Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1. WHO TRUMP TAPPED FOR TOP DIPLOMAT
ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson is picked to lead the State Department, dismissing concerns about the businessman’s close ties with Russia.
2. UN CITES REPORTS OF 82 CIVILIANS KILLED IN EASTERN ALEPPO
The U.N. human rights office says the reports recount Syria’s pro-government forces entering homes and killing civilians, including women and children, “on the spot.”