Today's Headlines: Kim Jong-un's Overture to South Korea Signals Possible Thaw in Nuclear Crisis

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[Gloria Allred, left, a high-profile women's rights lawyer and Democratic donor, is raising money to fund a lawsuit against President Trump by Summer Zervos, right, who has said he sexually assaulted her.]( [Partisans, Wielding Money, Begin Seeking to Exploit Harassment Claims]( By KENNETH P. VOGEL The earthquake of sexual misconduct allegations has taken down powerful men without regard to politics, but as it shakes Washington, accusations are taking on a partisan tint. [The scene of the shooting at the Copper Canyon apartment complex in Highlands Ranch, Colo., where a sheriff's deputy was killed on Sunday.]( [5 Officers Shot, One Fatally, by Colorado Gunman, Officials Say]( By CHRISTOPHER MELE and JACK HEALY The sheriff of Douglas County in Colorado described the deputy who was killed, Zackari Parrish, as a "smiley kid" who was eager to serve. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Like other visitors to the jail, Maria left a sign on the wall of a warehouse across the street. Hers read, ]( N.Y. / REGION [The Wall of Love Outside a Jail]( By ANNIE CORREAL Families have turned the side of a warehouse facing a federal jail in Brooklyn into a message board for their imprisoned relatives. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Donald Trump and the Limits of the Reality TV Presidency]( By JON MEACHAM He isn't the first president to understand the power of television. But he is alone in not grasping its limits. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I'm very ashamed. I colluded. I was told not to operate and pulled back, and at least one of my patients died because of it." [DR. MICHAEL MANN]( who led the thoracic surgery program at the San Francisco veterans' hospital for eight years, on efforts to improve Veterans Affairs rankings by cutting back on high-risk procedures. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: A Year in Bloopers: The Making of The Daily 360]( Happy New Year from the Daily 360 team! We've made 435 videos in 426 days. Here are some of the moments that didn't make the cut. Pro tip: If you can see the camera, the camera can see you. [] World [Gulbahar, a 25-year-old Rohingya Muslim, with her youngest daughter after arriving in Bangladesh in November.]( ['Massive Mental Health Crisis' Feared for Rohingya Children]( By HANNAH BEECH "I have nightmares that the military is chasing me," says a 12-year-old who fled Myanmar. For hundreds of thousands like her, the horror isn't over. [A shipyard in Police, Poland, where North Koreans have worked. The Polish government has pledged to phase out work permits for North Koreans, but the practice continues.]( [Even in Poland, Workers' Wages Flow to North Korea]( By PETER S. GOODMAN, CHOE SANG-HUN and JOANNA BERENDT Defying Washington, a NATO ally hosts North Korean laborers, showing how difficult it is to sever the nuclear pariah state from the global economy. [President Joseph Kabila on a billboard in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. As Mr. Kabila's government has stalled in organizing elections, anger across the country has risen.]( [In Congo, 8 Killed and Altar Boys Arrested Amid Crackdown on Protests]( By JINA MOORE and STEVE WEMBI Churches had planned a peaceful march to protest President Joseph Kabila's refusal to leave office, but security forces fired tear gas at churches and set up checkpoints in the capital. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Walter Savage, 81, an Air Force veteran, at a medical center in Roseburg, Ore. Mr. Savage was turned away from the veterans hospital there even though two doctors said he should have been admitted.]( [At Veterans Hospital in Oregon, a Push for Better Ratings Puts Patients at Risk, Doctors Say]( By DAVE PHILIPPS At Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center, doctors and nurses said, hospital administrators reject high-risk patients in pursuit of a higher score. [An image from body-camera footage showing the fatal shooting of Andrew Finch, 28, by a Wichita police officer on Thursday night.]( [Fatal 'Swatting' Episode in Kansas Raises Quandary: Who Is to Blame?]( By MITCH SMITH A fake report of a hostage situation led to the death of an innocent man at the hands of the police. Who bears responsibility? [A cruise operated by Royal Caribbean International in Frenchman Bay, off the coast of Bar Harbor, Me.]( [Cruise Ships Have Made Bar Harbor Popular. But Have They Ruined It?]( By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE A Maine town is embroiled in a debate over the ships that have magnified its status and brought huge crowds. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Stephen M. Sweeney, the president of the New Jersey Senate, speaking to reporters last year. After Republicans in Congress changed the tax law in ways that could hurt high-tax states, Mr. Sweeney, a Democrat, said, ]( [Democrats in High-Tax States Plot to Blunt Impact of New Tax Law]( By BEN CASSELMAN State officials are considering legal challenges, looking at other sources of revenue and considering ways to, in effect, restore deductions that the overhaul scaled back. [Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit retired two weeks ago after 15 women accused him of sexual harassment.]( [Courts Must Better Police Themselves on Harassment, Chief Justice Says]( By ADAM LIPTAK In his year-end report on the state of the federal judiciary, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. addressed reports of sexual misconduct by an appeals court judge. [President Trump arriving with the first lady, Melania, and their son, Barron, 11, at a New Year's Eve gala at Mr. Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Sunday night.]( [For Trump, a Glittering Gala Ends a Winter Vacation Rooted in Routine]( By EMILY COCHRANE and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT On New Year's Eve, Mar-a-Lago hosted its annual gala, an opulent but customary occasion for a president who spent his winter vacation reveling in the comforts of familiarity. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [The tax bill signed by President Trump could let independent contractors like Uber drivers claim a 20 percent deduction on their earnings. But some labor advocates say the provision could ultimately hurt more workers than it helps.]( [Tax Law Offers a Carrot to Gig Workers. But It May Have Costs.]( By NOAM SCHEIBER A 20 percent tax deduction for setting oneself up as a business could reward severing formal employment relationships but erode benefits and security. [Matt Lauer, left, interviewing Bill O'Reilly in September. They were two of the powerful TV personalities dismissed because of sexual harassment claims in 2017.]( [From Trump to #MeToo: A Dizzying Year in TV News]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and JOHN KOBLIN Two Times media reporters analyze why 2017, despite powerful foes like Netflix and the fallout of harassment scandals, was the year TV roared back. [A salutation at the center of a Wieden & Kennedy advertising campaign for Bud Light has caught on, especially among sports fans.]( [How Do You Turn an Ad Into a Meme? Two Words: Dilly Dilly]( By DANIEL VICTOR The nonsensical catchphrase from a Bud Light ad campaign has taken hold on social media, especially among sports fans. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Timnit Gebru led the research effort at Stanford University that analyzed 50 million images and location data from Google Street View, the street-scene feature of the online giant's mapping service.]( [How Do You Vote? 50 Million Google Images Give a Clue]( By STEVE LOHR Artificial intelligence is making it possible for Street Views to be mined for insights about the economy, politics and human behavior - just as text mining has done for years. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Buffalo's Marcus Murphy being tackled by Miami's Mike Hull. The Bills lost the 1,000-yard rusher LeSean McCoy to an ankle injury.]( [Bills End Their Playoff Drought, and Tears Flow]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS "Well I started crying," the former Bills running back Thurman Thomas said in a text message to The Associated Press. [The Patriots' James Harrison, right, got two sacks in a row to end their game against the Jets on Sunday.]( Patriots 26, Jets 6 [Patriots Cruise Past Jets and Clinch A.F.C.'s Top Seed]( By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dion Lewis had a season-high 26 carries for 93 yards as New England got a fourth straight win against the Jets. [Barry Bonds, the career home run leader, was on 53.8 percent of the Hall of Fame ballots last year. He needed 75 percent for enshrinement.]( [Early Hall of Fame Voting for 2018 Shows No Surge for Bonds and Clemens]( By BILLY WITZ Instead, a changing electorate that appears more forgiving of the steroid era may gradually push Bonds and Clemens closer to Cooperstown. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [[Interactive Feature] Interactive Feature: What Love and Sadness Look Like in 5 Countries, According to Their Top GIFs]( By AMANDA HESS and QUOCTRUNG BUI Sometimes words aren't enough. Sometimes you need pictures. And sometimes those pictures are from another culture. [Yoann Bourgeois's performance piece ]( [The Acrobatic Artwork That Pretty Much Sums Up 2017]( By WESLEY MORRIS "Mechanics of History" features a circular staircase, a trampoline and entitled men, persistent and ever ascending. [Kumail Nanjiani at the Lambs Club at the Chatwal Hotel in Manhattan: ]( [Kumail Nanjiani on How to Shut Down Racist Hecklers]( By CARA BUCKLEY The star and writer of "The Big Sick" prepared responses in advance of standup sets. But the bigotry "still flattens you," he says. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Like other visitors to the jail, Maria left a sign on the wall of a warehouse across the street. Hers read, ]( [The Wall of Love Outside a Jail]( By ANNIE CORREAL Families have turned the side of a warehouse facing a federal jail in Brooklyn into a message board for their imprisoned relatives. [A photo from Irene Steinberg's Facebook page of her family, who lived in Scarsdale, N.Y. From left, William, Bruce, Irene, Zachary and Matthew Steinberg.]( [New York Family of 5 Among 10 Americans Killed in Costa Rica Plane Crash]( By MATTHEW HAAG The Costa Rican government said the crash occurred in the mountainous area of Punta Islita, a tourist destination about 140 miles west of the capital, San José. [At a gym in the Bronx, police officers and volunteers sort through mounds of clothes that were donated to the survivors of a fire that destroyed an apartment building and killed 12 people.]( [Overwhelmed by Donations for Survivors of Fatal Bronx Fire]( By LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ The outpouring of support after the deadliest fire in New York was "a sign that the victims are not alone," a neighborhood priest said on Sunday. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [John Portman in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta in 2006. His atrium hotels were widely imitated by other architects.]( [John Portman, Architect Who Made Skylines Soar, Dies at 93]( By ROBERT D. McFADDEN Mr. Portman, who was also a developer, built futuristic office complexes and hotels with towering atriums, transforming cityscapes across the world. [Mr. Talbot in 2004 after receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards.]( [Dan Talbot, Impresario of Art Films, Is Dead at 91]( By ANITA GATES As an operator of Lincoln Plaza Cinemas and the New Yorker Theater, Mr. Talbot introduced Americans to a whole universe of European filmmaking. [Kenichi Yamamoto championed rotary engines and eventually became president of Mazda Motor Corporation.]( [Kenichi Yamamoto, Father of Mazda's Rotary Engine, Is Dead at 95]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR He led the engineering team that produced an innovative answer to the conventional piston automotive engine. He later led the company. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Don't Cheer as the I.R.S. Grows Weaker]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A complex new tax code is enacted as its enforcement agency, with a decimated staff and a shrinking budget, struggles to do its job. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed Opinion [America, Can We Talk About Your Drinking?]( By GABRIELLE GLASER More people are consuming alcohol in risky ways. That's not a good trend. [Many conservatives have decided that the best way to deal with Trump's personality is to pretend it doesn't matter.]( Op-Ed Columnist [Why I'm Still a NeverTrumper]( By BRET STEPHENS A president's character matters, no matter which policies he champions. [Banners thanking President Trump were on display in Israel in December.]( Op-Ed Columnist [An Israel of Pride and Shame]( By ROGER COHEN One thing can be said of 2018: It will not bring peace to the Holy Land. 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