2014/12/18 Headlines: Obama Announces Historic Restoration of Diplomatic Ties with Cuba; Cuban Five, U.S. Contractor Alan Gross Released From Prison; Ebola Death Toll Nears 7,000; Report Faults WHO Response; New York State to Ban Fracking over Health Concerns; Vermont Gov. Shumlin Backs Down on Single-Payer Healthcare; Arizona: Final House Race Seals Largest GOP Majority in Over 80 Years; Sony Pictures Spikes North Korea Comedy After Threats, Hack; Colombia: FARC Rebels Announce Unilateral Ceasefire; New York Lawyers Hold Die-in over Killings of Eric Garner, Akai Gurley; Rikers Jail Officer Convicted for Death of Prisoner Who Ate Soap Ball; FBI Probes Possible Lynching of North Carolina Teen; South Carolina: 14-Year-Old Black Boy Exonerated 70 Years After Execution