Suzanne Nuyen

Smoke rises from a destroyed apartment following a large explosion in a southern suburb of Beirut on Tuesday. The TV station of Lebanon's Hezbollah group says top Hamas official Saleh Arouri was killed Tuesday in an explosion in a southern Beirut suburb.

Up First briefing: Top Hamas leader killed in Lebanon; Harvard president resigns

Suzanne Nuyen

A senior Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut. Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns.

Israelis protested against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system and in support of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023.

Up First briefing: Israel Supreme Court ruling; South Korean opposition leader stabbed

Suzanne Nuyen

Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary. South Korea's Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the city of Busan.

Arts & Life

Up First briefing: Life Kit has 50 ways to change your life in 2024

Suzanne Nuyen

Whether you want to exercise more, pay off your debts or make big career moves, NPR's Life Kit is here to support you.

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Up First briefing: Infectious disease soars in Gaza, New York Times sues OpenAI

Suzanne Nuyen

WHO cautions disease may kill more people in Gaza than combat. The New York Times sues ChatGPT's OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement.

Migrants huddling for warmth at an unofficial detention camp in Jacumba, Calif.

Politics & Government

Up First briefing: Top U.S. officials visit Mexico; 'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun dies

Suzanne Nuyen

U.S. officials travel to Mexico to talk immigration enforcement. South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who played a rich entrepreneur in the Oscar-winning film Parasite, was found dead.

This 10.0 mm (0.4 inches) monster snowflake holds the Guinness record for the largest snow crystal. A microscope was used to photograph it in four quadrants, which were later digitally recombined.

Up First briefing: U.S. conducts airstrikes on militants in Iraq; 2023 U.S. union wins

Suzanne Nuyen

President Biden orders retaliatory strikes against militants in Iraq after three U.S. servicemembers were injured. A look at the state of U.S. unions after several big 2023 wins.

More than 20,000 people have now been killed in Gaza since the start of the war, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health. Above, a home in Rafah is shown in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike.

Up First briefing: Gaza deaths top 20,000; Colorado Supreme Court Justices threatened

Suzanne Nuyen

More than 20,000 people have died in Gaza, according to the Health Ministry. Violent rhetoric increased online following the Colorado Supreme Court decision to bar Trump from the 2024 primary ballot.

The movie <em>Hook</em> is now a family favorite, in spite of weak reviews when it came out in 1991. Originally intended as a musical, the film's demo songs are now available in a new recording.

Up First briefing: Gazan Christians worry about survival; EU votes on migration rule

Suzanne Nuyen

Gaza's tiny Christian community worries about their survival amid the war. The EU makes a breakthrough with new migration rules.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a commit to caucus campaign event at the Whiskey River bar on Dec. 2 in Ankeny, Iowa.

Politics & Government

Up First briefing: Trump disqualified from Colorado primary ballot; Congo elections

Suzanne Nuyen

Colorado's Supreme Court disbarred Trump from appearing on its 2024 primary ballot. Millions of Congolese head to polls to elect a new president amid a displacement crisis.

Comic strip Snoopy first started rocking a puffer jacket in the 1980s. A plush version of the bundled-up beagle is flying off the shelves in 2023.

Up First briefing: Texas immigration law; Pope approves blessing for same-sex couples.

Suzanne Nuyen

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill criminalizing illegal border crossings at the state level. Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples.