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Terry Branstad served more than 22 non-consecutive years as governor of Iowa, helping shift the state's politics to the right. Now he heads to China to steward a delicate diplomatic relationship.

Also: George H.W. Bush acknowledges groping women; enhanced screening procedures start today for all U.S.-bound flights; and the National Archives will release classified Kennedy assassination files.

Also: A former Playboy model alleges an affair with Donald Trump; a Maryland girl struck in a high school shooting is taken off life support; and the city of Atlanta's government computers are hacked.

Also: A storm exits the Northeast, as record rain hits California; a Palestinian teen will be jailed for slapping an Israeli soldier; and a Boston TV personality who played "Bozo the Clown" has died.

Ski buff Sarah Witter will get $6,358 back from her hospital and insurer after a review of her bill following the NPR-Kaiser Health News story about her case.

Don't have time to break your sneakers in? The shoes being sold on Neiman Marcus' website look nearly pulled inside out — as if they got caught in a lawn mower. The cost for a pair is $1,425.

The Finns took No. 1 on the annual World Happiness Report, while perennial leaders Norway and Denmark weren't far behind. Meanwhile, the study devoted a chapter to the decline of happiness in the U.S.

Also: Blizzard conditions will strike parts of the northeast today; how the U.K. could punish Russia for its apparent use of a nerve agent; and UConn is the first women's NCAA basketball seed.

It's the latest move in a sweeping government crackdown that began following a failed coup attempt in July. The government also reportedly closed 15 media outlets over the weekend.

Also: How President Trump built a California golf course; Russian meddling in U.S. social media; and a team from the Netherlands wins a solar powered car race in Australia.