Headlines from January 4, 2016

There was a degree to which hate became allowed. Hate won 2015.
DHS is preparing to deport “hundreds” of Central American families who fled violence this month.
At least 83 people deported by the Obama administration to Central America in 2014 were murdered.
Obama will soon announce executive actions on gun control.
Executions in Saudi Arabia reach highest level in two decades with a 36% jump in executions for drug charges, many arbitrary.
Russia has been doing some worrying things, militarily.
Of those who overdose on opioids, 70% get new prescriptions for the same drugs from the same doctors.
PA porn scandal: “You get the impression that every white male office holder in the state is a creep.”
California is shutting down group homes, closing children’s psychiatric beds, and shipping troubled kids to Utah.
The eroding effects of the California drought on Central Valley schools and children.
Inside Central Valley farmers and residents’ political fights for more water in California.
Overconsumption and climate change are contributing to a groundwater shortage that few governments are doing much about.
Was the 83% reported jump in murders of trans people in 2015 a genuine crime spike or a result of higher trans awareness?
White Bernie Sanders supporters stir up racist conspiracy theories about Black Lives Matter.
“Wealthy Men Are Targeted In Nightclubs, Police Say.”
The year in streaming services (and Animal Farm).
Rosecrans Baldwin shades the cassette tape revolution.
My name is not Wheelchair. My scooter is not my identity. Ellis Avery on living life at waist level.