Manning files for Senate run — Chelsea Manning, the former Army private convicted of disclosing classified information, has filed to run for Senate in Maryland, according to federal election filings. Manning would face incumbent Sen. Benjamin Cardin in the Democratic primary race this year. Manning, a transgender woman formerly known as Bradley Manning, received a 35-year prison term for disseminating more than 700,000 government files to WikiLeaks in 2013. The sentence was the longest ever imposed in a leak case. President Barack Obama commuted it in the final days of his presidency, calling it “very disproportionate.” Manning moved to Maryland after leaving the military prison.

Protecting models from harassment — Prompted by the sexual harassment outcry that has enveloped fashion and other industries, Condé Nast, publisher of some of the glossiest magazines in the world, said it began working in late October on a code of conduct that will go into effect this month. Under its new guidelines, the company will no longer work with models who are younger than 18. There will be no alcohol on photo sets, and it is recommended that models not be left alone with photographers, makeup artists or other contributors. Any nudity or “sexually suggestive poses” will be detailed and agreed to in advance by the subject. There will be an anonymous reporting line for any violations.

Wahlberg to donate $2M — Mark Wahlberg and his talent agency, William Morris Endeavor, will donate $2 million to a fund dedicated to fighting pay inequity and harassment of women in Hollywood. The donation will be made in the name of Michelle Williams, Wahlberg’s co-star in “All the Money in the World,” after an outcry about pay discrepancy in reshoots for the film. Williams received a per diem of $80 for 10 days of work while Wahlberg negotiated a fee of $1.5 million. The two actors are represented by the same agency. “I 100% support the fight for fair pay,” Wahlberg said. William Morris Endeavor said it was “committed to being part of the solution.”

Couric responds to Lauer allegations — In her first interview since allegations of sexual misconduct ended Matt Lauer’s run at NBC’s “Today” show in November, former cohost Katie Couric told People magazine that the often lurid details of his actions “was not the Matt we knew.” “The whole thing has been very painful for me,” Couric told the magazine in an interview that ran Saturday. “The accounts I’ve read and heard have been disturbing, distressing and disorienting and it’s completely unacceptable that any woman at the “Today” show experienced this kind of treatment.

Fleeing to Canada — After fleeing to Montreal from New York, Marlise Beauville felt as if she had reached the Promised Land. Even without papers, she received a work permit, a monthly stipend and free health care. Though it is not clear that she will be able to stay, she is hunkering down, adamant that limbo in Canada is better than returning to Haiti. Beauville was among thousands of Haitian migrants who crossed into Quebec last summer, spurred by a Trump administration announcement that Haitians could lose their temporary protected status. But Canadian officials warn that even Canada has limits amid concerns that illegal migration is stretching the immigration system to a breaking point.

ISIS affiliate claims attack — A group in northwestern Africa that is loyal to the Islamic State issued a statement Friday claiming responsibility for the October attack in Niger that killed four U.S. soldiers who were on patrol with Nigerien forces. The statement offered no explanation for the delay in claiming responsibility for the Oct. 4 attack. The assault was one of the most deadly recent attacks on U.S. soldiers in Africa. In addition to the four Americans, including two members of the Green Berets, five Nigerien soldiers who were with them on a joint mission were killed.

South Korea abortion ban — Abortion is illegal in South Korea with just a few exceptions. It is one of just a handful of the world’s richest countries with such restrictive abortion laws. A group of women’s advocates is pushing to overturn the ban, and the country’s Constitutional Court this year will review a case challenging the law’s constitutionality. More than 230,000 people have signed an online petition submitted to the presidential office, calling for abortion to be legalized. The activists are seeking to bring the law closer to reality. The ban is rarely enforced, and it is relatively easy for women to find willing doctors at clinics.

Kosovo war crimes court — Kosovo’s efforts to suspend a war crimes court set up to prosecute atrocities by ethnic Albanians during their independence struggle are threatening relations with Western allies who backed Kosovo’s split from Serbia, European and U.S. officials warned. The court was created by Kosovo’s parliament at the urging of those Western allies. International judges and prosecutors, operating under Kosovo’s jurisdiction, are expected to hear cases against former Kosovo Liberation Army members. But former KLA members largely make up Kosovo’s political elite.

H&M’s ‘monkey’ shirt — Swedish clothing company H&M temporarily closed several South African stores Saturday after protests erupted over an image in its online store that critics said was racist. The image showed a black child modeling a hooded sweatshirt that said “coolest monkey in the jungle.” Two other sweatshirts that were also jungle-themed but did not mention monkeys were modeled by white children.