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Friday, Dec. 31, 2021

NPR: Retired general warns the U.S. military could lead a coup after the 2024 election

The Hill: Germany powering down three nuclear plants in shift to renewables

The Hill: Airlines file emergency request asking FCC to delay 5G rollout

The Guardian: ‘Waste colonialism’: world grapples with west’s unwanted plastic

The Guardian: Colorado winter wildfires destroy hundreds of homes as thousands flee

The Guardian: An Afghan refugee commuted hours for his Uber job. Then he was shot in his car

The Guardian: ‘I thought I was broken’: when wildland firefighters head home, trauma takes hold

The Guardian: Biden and Putin exchange warnings during phone call amid rising Ukraine tensions

Mt. Shasta News: Users take water from national forests even after their permits expire. Some of the largest numbers are in California

KRCR: No power for weeks, people in Trinity County in need of help

KRCR: Shingletown man spends 7 years in jail without being convicted of murder charge

SFGate: More snow closes major freeway in Washington state

SFGate: 100 mph gusts push wildfire into heavily populated Colorado cities

Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021

The Hill: Nearly three-quarters of GOP doubt legitimacy of Biden's win: poll

NY Times : Colorado: Hundreds of homes, a shopping center and a hotel burn as gusts reach 110 m.p.h.

CNN: Māori journalist becomes first person with facial markings to present primetime news

MSN : Colorado governor cuts truck driver's 110-year sentence for fatal crash to 10 years

Press Democrat: UC’s Hastings law college tried to right wrongs by its namesake. Descendants of his victims call it an insult

LA Times: Newsom declares storm-related state of emergency in 20 counties, including L.A.

CNN: NEW: Hundreds of Colorado homes lost and tens of thousands of residents told to evacuate due to fast-growing wildfires

Washington Post: Mick Jagger explains his Instagram obsession and how he wound up at the Thirsty Beaver Saloon

Washington Post: GM heralded this plant as a model for its electric car future. Then its batteries started exploding.

Washington Post: Omicron spiking, but hospitalizations ‘comparatively low,’ CDC director says

NY Times: As Miners Chase Clean-Energy Minerals, Tribes Fear a Repeat of the Past

Deseret News: Cloth masks might not stop the omicron variant, doctors say

Science Alert: FYI, Rapid Antigen Tests May Give More False Negatives With Omciron

NPR: Officials promise groceries for Xi'an, China, city of 13 million under lockdown

NPR: Limits on virtual addiction treatment may soon return, making care harder to access

NPR: Michigan paid up to $8.5 billion in fraudulent jobless claims during the pandemic

NY Times: The ‘peanut butter’ secret: A lavish tax dodge for the ultrawealthy

The Oregonian: Corbett fire chief describes harrowing rescue of woman clinging to Multnomah Falls cliff

The Oregonian: Oregon’s smallest, southernmost glacier has disappeared, observers say

The Guardian: Jamal Khashoggi killers living in luxury villas in Riyadh, say witnesses

The Guardian: Five LAPD killings in nine days: teen’s death caps brutal year of police shootings

The Guardian: Elon Musk rejects mounting criticism his satellites are clogging space

LA Times: Fearing for their lives, Mexicans fled a gang-ruled town. Now they seek political asylum in California

AP News: Hong Kong editors charged with sedition, US criticizes raid

KTLA: L.A. County reports 91% increase in COVID cases over past week

KTLA: Studies indicate Johnson & Johnson booster provides strong protection against omicron variant

KCRA: 'It's extremely frustrating': Thousands waiting for PG&E to fix power outages

KCRA: 'We are the victims here': Lawsuit filed against city of Folsom following copper pipe leaks

KRCR: Judge halts early releases for repeat offenders: Northstate DAs react

Courthouse News Service: CDC chief defends shortened isolation and quarantine guidelines amid omicron surge

Courthouse News Service: Experts skeptical of Mexico plan to stop exporting oil by 2023

East Bay Times: Oakland to open new safe parking lot near Coliseum for homeless RV dwellers

Press Democrat: Bay Area couple drives 1,000 miles to avoid snow, get home from Reno

SFGate: 'We were terrified': Bay Area surfers chased by unusually aggressive shark

Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021

Rolling Stone: Covid-Fearing Deadheads Finally Get Refunds for Mexico Shows

CNN: The nearly 17 feet of snow in California's Sierra Nevada is crushing records. It's still not enough

Washington Post: They were so careful, for so long. They got covid anyway.