Headlines for January 3, 2023
by webdev@democracynow.org (Democracy Now!) from Democracy Now! on (#67E56)

- 118th Congress Convenes as GOP's Kevin McCarthy Struggles to Clinch House Speaker Role
- Disgraced GOP Rep.-elect George Santos Travels to Washington, D.C., for Congressional Swearing-In
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Sworn In to Historic Third Term as Brazil's President
- Xi Jinping Acknowledges "New Phase" of Pandemic After China Halts "Zero-COVID"
- Extreme Winter Warmth Shatters Temperature Records Across Europe
- Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir Visits Al-Aqsa Mosque in "Provocation" to Palestinians
- Israeli Troops Kill Two Palestinians During Home Demolition in Occupied West Bank
- Iranian Woman Chess Player Defects to Spain After Defying Dress Code
- Russia Admits Ukrainian Missile Attack Killed Dozens of Soldiers
- Former Pope Benedict XVI Dies at 95
- 17 Killed in Juarez, Mexico, Prison Break That Springs Cartel Leader
- Missouri Set to Kill Amber McLaughlin in First Execution of Openly Transgender Woman
- Tax Returns Show Trump Claimed Huge Losses While Paying Little or No Income Tax
- Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin Suffers Cardiac Arrest in Monday Night Football Game