| Long Day? Short List: Michael Cohen, Theresa May and Fentanyl. Here's what to know Wednesday. |  | | | | | | | | | | | | We're talking Michael Cohen's prison time, Theresa May's Brexit future and the SAG Awards' love for Bradley Cooper. Plus, a look at those we lost in 2018. | | But first: What did everyone Google this year? The World Cup, Black Panther and Kate Spade. | A 'fixer' no more | | Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple crimes, including campaign finance violations, tax evasion and lying to Congress. Cohen, known for years as Trump's fixer , is the first member of the president's inner circle to be sentenced to prison, and it could have legal implications for Trump. "My own weakness was blind loyalty to the man that caused me to choose the path of darkness," Cohen said before the sentencing. "Time and time again, I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds." Cohen was also ordered to pay $1.4 million in restitution for taxes and fined $50,000. Cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for Trump, also cooperated with special counsel Robert Mueller's team looking into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. | Theresa May stays | | British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote Wednesday that threatened to oust her from power and derail her Brexit deal to leave the European Union. The vote was triggered by members of her ruling Conservative Party after 48 lawmakers called for her to step aside amid discontent over the deal she negotiated with the EU. May's victory increases the likelihood of an orderly British exit from the EU in March next year, although she still needs to get the deal approved by Parliament — which seemed unlikely just earlier this week. | The nation's new deadliest drug | | Fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America, killing more than 18,000 people in 2016, federal health officials announced. It's the first time the synthetic opioid has been the nation's deadliest drug. For the previous four years (2012 to 2015), heroin topped the list. Overall, more than 63,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2016, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Those overdose deaths include daughters like Emily Groth, the child of a journalist who was working on a story about the opioid epidemic, and sons like Scott Sternberg, who lost an lengthy battle with addiction. | The legends we lost this year | | Billy Graham, Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin and Stan Lee are just a few of the legends who died this year. And five days of remembrances this month honored George H.W. Bush, 94, the World War II hero and Cold War president who died months after his wife of 73 years, Barbara. USA TODAY looks at the lives that left indelible imprints and made a difference for generations to come. | SAG Awards: 'A Star Is Born' lives up to its name | | "A Star Is Born" bolstered its case as an Oscar front-runner by nabbing four Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations Wednesday. The musical drama is up for the award's biggest prize, best ensemble, and stars Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Sam Elliot also got nomination nods. Among TV highlights, Netflix's "Ozark" and Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" led with four nominations each. See all the nominees here. Not every show (or actor) was as lucky: Here are the SAG's biggest snubs. | | It's holiday crunch time. Still shopping? There's time to get some deals on the presents you buy. | | This compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network was brought to you by Teresa Lo and Ashley May. | | | | | | MORE ARTICLES | | | | | | | |
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