Evening Edition: Authorities search for a shooter after New Year’s massacre at Istanbul nightclub

Putin won 2016, but Russia has its limits as a superpower​; Why the Democrats’ 2017 comeback dream is like nothing we’ve seen before; Dave Barry's Year in Review: Trump and the 'hideous monstrosity' that was 2016; He was attacked and called un-American at a Trump rally. Can he forgive the man who did it?; The public is being kept in the dark about Trump’s deal with Carrier; Zombie Apocalypse: An addiction crisis in America; French employees can legally ignore work emails outside of office hours; ; Mariah Carey's disastrous New Year's Eve performance, explained — sort of; Bourdain bashes fellow 'Eastern liberals' over Trump's victory; Did D.C. area private schools brush off Trump adviser? Reports are greatly exaggerated.; Venezuelans flee to Brazil for medical care — overwhelming its hospitals and morgues; Alabama would be wise to note how completely the Clemson Tigers broke the Buckeyes;   The day's most important stories   Authorities search for a shooter after New Year's massacre at Istanbul nightclub At least 39 people were killed, and another 70 people wounded, in what officials have called an act of terrorism. The mass killing was at least the fourth major attack in Turkey in less than a month, raising questions about the ability of the government to counter threats stemming from the war across Turkey's border in Syria, as well as an escalating conflict with Kurdish militants inside Turkey. By Erin Cunningham and Kareem Fahim  •  Read more » Putin won 2016, but Russia has its limits as a superpower​ His victories this year notwithstanding, the power that the Russian president can project is constrained by a weak economy and a global reach that still pales compared to that of the U.S. By David Filipov  •  Read more »   Why the Democrats’ 2017 comeback dream is like nothing we’ve seen before In recent history, the most confident analysts of our political parties have argued that victory will come through moderation. They have been completely wrong. By David Weigel  •  Read more »   Dave Barry's Year in Review: Trump and the 'hideous monstrosity' that was 2016 We've seen some weird years, but we've never seen one as weird as 2016, the Al Yankovic of years. If years were movies, 2016 would be "Plan 9 From Outer Space." If years were relatives, 2016 would be the uncle who shows up to your Thanksgiving dinner wearing his underpants on the outside. By Dave Barry  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   He was attacked and called un-American at a Trump rally. Can he forgive the man who did it? Nine months after the day when one assaulted the other, they approached a courthouse to face each other for the second time in their lives. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more »   The public is being kept in the dark about Trump’s deal with Carrier A month after President-elect Donald Trump announced a deal with air conditioning company Carrier to save hundreds of U.S. factory jobs that were slated for Mexico, officials say the agreement has yet to be finalized, and they have released few details about its terms. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   Zombie Apocalypse: An addiction crisis in America A reporter reflects on the opioid epidemic, the rise in the death rate among midlife white Americans, and the people trying to survive this epidemic of self-destruction. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   French employees can legally ignore work emails outside of office hours The "right to disconnect" bill was packaged with new and controversial labor reforms introduced in France. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Mariah Carey's disastrous New Year's Eve performance, explained — sort of A representative for Carey attributed the botched performance to technical difficulties. The singer had another description for what happened. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more »   Bourdain bashes fellow 'Eastern liberals' over Trump's victory TV personality Anthony Bourdain, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, called out "privileged Eastern liberals" — including himself — for an "utter contempt" of working-class Americans that he says made Trump's presidency possible. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Did D.C. area private schools brush off Trump adviser? Reports are greatly exaggerated. Kellyanne Conway responds to a query about a report that said she was in Washington with her children looking at schools. By Valerie Strauss  •  Read more »   Venezuelans flee to Brazil for medical care — overwhelming its hospitals and morgues A spiraling economic crisis and hyperinflation have cleaned Venezuelan hospitals of needles, bandages and medicine. Desperate for care, patients are crossing the border by the thousands. By Marina Lopes  •  Read more »   Alabama would be wise to note how completely the Clemson Tigers broke the Buckeyes The Tigers torched the Alabama defense in last year's national championship loss. By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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