Day: December 19, 2024

AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on new details emerging from the Madison school shooting case.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will ask former Syrian President Bashar Assad what has happened to a U.S. journalist missing in Syria.

The Justice Department is accusing CVS Pharmacy of filling unlawful prescriptions for opioids. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

Plus: The Justice Department is suing CVS Health for the pharmacy chain’s alleged role in the opioid crisis. And, the Bank of Japan holds interest rates steady citing uncertainties in the U.S. outlook. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A.M. Edition for Dec. 19. Late-breaking objections by the president-elect and Elon Musk to a bipartisan spending bill raise the prospects of a government shutdown. Plus, WSJ Europe finance editor Alex Frangos discusses how global markets are processing yesterday’s Fed-fueled selloff. And the Department of Justice sues CVS Health over its alleged role in contributing to the opioid crisis. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok’s U.S. future is up to the Supreme Court. The Chinese-owned company wants the high court to stop a ban of the app from taking effect next month. Many Syrian refugees say they want to go home, now that the Assad regime is gone — but what will wait there for them? In France, judges delivered verdicts in a rape case that has shocked the nation and the world. Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter . Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Kara Plantoni, Arezou Rezvani, Ryland Barton, HJ Mai and Mohamad ElBardicy. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Nisha Heinis, and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

A bipartisan spending bill to keep the government funded has been scrapped. The victims of the Madison school shooting in Wisconsin have been named. Israel’s military says it’s launched deadly airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. A verdict has been reached in the mass rape trial that’s gripped France. Plus, the US has completely wiped out an insect, but officials say it’s a good thing!
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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on the verdict in the Pelicot rape trial, with reaction from outside the courthouse in southern France.