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Articles in this issue: Trump Admin Poised to Tackle DEI on Multiple Fronts Man’s Re-sentencing Bid Nixed in Murders of USC Grad Students From China Top 10 Moments From the 118th Congress Investigators Believe Missing Alabama Toddler Died Months Ago Federal Appeals Court Affirms Firearm Ban for Domestic Abusers Man Arrested in Shooting of 2 Security Guards Outside Los Angeles Target Chief Justice Roberts Says Judicial Independence Under Threat Sheriff, Locals Back Florida Homeowner in Fatal Shooting Former CNN Anchor Aaron Brown Dies at 76 From AI to Minimum Wages: These Are the Laws Shaping 2025 Minimum Wage to Increase to $17.25 an Hour in San Diego California’s New Baby Food Law Requires Manufacturers to List Toxic Metals Los Angeles Metro Equips Entire Bus Fleet With Protective Barriers for Drivers Court Upholds $7.8 Million Verdict for Transit Workers Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine How CCP Narratives Corrupted American Reporting; Puerto Rico Loses Power Ahead of New Year’s Eve | Capitol Report $2,000 Medicare Drug Cap Begins Jan. 1 Woman Burned to Death in NYC Subway Identified; Massive Power Outage Leaves Puerto Rico in the Dark US Warships, Aircraft Launch New Strikes on Yemen’s Houthis New York Gov. Hochul Orders Prison Reforms After Inmate’s Beating Death Trump Supporters Are Debating the H-1B Visa—What is it? New Taiwanese Board Game Invites Players to Imagine Chinese Invasion Five Years After Wuhan Outbreak, WHO’s Request for COVID-19 Data Remains Unmet Could China Bring Down Our Power Grid? US, UK, EU Officials Criticize HK Authorities After Reward Announced for Arrest of 6 Overseas Hongkongers Lawmakers Call for Action After Chinese Hack of US Treasury How The New York Times Distorts Shen Yun’s Success in Latest Attack Article Israel Faces Deep Divide Over Draft Exemptions for the Ultra-Orthodox Thief Swipes $13 Million in Jewels, Handbags, and Cash From London Mansion Tony Blair Opened UK Borders to Eastern Europe in 2004 Despite Concerns, Files Show Farmers Union Urges Labour to Pause Agricultural Inheritance Tax Reforms Post Office Scandal Victims Among Recipients in New Year Honours ‘Clean Slate’: Georgia Seeks Better Ties With US, Prime Minister Says South Korea Plane Crash Is the Deadliest in a Year Marked by Several Fatal Aviation Accidents US and Boeing Investigators Examine Site of Deadly South Korean Plane Crash US Beats Canada in World Junior Hockey ‘Devastating Loss’: Fire Engulfs Telegraph Cove Boardwalk on Vancouver Island Day in Photos: New Year Celebrations Around the World Repaying Debt Top Financial Priority for Canadians in 2025: CIBC Poll 5 Things to Watch For When Parliament Returns in 2025 US Sanctions Russian, Iranian Groups Over Election Interference Surfing Sea Otter Clambers Onto Board in BC, Prompting Warning Russia Slows Gas Flow to Europe on Final Day of Ukraine Transit Agreement A Roadmap for DOGE’s 30 Percent Budget Cut A Response to Falun Gong Critics The Return of Manners John Robson: Let’s Stick to Sound Principles to Navigate the Unexpected in 2025 Pentagon Reassesses Osprey’s Future Amid Crashes and Operational Failures CCP Bludgeons China’s Financial Sector Again: This Time to the Tune of $100 Billion China Has a ‘3D’ Problem in 2025 How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Dec. 31 Best and Worst US Stocks of 2024 You May Be Forced to Tap Into Your Retirement Account in 2025: Here’s What to Know About RMDs Investing: 2024 Versus 2025 Cost-Conscious Shoppers Sought Value in 2024 US Stock Markets Boom in 2024 With Double-Digit Growth What’s Ahead for the Banking Industry in 2025? Geomagnetic Storm Could Bring New Year’s Eve Aurora to Parts of US Justin Baldoni Sues The New York Times for Libel, Seeking $250 Million; Blake Lively Sues Baldoni, Alleging Harassment and Smear Campaign Chad Duell on His General Hospital Exit: ‘I Had a Very Strong Complacency’ ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’: An Early Masterpiece by a Legendary Storyteller Brain Clot Marrs ‘Wonder Woman’ Actress Gal Gadot’s 4th Pregnancy ‘My Girl’ Singer Is Unimpressed With Today’s Explicit Music Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Reach Divorce Settlement After 8 Years US general news