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.
Fear for hostages in Gaza, Epstein ‘birthday book’, VA special election result & more
6 mins; September 10, 2025
Israeli strike backlash, Fed governor ruling, Russian drones in Poland & more
6 mins; September 10, 2025
Trump’s SCOTUS cases, RFK Jr.’s MAHA plan, France’s new PM & more
6 mins; September 09, 2025
Qatar addresses Israeli attack, DC students protest, new Apple lineup & more
6 mins; September 09, 2025
Israel attack in Qatar, major jobs revision, DC crackdown data & more
6 mins; September 09, 2025
Russia bomb attack, House majority numbers, US-Venezuela tensions & more
6 mins; September 09, 2025
Gaza City warning, Epstein birthday letter, MAGA’s almost fist fight & more
6 mins; September 09, 2025
Epstein ‘birthday book,’ French government collapses, Amazon axes perk & more
6 mins; September 08, 2025
Trump defamation ruling, CA ICE patrols, Howard Stern's show & more
6 mins; September 08, 2025
Russia sanctions, fatal train stabbing, millennial saint & more
6 mins; September 08, 2025
ICE raid warnings, Jerusalem shooting latest, fugitive father shot dead & more
6 mins; September 08, 2025
Jerusalem shooting, ICE surge in Massachusetts, Mushroom murder sentencing & more
6 mins; September 08, 2025
One Thing: Deployed and Dejected: The National Guard in DC
18 mins; September 07, 2025
5 Good Things Draft Episode for Sep 06, 2025
14 mins; September 06, 2025
Drug cartel crackdown, ‘Deportation Depot,’ failed Navy SEAL mission & more
6 mins; September 05, 2025
Jobs report blame, flight compensation changes, CVS sued & more
6 mins; September 05, 2025
Labor market sliding, Department of War, Musk the trillionaire? & more
6 mins; September 05, 2025
August jobs report, Hamas hostage video, mother-in-law contract killing & more
6 mins; September 05, 2025
RFK Jr. hearing, Trump pressures Europe, ‘Department of War’ & more
6 mins; September 05, 2025
Labor market sliding, Department of War, Musk the trillionaire? & more
5 mins; September 04, 2025
Heated RFK Jr. hearing, DOJ weighs gun ban, university president resigns & more
6 mins; September 04, 2025
DC sues Trump admin, Xi meets Kim, sugar substitute woes & more
6 mins; September 04, 2025
RFK Jr. grilled, soaring electricity costs, fashion legend dies
6 mins; September 04, 2025
SCOTUS tariff judgement, Eric Adams Trump role, NFL season begins & more
6 mins; September 04, 2025
Harvard ruling, RFK Jr. hearing, right-wing TV lawsuit & more
6 mins; September 04, 2025
Harvard’s landmark victory, FL vaccine mandates, deadly derailment & more
5 mins; September 03, 2025
Epstein survivor’s message to Trump, hot-mic moment, 'megaberg' loses crown & more
6 mins; September 03, 2025
Epstein survivor rally, RFK Jr. resignation calls, ‘job hugging’ & more
6 mins; September 03, 2025
China military parade, Epstein files release, Google monopoly case & more
6 mins; September 03, 2025
US strikes drug boat, ‘no tax on overtime,’ explained, Kraft Heinz splits & more
6 mins; September 02, 2025
Chicago leaders push back, Trump’s announcement, ChatGPT safety feature & more
6 mins; September 02, 2025
LA National Guard ruling, Congress returns, new Vogue editor & more
6 mins; September 02, 2025
Trump vaccine skepticism, Russia-China relations, Chicago crime & more
6 mins; September 02, 2025
Chicago crackdown, quake rescues underway, prank turns deadly & more
6 mins; September 01, 2025
Afghanistan earthquake, China security summit, Burning Man homicide & more
6 mins; September 01, 2025
One Thing: Devastated by Katrina, Rescued by Music
22 mins; August 31, 2025
5 Good Things: This Resilient Rose Survived Katrina & Blooms Nationwide
15 mins; August 30, 2025
Fed governor’s case, TX congressional map signed, fugitive father sightings & more
6 mins; August 29, 2025
Trade perk expires, migrant children’s removal, flight scare & more
6 mins; August 29, 2025
Kamala Harris security, Fed firing hearing, all-gender toilets & more
6 mins; August 29, 2025
Katrina anniversary warning, new CDC leader, foreign aid ruling & more
6 mins; August 29, 2025
US-Ukraine talks, government gag order, 9/11 lawsuit & more
6 mins; August 29, 2025
New MN shooting details, CDC exodus, newspaper makes changes & more
6 mins; August 28, 2025
MN’s “unrecognized heroes,” GOP national convention, grads vs AI & more
6 mins; August 28, 2025
Kyiv attacked, CDC & Fed firings, foreign student visa changes & more
6 mins; August 28, 2025
Gun reform calls, ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ future, AI therapy & more
