rolling-stones-sax-player-bobby-keys-dies-at-70/) Bobby Keys, the saxophone player who performed with the Rolling Stones on many of their biggest hits, along with other acts like The Who, Lynyrd Skynyrd and John Lennon, died on Dec. 2 at his home in Franklin, Tenn. [Texas to Kill Schizophrenic Man](http://time.com/3612677/scott-panetti-texas-execution-schizophrenia/) Scott Panetti, who is scheduled to die on Wednesday, becoming the state’s 11th execution this year, has a long history of severe mental illness. In 1992, Panetti shaved his head, dressed himself in camo and fatally shot his in-laws in front of his wife and daughter [Bipartisan Push to Improve Military’s Handling of Sex Assault](http://time.com/3615627/military-justice-improvement-act-sexual-assault/) The former chief prosecutor of the Air Force has thrown his weight behind Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s second push to change how the military handles sexual-assault allegations. 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