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From NPR. President Trump is warning House Republicans that if they don’t win the midterms in November, he’ll likely be impeached — again. His comments came during a speech Tuesday at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., that was supposed to be about strategy for the upcoming midterms.
From NPR. An Alaska Airlines pilot is suing Boeing. Captain Brandon Fisher safely landed a Boeing plane two years ago after a door plug panel flew off shortly after takeoff. Fisher’s been credited by federal agencies with saving everyone aboard. But in court filings, Fisher’s lawyers allege Boeing’s attempt to deflect liability in past lawsuits…
From NPR. U.S. defense officials say that the U.S. has seized two tanker ships. One of them is a stateless motor tanker called the Sophia. The other is a Russian-flagged oil tanker originally called the Bella-1, and U.S. defense officials say that tanker has links to Venezuela. U.S. forces have chased it across the Atlantic…
From NPR. Maduro’s controversial removal — with many questioning the legality of the Trump administration’s capture — has contributed to the feeling that the future of the country is up in the air. Here’s what we know.
From NPR. Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro described himself as an innocent and decent man, as he and his wife were arraigned in New York yesterday on federal drug charges — two days after they were seized in a pre-dawn U.S. military operation in Caracas. Maduro told the court that he is a man of…
From NPR. The Pentagon is undertaking a six-month review of women in ground combat jobs, according to a memo obtained by NPR. The review is set to determine the effectiveness of having several thousand female soldiers and Marines in infantry, armor and artillery. The memo calls for Army and Marine Corps leaders to provide data…
From NPR. https://youtu.be/I8pZAQCZ82A President Trump has encouraged a fog of misinformation and conspiracy theories about the January 6 attack on the Capitol. But January 6 was one of the most filmed crime scenes in American history. So NPR sat down with two D.C. police officers who walked us through their bodycam footage of the day…
From NPR. Watch two officers relive Jan 6 through their own bodycam footage: https://youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs There are a lot of myths about the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. NPR obtained and reviewed thousands of videos from the January 6th court cases to debunk one of the most persistent myths: that the rioters were…
From NPR. Watch two officers relive Jan 6 through their own bodycam footage: https://youtu.be/CvL4sXhGrYs Thousands of Trump supporters came to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 because they believed President Trump’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen. The video evidence gathered from more than a thousand court cases shows the extent to which rioters…
From NPR. The U.S. Mint is releasing new coins into circulation today to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The coins feature pilgrims and early presidents — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. A committee had recommended five commemorative quarters to be rolled out this year. One would have featured Frederick Douglass,…
From NPR. The Jan. 6, 2021 riot caused approximately three million dollars in damage to the U.S. Capitol. But the rioters didn’t just smash windows and doors. When they reached the offices and legislative chambers inside the Capitol, the rioters stole stuff, got drunk and smoked marijuana, too. —————————————————— Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Instagram:…
From NPR. On Jan. 6, 2021, 140 police officers were injured defending the U.S. Capitol from a violent mob of Trump supporters. Five years later, many still live with the physical and psychological damage from that day. NPR Investigations correspondent Tom Dreisbach sat down with two officers who defended the Capitol — Michael Fanone and…
From NPR. A new report finds that more than a third of teenagers using AI chatbots use them for personal companionship, raising concerns about developmental and emotional risks. The report was released by Aura, an online safety company. Psychologist Scott Kollins, Aura’s chief medical officer, says 37% of conversations between teens and their chatbot companions…
From NPR. President Trump said the U.S. will run Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," as he defended Saturday’s military strikes that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Trump said a group of people would step in to run Venezuela, including US leaders such as Secretary of State…
From NPR. President Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and "captured" President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, following a series of explosions and fires reported around Caracas in the early hours of the morning. • Read or listen to: "U.S. hit Venezuela with ‘large-scale strike,’ captured Nicolás Maduro, Trump…
From NPR. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is defending the 2026 World Cup’s high ticket prices by saying the tournament is attracting unprecedented demand. Fans have reacted with outage at the ticket prices for the World Cup being held across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but Infantino says FIFA has received a record 150 million ticket…
From NPR. Journalist and author Krista Tippett talks about how an open question can help you navigate big changes.
From NPR. About 40 people were killed and another 119 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, police said. The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its…
From NPR. It’s looking like it will be a bad flu season, and the CDC has released new data documenting influenza’s spread as cases surge across much of the United States. The CDC estimates there have been 7.5 million cases so far this season — up from 4.6 million just the week before — and…
From NPR. Public libraries around the country are releasing their lists of their most popular books of the year. One of the most popular was Kirsten Hannah’s “The Women,” which came out last year and is about a U.S. Army nurse who serves in Vietnam. Other top books included Rebecca Yarros’ “romantasy” Empyrean series, about…
From NPR. Celebrating the new year in the Indian port city of Mumbai has its quirks. An old man, or Pappanji, dots the streets, from the slums to the gentrified neighborhoods of Mumbai.
From NPR. Across the globe, cities are welcoming 2026 in style. From Sydney to Dubai, Taipei to Nairobi, fireworks displays marked the start of the New Year.
From NPR. Iran’s leaders are facing protests this week over the state of the country’s economy. The country has struggled under sanctions for more than a decade, the local currency — the rial — has plummeted, inflation is running over 40%, and the government recently published a draft of the budget that predicted the real…
From NPR. President Trump says the U.S. military has targeted a dock in Venezuela, where he claims drugs were being loaded onto boats, marking an escalation in the administration’s pressure campaign against the Venezuelan government. Trump was about to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he confirmed to reporters that the U.S. had…
From NPR. President Trump is expected to talk with Israel’s prime minister about a proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza today. Meanwhile, Trump also says he’s making progress in talks to end the war with Russia. He spoke with leaders of the EU and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday. Zelenskyy…
From NPR. Baking cookbooks saw a boom in 2025, with an 80% growth over the past 12 months. That’s bucking a trend in cookbooks, which saw overall sales down this year. Brenna Connor, who analyzes the U.S. book market for the research company Circana, said the double-digit growth was a surprise. Instead of going to…
From NPR. Baking cookbooks saw a boom in 2025, with an 80% growth over the past 12 months. That’s bucking a trend in cookbooks, which saw overall sales down this year. Brenna Connor, who analyzes the U.S. book market for the research company Circana, said the double-digit growth was a surprise. Instead of going to…
From NPR. Two similar murals have appeared in London this week, one of which the mysterious street artist Banksy has claimed as his own. The artwork depicts two children lying on their backs in coats, hats and boots. One child has their hands in their pockets. The other points a finger skywards. Banksy posted two…
From NPR. An ancient historical site stretching to the time of the Bible is at the center of a new battle for land in the occupied West Bank. Israel is seizing the area to turn it into a tourist site aimed at Jewish settlers. It’s the largest ever Israeli expropriation of archaeological ruins in the…
From NPR. Federal regulators have approved a pill version of the popular weight loss drug Wegovy, which is currently only available as an injection. The pills could hit the market by early next year. Meanwhile, injectable GLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity care, but they don’t work for everyone. Roughly half of those who…
From NPR. Smog is blanketing parts of South Asia, including the Indian capital New Delhi. As NPR’s Diaa Hadid reports — it’s making people sick, and has triggered a ban on a beloved street snack.
From NPR. The announcement came just minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court issued an emergency decision blocking President Trump’s deployment of troops to Chicago. The court ruled 6-3 against President Trump Tuesday, one of only a handful of times the conservative court has ruled against the president on the emergency docket this term. This ruling…