This photo released from State Railway of Thailand, shows a scene after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand on Wednesday. AP/State Railway of Thailand hide caption toggle caption AP/State Railway of Thailand BANGKOK — A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train, causing a fiery derailment that […]
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Claudette Colvin, arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up bus seat, dies : NPR
Claudette Colvin sits for a portrait, Feb. 5, 2009, in New York. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was […]
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes : NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to state laws banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. To date, 27 states have enacted laws barring transgender participation in sports. Supporters say the laws are needed to ensure fairness in […]
Trump on Iran; Minnesota; SCOTUS Trans Sports Cases : 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 President Trump said yesterday that he is imposing a 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran. This is the president’s latest […]
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry : NPR
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing with senators on the situation in Venezuela, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI […]
Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms ‘losers’ : NPR
Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, on Dec. 22 in Portsmouth, Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Helber/AP A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm […]
ICE in Minnesota; Iran-U.S. talks; Federal Reserve : 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 Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is deploying more federal agents to Minnesota. The move comes as nationwide protests continued yesterday after an […]
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes : NPR
FILE – Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed […]
National Portrait Gallery removes impeachment references next to Trump photo : NPR
A photograph of President Trump and a short plaque next to it are on display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery’s “American Presidents” exhibit on Sunday. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP The wall text next to a new portrait of President Trump on display in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, […]
Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests as death toll rises : NPR
This frame grab from footage circulating on social media from Iran showed protesters once again taking to the streets of Tehran despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world in Tehran, Iran, Saturday Jan. 10, 2026. UGC/AP hide caption toggle caption UGC/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates […]