Day: December 20, 2024

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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on a Russian ballistic missile strike on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv; South Korean investigators seek to question reluctant president over martial law; and a deadly knife attack at a school in Croatia.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Russian missiles targeted Kyiv after Ukraine fired US-made missiles across the border.

Congress has a midnight deadline to fund the federal government. Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump instructed Republicans to kill a bipartisan plan. Then the House rejected Trump’s preferred alternative. Russia’s army has lost thousands of soldiers trying to capture a strategic Ukrainian town, and in Syria, the rebel group that toppled former dictator Bashar al-Assad is now is now tasked with building a new government that includes everyone in a divided country. 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 Kelsey Snell, Carrie Kahn, Ryland Barton, HJ Mai and Olivia Hampton. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Kaity Kline. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott, and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our executive producer is Kelley Dickens. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on a renewed attempt to trace Malaysia Airlines’ missing plane, MH370.

A.M. Edition for Dec. 20. Most Democrats and several dozen Republicans join ranks to reject a revised spending measure, putting the U.S. on course for a government shutdown at midnight. Plus, Donald Trump threatens the EU with tariffs if it fails to increase U.S. energy imports. And Heard on the Street columnist Jon Sindreu explains the difference between being ultrarich, rich or merely affluent … and why that matters for banks trying to make their wealth-management offerings more inclusive. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices