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There were $3 trillion worth of corporate mergers in 2014. Comcast's proposed acquisition of fellow cable company Time Warner was the largest at $45 billion.

Comcast-Time Warner Сable Deal Tops A Year Of Corporate Mergers

This was a big year for corporate mergers, with $3 trillion worth of deals announced worldwide. Analysts say the strong acquisitive trend is expected to continue into next year.

Abel Maldonado, a former California state senator and current congressional candidate, pushed for the change to the top-two primary system. He says he thinks the system will lead to "more open-minded and more reasonable" officials.

California's Top-Two Primary System Faces First Statewide Test

Under California's new system, the top two finishers in the primary move on to the general election, regardless of party. Backers hope this system will favor moderates. It could be years before it's clear if that's true, but the system is already changing how political operatives work.

Donald Trump waits to be introduced during a campaign event at the University of Iowa this week. With just days to go before the Iowa caucuses, Trump withdrew from the final GOP debate.

6 Questions Ahead Of The Trump-Fox Split-Screen 'Squirmish'

Trump commands the spotlight once again as he ditches a Fox News debate. The other cable news networks — which don't have broadcasting rights to the debate — will probably air the Trump event instead.

Also: Illinois officials seek federal court oversight of the Chicago police department; flooding paralyzes parts of India; and former White House press secretary Sean Spicer meets the Pope.

Also: New fissures open from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano; hurricane forecasters are watching a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico; and there's a new suicide attack in Malaysia.

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 man is charged with attempted murder in the London subway bombing; hurricane conditions arrive in the Turks and Caicos Islands; and it snows in the Sierra Nevadas on the last day of summer.

Also: Australian lawmakers pass same-sex marriage legislation; what a tax overhaul means for students and schools; and historic photos of Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.

Also: Libya's prime minister is briefly abducted, then set free and 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai is awarded the Sakharov Prize.

Also: U.S. aims more sanctions at Russian officials; Army general gets no jail time in sexual misconduct case.

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