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Judy Woodruff signed off as NewsHour anchor Friday night with a special message to viewers. While her time as anchor has ended, she will devote 2023 and 2024 to a new national reporting project, "Judy Woodruff Presents: America at a Crossroads."

PBS NewsHour

Goodblue Dec 30, 2022

Deadly winter storms highlight necessity of ending homelessness

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/homeless-in-winter

Deadly Winter Storms Highlight Necessity of Ending Homelessness

The good news is, we know how to end homelessness. It is not a mystery.

Common Dreams

Goodblue Dec 30, 2022

#UPDATE

Arrest paperwork filed in Monroe County Court said Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition to Idaho on a warrant for first degree murder.

via The Seattle Times

Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/suspect-in-deaths-of-university-of-idaho-students-arrested-in-pennsylvania/

Suspect in deaths of Idaho students arrested in Pennsylvania

Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, is being held for extradition to Idaho on a warrant for first degree murder. The case broke open after law enforcement asked the public for help.

The Seattle Times

Goodblue Dec 30, 2022

The January 6 Committee has released additional transcripts of witness testimonies

https://january6th.house.gov/news/press-releases/release-select-committee-materials-5
#News #Jan6 #Trump

Release of Select Committee Materials

Washington—Today, the Select Committee made public additional transcripts of witness testimony that was gathered over the course of the Select Committee’s investigation into the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol

Goodblue Dec 30, 2022

#BREAKING

Person of interest in Idaho murders arrested in Pennsylvania near Pocono Mountains

Police will hold a press conference later today

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/person-of-interest-in-idaho-murders-arrested-in-pennsylvania-near-pocono-mountains/3461640/
#News #Idaho

Person Of Interest in Idaho Murders Arrested in Pennsylvania Near Pocono Mountains

A man has been taken into custody near the Pocono Mountains in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. Four law enforcement sources…

NBC 10 Philadelphia

Goodblue Dec 30, 2022

via Democracy Now!

More jails became death traps in 2022 amid lack of mental healthcare, housing, bail reform backlash

https://www.democracynow.org/2022/12/30/jail_rising_deaths_in_custody_texas

More Jails Became Death Traps in 2022 Amid Lack of Mental Healthcare, Housing, Bail Reform Backlash

In 2022, more jails in the United States became death traps, as people faced inhumane conditions in overcrowded facilities amid a lack of mental healthcare, housing and backlash against bail reform. Most of those who died were incarcerated pretrial, and activists say this number is heavily underreported. From New York City to Houston, Texas, jail deaths have reached their highest levels in decades. We get an update from Krish Gundu, with the Texas Jail Project, and Keri Blakinger, investigative reporter with The Marshall Project. Blakinger is the organization’s first formerly incarcerated reporter, and her memoir, “Corrections in Ink,” was banned from prisons in Florida this week. She also discusses a new searchable database of which books prisons don’t want incarcerated people to read.

Democracy Now!

Goodblue Dec 30, 2022

Good morning, all.

Today is Friday, December 30.

The House Ways and Means Committee just released six years of Donald Trump's tax returns. The former president has fought for years to keep the records private.

Here's the latest from AP:

Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-federal-tax-returns-updates-290dd5b563d8d829ee8b89ab4471d2e2?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_01
#News #TrumpTaxes #Trump

Trump's returns shed light on tax offsets, foreign accounts

Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday, providing the most detailed picture to date of his finances over a six-year period, including his time in the White House, when he fought to keep the information private in a break with decades of precedent.

Associated Press