This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP CAIRO — A drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a kindergarten in south-central Sudan, killing 50 people, including 33 children, a doctors’ group said. Paramedics on the scene in the town of Kalogi in South Kordofan […]
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Trump officials review census racial category changes : NPR
An envelope sent from the U.S. Census Bureau contains information about the 2020 national head count. The Trump administration is reviewing the racial and ethnic categories approved for the 2030 census and other future federal surveys. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP A Trump administration official on Friday signaled a potential rollback of […]
Putin and Modi expand India-Russia economic ties in talks in Delhi : NPR
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk prior to an informal dinner at Modi’s residence in New Delhi on Thursday, the first day of the Russian leader’s two-day state visit to India. ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/POOL / AFP via Getty Images hide […]
Kennedy Center Honors are coming up. Trump is hosting : NPR
President Trump stands in the presidential box as he tours the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., on March 17. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The Kennedy Center Honors have traditionally been one of Washington’s splashiest affairs. Think Hollywood on the […]
Mangione didn’t want to talk. Police kept asking questions : NPR
Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing on Thursday in New York. Curtis Means/POOL Daily Mail/AP hide caption toggle caption Curtis Means/POOL Daily Mail/AP NEW YORK — Minutes after police approached Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, he told an officer he didn’t want to talk, according to video and testimony […]
Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered U.S. House map : NPR
Texas Republican state Sen. Pete Flores looks over the state’s redrawn congressional map at the Texas Capitol in Austin in August. Eric Gay/AP hide caption toggle caption Eric Gay/AP The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to use a new congressional map that could help Republicans win five more U.S. House seats in […]
Internal memo halts oversight of prison rape protections for trans inmates : NPR
A Justice Department memo obtained by NPR says detention centers should no longer be inspected using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex inmates safe. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP The Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and […]
Trump on Somalis; Signalgate; CDC Vaccine meeting : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories For two consecutive days, President Trump has launched into racist tirades targeting Minnesota’s Somali community. Yesterday, his remarks included comments about Somalis […]
Family of Colombian man killed in U.S. strike files human rights challenge : NPR
The Pentagon is seen on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The family of a Colombian man has filed the first formal challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats, arguing in a petition to the premier human rights watchdog in the Americas […]
How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S. : NPR
Women walk down a street in the predominantly Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis in 2022. The Twin Cities is a hub for Somalis in the U.S. Jessie Wardarski/AP hide caption toggle caption Jessie Wardarski/AP Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that’s recently faced attacks from President Trump. […]