In this photo released by Roscosmos State Space Corporate on Friday, July 25, 2025, a Soyuz rocket lifts off from a launch site in Vostochny in far eastern Russia carrying an Iranian satellite along with Russian satellites into orbit. Ivan Timoshenko/Roscosmos State Space Corporate via AP hide caption toggle caption Ivan Timoshenko/Roscosmos State Space Corporate […]
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‘Bomb cyclone’ forecasted to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions and dangerous travel : NPR
People walk through the snow in Brooklyn after an overnight storm on Saturday in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images An intense cyclone system is fueling a mix of severe weather, including a winter storm that will impact upper parts of the United States. Heavy snow, blizzards, extreme […]
Zelenskyy to meet Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war remain elusive : NPR
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a media conference at the EU Summit in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP hide caption toggle caption Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump will host his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday to try to close out a peace agreement that […]
Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85 : NPR
Jeffrey R. Holland, member of the quorum of the twelve apostles, speaks during a news conference at the Conference Center, in Salt Lake City, Jan. 27, 2015. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Bowmer/AP SALT LAKE CITY — Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who […]
Jazz artist Chuck Redd cancels over Kennedy Center name change : NPR
The Kennedy Center says it is planning legal action after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled an annual holiday concert. Redd pulled out after President Trump’s name appeared on the building. /Robert Severi hide caption toggle caption /Robert Severi The Kennedy Center says it plans to file a $1 million lawsuit against jazz artist Chuck Redd, […]
The best gift we can give the departed is to keep their sparkle alive : NPR
NPR’s Scott Simon with a Santa mug. Caroline Simon/NPR hide caption toggle caption Caroline Simon/NPR There was a clatter in our kitchen just after midnight Thursday and I crept down to find a large man in a red suit and tall black boots with his long white beard at our refrigerator. “Got any leftover pad […]
Judge to hold hearing on Kilmar Abrego Garcia : NPR
Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives at the United States District Court District of Maryland, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Greenbelt, Md. Stephanie Scarbrough/AP hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Scarbrough/AP A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran man who was mistakenly deported, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution […]
Why experts say Denmark is no model for U.S. vaccine policy : NPR
Guards march in the courtyard of Fredensborg Palace in Denmark. The northern European country of around 6 million people has been suggested as a model for U.S. childhood vaccination policy. Scott Barbour/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Barbour/Getty Images Europe/Getty Images Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a long-time vaccine critic, has […]
Plumpy’Nut, aid cuts, soccer grannies : Goats and Soda : NPR
From left: Players celebrate during the grannies soccer tournament in South Africa. A Dalit kitchen in India. Plumpy’Nut bars manufactured at the Edesia Nutrition plant in Rhode Island. Mary Mayongana, 42, lost access to her HIV medicine as a result of U.S. aid cuts in Zambia. From left: Ryan Brown for NPR; Diaa Hadid/NPR; Gabrielle […]
U.S. strikes ISIS; Congress recap; holiday spending : 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 The U.S. has launched a “deadly strike” against Islamic State fighters in northwest Nigeria, President Trump announced yesterday. Trump said in a […]