Month: January 2025

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AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on a strong earthquake in western China near Nepal, killing dozens; a commemoration for the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris in 2015 has taken place; and a flight touches down at Damascus airport, as Syria re-opens.

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports the Biden administration bans unpaid medical bills from appearing on credit reports.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports senior South Korea officials have a new court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon.

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is resigning, only 15 detainees remain at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay and the Minneapolis Police Department is now under federal oversight, nearly five years after the murder of George Floyd. For 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 Nick Spicer, Barrie Hardymon, Cheryl Corley, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Ben Abrams. We get engineering support from David Greenberg, and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he is resigning, only 15 detainees remain at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay and the Minneapolis Police Department is now under federal oversight, nearly five years after the murder of George Floyd. For 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 Nick Spicer, Barrie Hardymon, Cheryl Corley, Janaya Williams and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Ben Abrams. We get engineering support from David Greenberg, and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

A.M. Edition for Jan. 7. From the U.K. to Germany, the world’s richest man is causing a stir by wading into hot-button political debates. The WSJ’s Max Colchester and Bertrand Benoit explain what Elon Musk’s overarching goals may be, and how Europe is responding. Plus, the Pentagon labels Tencent, CATL and other major Chinese businesses as having ties to the country’s military. And Nvidia touts its inroads in robotics as a driver of future growth. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices