Utah Headlines

Political news

• Iconic Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was more than a trailblazer, she was a dear friend and mentor to these Utah lawyers (Deseret News)
• Opinion: Should Utah take away your ability to elect the attorney general? (Deseret News)
• Sen. Mike Lee calls on President Biden to free Ridge Alkonis from federal prison in Los Angeles (Deseret News)
• Utah Latinos eke out wins in local races, but advocates say there's more work to do (KSL)
• Sunday Edition: Joel Searby (KSL TV)
• Former intern sues Utah Legislature for ‘failing to reasonably address sexual harassment’ (Salt Lake Tribune)
• New poll shows Rep. John Curtis with a big lead over rivals in Utah’s 2024 U.S. Senate race — if he runs (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Attorney General race and campus free speech (Hinckley Report)

Holiday corner

• Jimmy Stewart was worried about losing the true spirit of Christmas too (Deseret News)
• Christmas house on the prairie: A conversation with homesteader Jill Winger (Deseret News)
• Holiday decluttering: how to save the memories (KSL Newsradio)
• Local nonprofit needs more donations as aid requests increase (Fox13)
• Don’t fret if you have to tweak a family recipe. It’s the memories that count (KUER)
• Giving gifts boosts happiness, research shows. So why do we feel frazzled? (NPR)

Utah news

• Utah teen wins $10K in trick-shot contest with insane 'backflip bull's-eye' (KSL)
• Psychic who aided Tim Ballard says she never spoke to Book of Mormon Prophet Nephi (Salt Lake Tribune)
• Brother of Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson found safe (ABC4)
• For refugees in Utah, the first face at the airport could be a neighbor (KUER)
• In Utah license plates, black is the new cool (Deseret News)

Business/Technology

• Year in space: Moon-to-Mars mission, asteroid sample retrieval and ‘rapid unscheduled disassemblies’ make 2023 one to remember (Deseret News)
• Empty office buildings may meet the same fate as zombie shopping malls (KSL)
• Storied US Steel to be acquired for more than $14 billion by Nippon Steel (AP)

Crime/Courts

• ‘8 Passengers’ mom Ruby Franke to accept plea agreement in abuse case, lawyer says (KSL)
• Salt Lake police investigate potential hate crime at elementary school (KSL)
• Utah Supreme Court makes a big ruling on cell phone lock screens and passcodes (Fox13)
• Utah women tried to report their sexual assaults to police. They say they faced delays and language barriers. (Salt Lake Tribune)

Culture

• ‘Wonka’ waltzes to $39 million opening, propelled by Chalamet’s starring role (AP)

Education

• Gen Z never learned cursive. The effects of this are more widespread than you think (Deseret News)
• Utah's oldest private school has plans to bring 2 campuses together (KSL)
• Charter school group to shut down teacher licensing program that violated Utah law (Salt Lake Tribune)

Environment

• Utah’s inland sea already has the world’s attention, brace yourselves for more (Great Salt Lake Collaborative)
• Federal judge rules against ranchers in Colorado wolf lawsuit (Deseret News)
• Northern Utah’s yellow water mystery has been solved, officials say (ABC4)

Family

• Lyndsey's journey: A story of domestic violence millions will relate to (Deseret News)

Health

• A Black Ohio woman was criminally charged after a miscarriage. (AP)
• Pilots hide mental health issues so they don’t ‘lose their wings’ (Washington Post)

Housing

• Homelessness in the U.S. hit a record high last year as pandemic aid ran out (NPR)

National Headlines

General

• Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, to lie in repose today (AP)
• Car plows into parked vehicle in Biden’s motorcade outside Delaware campaign headquarters (AP)
• The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will be dismantled this week (NPR)
• Why immigration and job shortages aren't two separate problems (Wall Street Journal)
• The short life of Baby Milo (Washington Post)

Political news

• Trump bemoans record stock market as just making 'rich people richer (Reuters)
• Giuliani was ordered to pay $148 million. What happens now? (New York Times)
• No smoking gun to support Biden impeachment, Rep. Dingell says (Politico)

Election news

• Vivek’s strange strategy to win over religious voters (Deseret News)
• Trump repeats 'poisoning the blood' anti-immigrant remark (Reuters)
• Trump to install loyalists to reshape U.S. foreign policy on China, NATO and Ukraine (Reuters)
• Biden said to be increasingly frustrated by dismal poll numbers (Washington Post)
• Ron DeSantis wanted to change the way campaigns were funded. Then the fights started. (Washington Post)
• Haley gains on Trump in latest New Hampshire poll (The Hill)

Ukraine 🇺🇦

• A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers as war with Russia grinds on (AP)
• Ukrainian troops face artillery shortages, scale back some operations (Reuters)

Israel 🇮🇱

• Israel's military says Israeli hostages waved a white flag before being killed by a soldier (NPR)
• Gaza's Al Shifa hospital a 'bloodbath' says WHO (Reuters)
• U.S. defense secretary returns to Israel with a tougher message (New York Times)
• Israel uncovers 'biggest Hamas tunnel' near Gaza border (Reuters)

World news

• Hallucinations, thirst, desperation: Lost at sea, how these castaways survived a 36-day odyssey (AP)
• Vatican court convicts cardinal on embezzlement and fraud (Wall Street Journal)

Number of the Day 

News Releases

Utah Impact Partnership surpasses $15 million goal for homeless services

The Utah Impact Partnership (UIP), a leading coalition of philanthropic organizations dedicated to addressing critical issues facing Utah — including homelessness and housing instability — has reached an ambitious $15 million fundraising goal for homeless services in the state. Following this milestone, UIP is renewing its commitment to raise an additional $15 million, with an initial $1 million already committed. (Read More)

Tweet of the Day

Upcoming

• Jan. 2 — Candidate filing period opens
• Jan. 16 — Legislative session begins
• Mar. 1 — Legislative session ends 

On This Day In History 

• 1865 - Slavery abolished in America with adoption of 13th amendment
• 1892 - Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is now the world's most performed ballet
• 1916 - Battle of Verdun, longest of World War I, officially ends in German defeat after nine months of fighting and almost 1 million total casualties
• 1966 - Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for first time on CBS
• 1971 - Capitol Reef National Park established
• 1979 - The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is signed by the UN National Assembly. The United States is the only industrialized country not to ratify the treaty.
• 2019 - President Donald Trump impeached

Quote of the Day

"There's room for everyone on the Nice List."

—Buddy

On the Punny Side

What kind of music do elves like best?

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