Bills safety Demar Hamlin collapses on the field; how to stick to your resolutions; it's not too late for a COVID booster

Plus, what researchers from 1923 thought 2023 would look like [View this email online]( [NPR]( by Suzanne Nuyen Good morning and happy new year! [California is in for a rough start to the year](. Historic rains and floods hit the state this weekend and another deluge is expected midweek. Here's what we're following today: 🥇 First up [Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin is examined during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday in Cincinnati.]( Jeff Dean/AP Last night's game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals was suspended after Bills safety Damar Hamlin [suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field](. Hamlin remains in critical condition, and [condolences have poured in]( from all over the sports world. Democrats hand over control of the House to Republicans today. Despite plenty of infighting, Joe Biden has [delivered on several major promises since 2021]( some with bipartisan support. Those compromises could be harder with the new Congress. ➡️ The House's first vote is to elect a new House speaker, but Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., [still doesn't have the majority]( he needs to win the gavel. 🎧 Listen to [what could happen](. Ukraine's military is taking credit for a blast that may have killed hundreds of Russian conscripts in Ukraine's far east in the first minutes of the new year. Russia corroborated the reports on Monday, but [only claimed 63 deaths](. Curly-haired men, four-hour workdays, 300-year-old people: these were some [predictions for 2023]( collected from century-old newspaper clippings. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- 📚 Life advice Rose Wong for NPR What is a New Year's resolution's biggest enemy? Time. Managing time is the key to successfully carrying out resolutions, and [learning to organize our time]( around our goals may mean saying "no" to activities that don't align. 🎧 Listen to a [therapist's advice for staying on track](. ➡️ Whether you've got career aspirations, new health goals or want to pick up a hobby, Life Kit has an episode that'll help you pursue your resolutions. [Check out the database here](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🎧 Today’s listen [Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic in Richmond, Va., Nov. 2022. Just 15% of eligible Americans have gotten the most recent booster shot, according to the CDC.]( Steve Helber/AP Only 35% of Americans over 65 have gotten the latest COVID booster shot, though 75% of COVID deaths are among people in this age group. Only 15% of people eligible for the shot have gotten it, but it's not too late. 🎧 Listen to experts on immunization, health communication and public health talk about [how we should all be thinking about COVID vaccines now]( or [read the story](. --------------------------------------------------------------- 🛑 Before you go [There's no debate about this GOAT.]( Christopher Furlong/Getty Images - These words are not the GOAT. Lake Superior State University has released its annual "[Banished Words]( list of overused words and phrases we should remove from our vocabulary. - Fred White, who played drums for the era-defining and genre-defying band Earth, Wind & Fire, has [died at the age of 67](. - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. Her agent says her [prognosis is good](. - A woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Steven Tyler, the frontman of the rock band Aerosmith, of [sexually abusing her in the 1970s]( when she was a teenager and he was in his 20s. - Actor Jeremy Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries in a snow plow accident in Reno, Nevada, on Sunday. He remains in [critical condition after surgery](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Stream your local NPR station. Visit NPR.org to find your local station stream. [Find a Station]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Music, Politics, Health and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to Daily News emails. This email was sent by National Public Radio, Inc., 1111 North Capitol Street NE, Washington, DC 20002 [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( [NPR logo]