We bring you 5 stories that will get you up to speed and on with your day. Updates every weekday morning, midday and evening. Plus, 5 Good Things and One Thing on the weekends.
Optimistic Americans, NPR sues, airline’s new bag charges & more
6 mins; May 27, 2025
Harvard contracts threatened, Philadelphia park shooting, Chinese factory explosion & more
6 mins; May 27, 2025
Russia facing pressure, more inmates captured, trailblazing politician dies & more
6 mins; May 27, 2025
Memorial Day prices, WWII soldiers returned, future of the penny & more
6 mins; May 26, 2025
Trump criticizes Putin, EU tariff delay, cryptocurrency kidnapping charges & more
6 mins; May 26, 2025
One Thing: ‘Total Disaster’: Why Some Fear Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful’ Bill
24 mins; May 25, 2025
5 Good Things: Kermit the Frog’s Advice to 2025 Grads
16 mins; May 24, 2025
Nippon-US Steel merger, Germany’s knife attack, Billy Joel cancels tour & more
6 mins; May 23, 2025
Ban against Harvard paused, stocks tumble, new AI model & more
6 mins; May 23, 2025
Harvard University sues, Apple tariff warning, major prisoner swap & more
6 mins; May 23, 2025
Nuclear talks, Trump’s bill faces Senate pushback, rare storm & more
6 mins; May 23, 2025
University battles heat up, Iran not hopeful, Memorial Day travel & more
6 mins; May 23, 2025
Trump-Harvard fight escalates, DC shooting suspect, rising mortgage rates & more
6 mins; May 22, 2025
Supreme Court deadlock, Kid Cudi testimony, no more pennies & more
6 mins; May 22, 2025
San Diego plane crash, Gaza aid, lesbian legal battle & more
6 mins; May 22, 2025
House passes Trump’s bill, Workday AI lawsuit, legend fights again & more
6 mins; May 22, 2025
Embassy staffers shot, ‘gold card’ visas, band member terror charge & more
6 mins; May 22, 2025
Tax bill impasse, Qatar’s luxury jet accepted, 'tush push’ allowed & more
6 mins; May 21, 2025
Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims, police reform reversal, Chris Brown bail & more
6 mins; May 21, 2025
Johnson’s optimism, rich get richer, travel summer of hell & more
6 mins; May 21, 2025
Elon Musk’s future, melting ice sheets, American veteran released & more
6 mins; May 21, 2025
Gaza starvation warning, Russian kill order, ‘Cheers’ actor dies & more
6 mins; May 21, 2025
Trump’s bill race, Andrew Cuomo investigation, ‘Golden Dome’ plans & more
6 mins; May 21, 2025
Covid vaccine shakeup, battle over Trump agenda, Israel trade suspensions & more
6 mins; May 20, 2025
Trump meets with House GOP, Earth sciences cuts, Mexican Navy ship crash & more
6 mins; May 20, 2025
GOP at odds, Qatar jet narrative, thousands of chicks abandoned & more
6 mins; May 20, 2025
Trump on Capitol Hill, inmate escape fallout, safe sunscreens & more
6 mins; May 20, 2025
Brooklyn Bridge collision latest, Israel’s new offensive, CBS exec resigns & more
6 mins; May 19, 2025
High-stakes call, SCOTUS ruling, post-Brexit deal & more
6 mins; May 19, 2025
Trump and Putin talk, explicit deepfakes law, rail strike over & more
6 mins; May 19, 2025
'Big, beautiful' bill advances, Biden treatment options, severe weather update & more
6 mins; May 19, 2025
Trump-Putin call, Biden cancer diagnosis, Pope Leo’s first mass & more
6 mins; May 19, 2025
One Thing: What to Expect When You’re Expecting More Tariffs
22 mins; May 18, 2025
5 Good Things: Robots & Pig Organs: The Future of Organ Transplants
16 mins; May 17, 2025
US loses perfect credit rating, tornado forecast, New Orleans prison break & more
6 mins; May 16, 2025
Ukraine peace talks, Trump offers help to Gaza, GOP bill stumbles & more
6 mins; May 16, 2025
Tariff deal warning, strong tornado threat, female artist record sale & more
6 mins; May 16, 2025
Russia-Ukraine talks, NYU diploma withheld, UnitedHealth imploding & more
6 mins; May 16, 2025
NJ Transit strike, ‘sextortion’ ring arrests, Chris Brown charged & more
