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As fireworks light the sky and crowds count down together, communities around the globe welcome 2026. (Image credit: Izhar Khan) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/ZbV2y0F

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October. (Image credit: Adam Gray) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Q2jVTNU

President Trump's administration announced that it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after a series of fraud schemes in recent years. (Image credit: Steve Karnowski) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/gb0SVZe

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know. (Image credit: LittleCityLifestylePhotography) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/5NMY4Ik

The Trump administration's deep cuts in U.S. foreign health aid had a devastating impact. Yet there were achievements of note in spite of it all. (Image credit: Farooq Naeem) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/vcZzhej

A three-generation family in Maine set up a camera to capture their deer-feeding station. Thousands watch online as hundreds of white-tailed deer enjoy the food at Brownville's Food Pantry for Deer. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/I98mQ1G

Family members carry the burden and costs of caring for America's aging population. Federal policy change is slow to come but a new movement and state actions are building momentum. (Image credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Unbendable Media) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/5K1RkHY

The Legal Accountability Project complaint, which has not been previously reported, states that it is based on conversations with multiple former law clerks. (Image credit: Mark Lennihan) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/WGpZuCk

The FIFA President addressed outrage over ticket prices for the World Cup by pointing to record demand and reiterating that most of the proceeds will help support soccer around the world. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/DW1VHdK

President Trump could use the face-to-face at his Mar-a-Lago estate to look for ways to speed up the peace process, as Israel's leader has been accused of not pushing his side to move fast enough. (Image credit: Abdel Kareem Hana) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/kgyEXj8

A 'bomb cyclone' is intensifying severe winter weather for millions of people across the U.S. The system is expected to knock out power and disrupt holiday travel. (Image credit: Spencer Platt) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/FOtkvrq

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the top English scorer in the Premier League this season - can he force his way back into the national squad five years after his last cap?

Pantomimes are plays based on a well-known story — often a fairy tale — which are given a bawdy twist. The audience is expected to join in throughout, shouting as loudly as they can. (Image credit: Ella Carmen Dale) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/TU9Mxb7

The Kennedy Center 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. (Image credit: ‎) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/hAGuX8e

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a day before talks between Ukraine and the U.S., local authorities said. (Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/LV1dgzx

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of the U.N. says the vote will be anything but free and fair. (Image credit: Aung Shine Oo) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/cGaroW9

In addition to ending fighting, the agreement calls for no further military movements by either side and no violations of either side's airspace for military purposes. (Image credit: AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/zukqn73

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act." (Image credit: AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/5MI4p10

In an "alternative" message to the king's annual Christmas speech, Kimmel told British viewers that "from a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year," for the United States. (Image credit: Chris Pizzello) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/IyQckla

President Trump made the announcement late Thursday on social media, saying the strike was in response to the Islamic State targeting Christians in Nigeria. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/8wqdWGv

A group of hobbyists in Belgium make drones that help on the frontline of a war. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/7riOkTv

Morning Edition hosts Michel Martin and Leila Fadel answer holiday trivia questions compiled by Southern Living Magazine. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/Wce8fUQ

The Justice Department said Wednesday that it may need a "few more weeks" to release its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents. (Image credit: AP) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/4yWPXoe

Asfura won Honduras' presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the nation's electoral system. (Image credit: Moises Castillo) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/uwhHo0S

The explosion collapsed a part of the building and happened just as a utility crew had been on site looking for a gas leak at Bristol Health & Rehab Center in Bristol Township, just outside Philadelphia. (Image credit: Monica Herndon/The Philadelphia Inquirer) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/JjyCkxI

Despite tensions between the Vatican and Israel's government over the Gaza war, some Jews and Christians living in Israel are trying to build trust between their communities. from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/oG2lin3

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against President Trump on Tuesday, refusing to reinstate, for now, Trump's ability to send National Guard troops into the state of Illinois over the objections of the governor. (Image credit: Andrew Harnik) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/TrmnS78

Our most popular global health and development stories in 2025 covered the human impact of the upheaval in U.S. foreign aid, surprising news about familiar diseases and the beauty of earth captured by drone cameras. (Image credit: Clockwise from top left: U.S. Embassy Zambia; Mohammad Ataei Mohammadi; Claire Harbage/NPR; Tommy Trenchard for NPR) from NPR Topics: News https://ift.tt/XKMJlg3