How Netanyahu survived another tumultuous year At the start of this year Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was facing a crisis. Just a few months before, Hamas had breached Israel’s border with Gaza, killing some 1200 people in Israel on October 7th. As the year ends, Netanyahu is spending some of it in a courtroom…

Mangione faces federal murder and stalking charges over UnitedHealthcare CEO killing A new federal charging document reveals that the suspect in CEO Brian Thompson’s shooting death was found in possession of a notebook containing hostile writings about the health insurance industry. Read more on NPR

How will Australia’s under-16 social media ban work? We asked the law’s enforcer Australia’s top online internet regulator explains how the nation plans to roll out the world’s first social media ban for kids under 16. Read more on NPR

Federal regulators prohibit drone flights in dozens of locations across New Jersey The Federal Aviation Administration is temporarily barring drone flights over critical infrastructure at 22 locations in New Jersey amid mounting concerns about a flurry of reported drone sightings. Read more on NPR

Who can say it’s healthy? The FDA has a new definition for food labels At a time when more than half the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the FDA has new rules aimed at helping people make healthier choices in the grocery store. Read more on NPR

The popular ‘hospital-at-home’ effort is at stake in the federal budget battle Started during the pandemic, hundreds of hospitals in 39 states deliver acute inpatient care in people’s homes. The popular program had a five-year extension in a stopgap budget agreement that is now in doubt. Read more on NPR

Five Fingers Crush The Land from NPR’s Throughline As NPR correspondent Emily Feng reported in our three-part series “The Black Gate,” hundreds of thousands of Uyghur people have been detained in China. They’ve been subjected to torture, forced labor, religious restrictions, and even forced sterilization. In this episode from 2021, our colleagues at the history…

Georgia appeals court blocks Fulton DA Willis from election interference case Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her office can’t continue prosecuting the Georgia election interference case involving Donald Trump — the last remaining criminal charges against the president-elect. Read more on NPR

Like Old Times: Trump Sends Congress Scrambling To Avoid A Shutdown President-elect Donald Trump and his newest top-lieutenant, Elon Musk, have sent Washington scrambling to avoid a government shutdown, even before Trump takes office. Read more on NPR

Georgia appeals court blocks Fulton DA Willis from election interference case Fulton County DA Fani Willis and her office can’t continue prosecuting the Georgia election interference case involving Donald Trump — the last remaining criminal charges against the president-elect. Read more on NPR