Today's Headlines: South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case

[In Trump’s Feud With John Lewis, Blacks Perceive a Callous Rival] | View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. | [Unsubscribe] [The New York Times] [Most Popular] | [Video] | [Today's Headlines] Monday, January 16, 2017 IN THIS EMAIL [NYT] [World] | [U.S.] | [Politics] | [Business] | [Technology] | [Sports] | [Arts] | [N.Y./Region] | [Media & Advertising] | [Today's Video] | [Obituaries] | [Editorials] | [Op-Ed] | [On This Day] | [CUSTOMIZE »] [Get The Times for as low as 99¢.] Top News [Jay Y. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung, in Seoul, South Korea, last week. A special prosecutor is seeking to arrest him on charges of bribing President Park Geun-hye.] [South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case] By CHOE SANG-HUN Jay Y. Lee, the de facto head of Samsung, is accused of ordering large donations to the family of President Park Geun-hye's confidante and two foundations. [President-elect Donald J. Trump attacked Representative John Lewis of Georgia, a famed civil rights leader, on Twitter after Mr. Lewis said Mr. Trump was not a ] [In Trump's Feud With John Lewis, Blacks Perceive a Callous Rival] By YAMICHE ALCINDOR Many blacks say the president-elect's criticism of the civil rights leader shows a lack of understanding of the reverence with which they view the civil rights movement. [President François Hollande of France speaking in Paris at a conference reaffirming support for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.] [World Leaders Push Israel and Trump to Forge a 2-State Deal] By ALISSA J. RUBIN, BENOÎT MORENNE and ISABEL KERSHNER Though peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians seem doomed, world leaders gathered in Paris for a peace conference and signaled that they still longed for a solution. 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 [President Obama in the Oval Office during an interview with Michiko Kakutani on Friday.] BOOKS | Critic's Notebook [Obama's Secret to Surviving the White House Years: Books] By MICHIKO KAKUTANI In an interview seven days before leaving office, Mr. Obama talked about the role books have played during his presidency and throughout his life. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Which Martin Luther King Are We Celebrating Today?] By JASON SOKOL Since his death, the civil rights leader has been appropriated for all sorts of causes. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "The two-state solution, which the international community has agreed on for many years, appears threatened." [FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE], president of France, before an international conference of 70 nations symbolically endorsed a new two-state peace deal. World [Prime Minister Theresa May said in an interview with Sky News that Britain would not be able to keep ] [U.K. Set to Choose Sharp Break From European Union] By STEVEN ERLANGER Prime Minister Theresa May is said to be opting for a "hard Brexit," taking Britain out of the European single market and the customs union. [The Brazilian authorities on Sunday at the State Penitentiary of Alcaçuz, near Natal, after a riot on Saturday night.] [Death Toll From Brazil Prison Riot Reaches 26; Decapitations Are Seen] By DOM PHILLIPS More than two dozen inmates were killed and many were mutilated, the authorities said. The country is reeling from a wave of bloody inmate violence. [From left, Sami Mushaima, Ali al-Singace and Abbas al-Samea, who were convicted in a deadly police bombing and executed on Sunday morning in Bahrain.] [Bahrain Executes 3 Shiites Convicted in Deadly Attack on Police] By BEN HUBBARD The executions were condemned by human rights groups, which said the men had been convicted in unfair trials, on evidence allegedly obtained through torture. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »] ADVERTISEMENT U.S. [Logan Jaffe for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.] [A New Martin Luther King Jr. Parade Divides a Virginia Town] By CAITLIN DICKERSON King's birthday falls within days of the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, an awkward time for towns like Lexington, which celebrates all three. [Patricia Gonzales, one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the City of Pasadena, Tex. ] [In Texas, a Test of Whether the Voting Rights Act Still Has Teeth] By MANNY FERNANDEZ A federal judge put Pasadena, Tex., under federal oversight after finding that city officials had discriminated against Latino voters. But an appeal is expected. [Representative Mike Pence, Republican of Indiana, right, and Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, before a meeting at the Capitol in March 2010.] On Washington ['Repeal and Replace': Words Still Hanging Over G.O.P.'s Health Care Strategy] By CARL HULSE Producing the slogan turned out to be far easier for Republicans than producing an actual replacement for President Obama's Affordable Care Act. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »] ADVERTISEMENT Politics [President-elect Donald J. Trump and his pick for labor secretary, Andrew F. Puzder, who runs Hardee's and Carl's Jr. He is critical of the labor laws that aid the hourly workers he employs.] [Workers Say Andrew Puzder Is 'Not the One to Protect' Them, But He's Been Chosen To] By JODI KANTOR and JENNIFER MEDINA Donald J. Trump's pick for labor secretary may soon be tasked with enforcing the very rules his company has been accused of violating. [President Obama, his shadow cast on a wall of the State Dining Room at the White House, awarded Vice President Joseph R. Biden the Medal of Freedom last week, one in a series of late-term actions.] [One Hand on Light Switch, Obama Isn't Flipping to 'Off' Just Yet] By MICHAEL D. SHEAR In the last days of his presidency, he has taken action on police overhauls, Cuba, NATO and new national monuments. [Obama Legacy of Freeing Prisoners May Come Under Trump Siege] By ERIC LICHTBLAU The president has focused on getting criminal offenders out of jail early and trying to give them the skills to stay out, but the new administration has a law-and-order cast. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »] Business [President Obama, at his farewell address in Chicago on Tuesday, said automation, more than globalization, was causing economic pain.] The Upshot [A Darker Theme in Obama's Farewell: Automation Can Divide Us] By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER The soon-to-be ex-president connected the economic disruptions caused by technology to a rise in political polarization. [Women's March Gives Boost to Start-Up for Bus Sharing] By KATIE BENNER Skedaddle, which has an app that lets an individual create or join a trip on a chartered bus, will transport about 11,000 people to the march. [The Nissan plant in Sunderland, England.] [British Firms Await Brexit Plans, Poised to Relocate] By STEPHEN CASTLE British companies that do business in the European Union are having to rethink strategies - and geography - as a withdrawal plan begins to coalesce. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »] Sports [Packers tight end Jared Cook caught a pass in front of the Cowboy's Morris Claiborne in the second half.] [N.F.L. Playoffs: Steelers and Packers Advance to Championships] By BENJAMIN HOFFMAN The Packers knocked off the Cowboys on a last-second field goal, while the Steelers shuffled past the Chiefs. [Andrew Ladd, and the Islanders, Try to Find Their Footing] By ALLAN KREDA Ladd, a high-priced free agent who signed a seven-year deal in the summer, struggled as the Islanders endured a rocky first half of the season. [Mohamed El Shorbagy competed at Grand Central Terminal on Thursday while his mother, in the head scarf, looked on.] [If You Lose the Next Point I'm Sending You to Your Room, Young Man] By DAVID SEGAL The best squash player in the world is coached by someone who has never played the sport - his mom. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »] Arts [Emma Watson and Dan Stevens as the title characters in ] [Hot on the Trail of 'La La Land,' Here Come More Movie Musicals] By BROOKS BARNES When a song-and-dance film earns $132 million this fast, others will follow - with Emma Watson, Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig and Josh Gad, for starters. [Marie Mullen, left, and Aisling O'Sullivan in ] [Review: 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane': Oh Gosh, I've Turned Into My Mother] By BEN BRANTLEY A revival of Martin McDonagh's play features Marie Mullen as the mother, Mag; almost 20 years ago she played Maureen, Mag's daughter. [Atticus Ross, left, and Trent Reznor. ] [Dark Sounds: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Score Ken Burns's 'Vietnam War'] By JOE COSCARELLI The musicians are providing the music for the 10-part, 18-hour documentary that will begin in September on PBS. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »] New York [Joannie became a victim of sex trafficking after she ran away from home at 17. She said she hoped her story would help other girls in her situation.] [Runaway Teenager Slowly Reveals Tale of Horrors While Away] By MICHAEL WILSON Joannie's case is a familiar one to prosecutors in the Bronx, who see runaway girls advertised for sex on Backpage.com. [The home at 753 Walnut Street in Camden. ] [A Camden Address With a Link to Martin Luther King Jr.] By ASHLEY ROSS Jeanette Lilly Hunt, 85, said she considered the young "M.L. King" a member of the family when he lived in her home while attending a seminary. [Taxis during the commuter rush in Midtown Manhattan. Yellow cabs have lost significant ground in the city to a growing fleet of black cars summoned by apps like Uber and Lyft.] [Yellow Cab, Long a Fixture of City Life, Is for Many a Thing of the Past] By WINNIE HU Facing growing competition from ride-hailing apps, taxis are struggling to remain relevant to a generation of digital-minded New Yorkers. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »] Media & Advertising [Is there really a collar that turns cat sounds into human words? Yes and no.] Advertising ['Catterbox' Appealed to Owners' Fondest Wish: A Chat With Tabby] By JENNIFER A. KINGSON An ad for a pet treat, promoting a collar that renders cat sounds as human speech, was hugely popular. But does such a gizmo exist? Well, yes and no. [Bill Maher in his house in Beverly Hills, Calif., with his one-eyed dog. Mr. Maher, whose career has been spent testing the boundaries of free speech and government criticism, said he wonders how the Justice Department or the F.B.I. could be used against critics during the Trump presidency.] Mediator [Bill Maher Isn't High on Trump: The State of Free Speech in a New Era] By JIM RUTENBERG Mr. Maher, who has tested the limits of political criticism, is among many in Hollywood who fear that the president-elect's critics will be targeted. [President Obama last month in the White House press briefing room.] [Trump Team Considers Moving Press Corps, Alarming Reporters] By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM The White House press corps was stunned by reports of a proposal by the Trump administration to eject reporters from their home in the West Wing. For more media and advertising news, go to [NYTimes.com/Media »] Obituaries [Jimmy Snuka, center, known as Superfly, battling Chris Jericho in a 2009 WrestleMania bout.] [Jimmy Snuka, Ex-Pro Wrestler Known as Superfly, Dies at 73] By LIAM STACK An acrobatic performer in the ring, he was charged with murder late in life, but the case was thrown out shortly before his death because he was declared mentally unfit. [Tony Rosato in a January 1982 sketch on ] [Tony Rosato, of 1981-82 'Saturday Night Live' Cast, Dies at 62] By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Mr. Rosato's comedy career, which began in Toronto with the Second City troupe, ground to a halt because of mental illness and his incarceration. [Bud Lilly at his Three Forks, Mont., home. Of fishing, he wrote: ] [Conservationist Bud Lilly, 'a Trout's Best Friend,' Dies at 91] By RICHARD SANDOMIR Mr. Lilly, a fly fisherman, outfitter and retailer, came to embrace catch and release in order to protect the fish population in his native Montana. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »] Editorial Editorial [Young Victims of the Opioid Epidemic] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD As opioid abuse rises, so does the number of children in foster care. [Speaker Paul Ryan on Friday at Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill.] Editorial [The Assault on Health and Safety Begins] By THE EDITORIAL BOARD In their efforts to weaken or end many regulations, Republicans would take away protections that Americans have relied on for years. [Structures on the Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar plantation in Puunene, Hawaii.] Editorial Observer [The Sun Finally Sets on Sugar Cane in Hawaii] By LAWRENCE DOWNES An industry that helped the islands become a place of rich diversity has faded, but it has left a lasting mark. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] Op-Ed [Echo speakers prepare to be shipped out.] Op-Ed Contributor [Ask Alexa? No, Hear This Alexa] By ALEXA O'BRIEN Amazon's voice-controlled Echo device is "always getting smarter" - but making us dumber. The Stone [The Stories We Tell Ourselves] By TODD MAY In our echo chambers, we embody the 'right' values, but our real lives are more complicated. On Campus [Finding Myself Through My College Major] By JOSHUA KAM As someone born in Montana to Malaysian-Chinese parents, I've always dreaded the "Where are you from" question. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »] ON THIS DAY On Jan. 16, 1991, the White House announced the start of Operation Desert Storm to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait. [See this Front Page] | [Buy this Front Page] FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook] | [Twitter] [@NYTimes] | [Pinterest] [Pinterest] | [Instagram] [Instagram] [NYT] Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®] | [iPad®] | [Android] | [All] [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »] [.] Have questions? 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