Gun Availability and Suicide, Parental Leave Policies, and Holiday Returns

This episode contains a segment about suicide.

The Los Angeles Times reports from Bethlehem, the West Bank town revered as Jesus’s birthplace. Christmas there is all but canceled, in solidarity with Palestinians suffering in Gaza.

The Trace examines the gun industry’s suicide problem.

More men have paid parental leave but many still don’t take a lot of it. The Wall Street Journal discusses the implications for their families and workplaces.

The Atlantic looks at what really happens when you return something you bought online.