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This year, conflicts dominated headlines.

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece.

Also: Georgia's lieutenant governor threatens to end Delta's tax break over NRA ties; a new report warns of the dangers of U.S. poverty and racial inequality; and a warm Arctic means a colder Europe.

Author Anthony Horowitz loves nothing more than when a young fan asks him to sign a battered copy of a book in his Alex Rider series — young adult fiction featuring a skateboard-riding teen spy. When it comes to his favorite thriller, he recommends Ian Fleming's "Crime de la Crime" in Goldfinger.

Charles Donohoe, the leader of a North Carolina Proud Boys chapter, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the federal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

Also: How smoke from western wildfires affects your lungs; at least 90 are now dead in Mexico's earthquake; and the new Miss America is Miss North Dakota.

Also: What's in Bernie Sanders' proposed health legislation; several Marines are burned in a training accident in California; and the Cleveland Indians win their 21st game in a row.

Also: A replacement actor is summoned at the last minute to replace Kevin Spacey; a Saudi Arabian blockade of Yemen could trigger famine; and a man is rescued trying to row across the Pacific.