A tray of mail-in ballots is seen at King County elections headquarters on Nov. 5, 2024, in Renton, Wash. Lindsey Wasson/AP hide caption toggle caption Lindsey Wasson/AP The U.S. Supreme Court announced Monday it will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something […]
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Atletico Madrid coming under U.S. ownership : NPR
Atletico Madrid’s Marcos Llorente celebrates scoring his side’s third goal during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Union Saint-Gilloise in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Manu Fernande/AP hide caption toggle caption Manu Fernande/AP MADRID — Atletico Madrid is about to come under American ownership. Apollo Sports Capital, an asset […]
Families sue Camp Mystic over flood deaths, alleging it ignored risks : NPR
An officer prays with a family as they pick up items at Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas, on July 9. Ashley Landis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashley Landis/AP The operators of Camp Mystic in Texas, where 25 girls and two teenage counselors died in catastrophic flooding on July 4, failed to take necessary steps to […]
Netflix dramatizes Garfield’s assassination : NPR
Michael Shannon plays President James Garfield and Betty Gilpin is first lady Crete Garfield in Death By Lightning. Larry Horricks/Netflix hide caption toggle caption Larry Horricks/Netflix Death by Lightning, a new four-part miniseries on Netflix, is a period piece that plays like a 19th-century version of The West Wing. It’s full of political intrigue and […]
Deal to reopen government; World leaders at COP30 : 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 A bipartisan group of senators reached a deal last night to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. […]
Senators take first step toward reopening the government after historic shutdown : NPR
Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters in the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 30. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images A bipartisan group of Senate Democrats and Republicans reached a deal to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in U.S. history, voting on the first procedural step on the […]
Cleveland Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz charged with pitch rigging : NPR
Cleveland Guardians’ Luis Ortiz pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Cleveland on April 30. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP NEW YORK — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been indicted on charges they took bribes from sports bettors to throw certain […]
Trump directs states to ‘undo’ full November SNAP benefits : NPR
Jen Janecek Hartman helps prepare bagged meals for a food bank for students at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in New Town, N.D. John Locher/AP hide caption toggle caption John Locher/AP The Trump administration late Saturday directed states that they must “immediately undo” any actions they have made to provide benefits to […]
Many would-be buyers are frozen out of the housing market : NPR
High prices and high mortgage rates are making it hard for many people to get a toehold in the housing market. A new report from the National Association of Realtors says the share of homes sold to first-time buyers dropped to a record low in the last year. Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption […]
Trump says boat crews are narco-terrorists. The truth is more nuanced, AP finds : NPR
Robert Sánchez dropped out of school as a teenager and like many others in the region became a fisherman like his father, according to friends and relatives. Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration hide caption toggle caption Peter Hamlin/AP Illustration GÜIRIA, Venezuela — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another […]