Today is Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022. Let's get caught up.Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history:***
AP US Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on people seeking asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality. The court also set a February timeline for arguments in the case. The restrictions, often referred to as Title 42, were put in place under then-President Donald Trump at the beginning of the pandemic to curb the spread of COVID-19. They have been used 2.
National News Former Trump White House aide told Jan. 6 panel Mark Meadows burned documents a dozen times during the transition period The January 6 committee released another batch of transcripts Tuesday, including two more of its interviews with blockbuster witness Cassidy Hutchinson and testimony from several other Trump White House officials.
Health and Fitness AP China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years. That sets up a potential flood of millions of Chinese going abroad for next month’s Lunar New Year holiday. It also presents a danger they might spread COVID-19 as infections surge in China.