Headlines for January 2, 2024

Death Toll in Gaza Tops 22,000 as Biden Bypasses Congress to Send More Munitions to Israel, Israel Kills Five Palestinians in West Bank; Seventh Palestinian Dies in Israeli Jail Since Oct. 7, South African Files Genocide Case Against Israel at International Court of Justice, Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Part of Netanyahu’s Judicial Reform, Pro-Palestine Protests Disrupt Rose Bowl & JFK Airport, U.S. Kills 10 Houthi Fighters as Tensions Grows in Red Sea, Putin Vows to Intensify Strikes on Ukraine After 25 Die in Missile Attack on Russian City, Death Toll from Japanese Earthquake at 48 as Rescue Efforts Continue, South Korean Opposition Leader Stabbed, Bangladeshi Court Sentences Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, Félix Tshisekedi Declared Winner in DRC as Opposition Candidates Call for New Election, Zapatistas Mark 30 Years Since Uprising in Chiapas, Mexico, Against NAFTA, Minimum Wage Increases in 22 States as New Laws Go into Effect, Exonerated “Central Park Five” Member Yusef Salaam Sworn In to NY City Council, Australian Journalist John Pilger, 84, Dies; Covered Vietnam, Cambodia, East Timor & Iraq, Dr. Sidney Wolfe Dies at 84; Fought FDA to Keep Dangerous Medications Off Market, Diné Activist & Musician Klee Benally Dies at 48; Wrote Book on Indigenous Anarchy