Headlines from January 6, 2015

The 114th Congress opens today; members are more diverse, but still 80% white, 80% male, and 92% Christian.
It takes an enormous amount of time trying to correct the record. A former rep reflects on 14 years in Congress.
Decline in New York arrests foreshadows looming tension between proactive Bratton and a reticent force.
Gender violence is so accepted in Mexico that despite record femicide rates, sentencing occurs in only 1.6% of cases.
Bioengineered uteruses might be on the horizon, but they aren’t a simple fix for infertility.
Inside the corrupt anti-narcotics task force that spent years robbing drug dealers along the Texas border.
From 2013 and as relevant as ever: We can’t stop gun violence until we understand how criminals get guns.
Tildes operate much the same way in modern ~internet-speak~ as they did in early programming languages.
London, Chavez, Wooden: California’s secular saints are complex, ideological, and misunderstood.
California Gov. Brown announces clean energy goal, including plan to reach 50% renewables by 2030.
The West is dramatically underestimating the threat from ISIS. Seven thoughts from inside ISIS.
Video crew finds bag of cocaine in Syrian ISIS leader’s home, purportedly for drugging soldiers before combat.
New Jersey bill will allow cities to privatize their water supplies without public vote.
Researchers use algae to clean up the wastewater effluent from Budweiser’s brewery.
Technophobes are moving to Green Bank, W.Va., where a government telescope forbids cell phones and Wi-Fi.
Craft brewers are running out of new beer names to trademark—and running into lawsuits.
A study of maritime disaster survival rates shows “women and children first” no longer holds.
CNN’s final emergency segment—to be broadcast in the event of apocalypse—features a band playing “Nearer My God to Thee.” #video
Wary of potential liability, more US cities ban sledding.