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Up First briefing: Trump fights protective order; FDA approves postpartum pill
Monday, August 07, 2023
Donald Trump's legal team has until 5:00 p.m. to respond to prosecutors' request for a protective order. The FDA has approved the first pill to treat postpartum depression.
Up First briefing: Trump pleads not guilty; July job numbers; Women's World Cup
Friday, August 04, 2023
Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to four felony counts. Forecasters predict the job market stayed strong in July. The Women's World Cup knockout round begins tomorrow.
Up First briefing: Trump's arraignment; Lizzo sued; Republicans on climate change
Thursday, August 03, 2023
Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned on charges in connected to the Jan. 6 riot today. Three of Lizzo's former dancers sue her for harassment. The GOP prioritizes the economy over climate change.
Up First briefing: Trump's 3rd indictment; U.S. loses AAA rating; heat and the brain
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
Donald Trump is indicted on felony charges related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Fitch Ratings downgrades the U.S. credit rating. This is your brain on heat.
Up First Briefing: Teflon Don; ACLU lawsuit; Pee-wee Herman's legacy
Tuesday, August 01, 2023
Donald Trump's legal woes haven't hurt his polling numbers. The ACLU files a lawsuit to block the country's first religious public charter school. Remembering Paul Reubens, aka Pee-wee Herman.
Up First briefing: Pakistan bombing; Yellow trucking meltdown; grieving pet loss
Monday, July 31, 2023
A deadly bombing near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has killed dozens and injured hundreds. Shipping company Yellow is expected to file bankruptcy. How to cope with the loss of a pet.
Up First briefing: Hunter Biden plea deal; coup in Niger, remembering Sinead O'Connor
Thursday, July 27, 2023
A judge has put a plea deal in the Hunter Biden case on hold. Niger's military announced a coup. Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has died at 56.
Up First briefing: Fed could hike rates; Threads under pressure; get healthy with NEAT
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce it's raising interest rates. Voting groups want Threads to tighten its rules ahead of the election. A NEAT way to burn calories without working out.
Up First briefing: Climate worsens heat waves; Israel protests; Emmett Till monument
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
A study finds climate change is making heat waves worse. Protests erupted in Israel after the government passed a law to weaken its judiciary. Biden will designate a national monument for Emmett Till.
Up First briefing: State of the economy; a possible Trump indictment; difficult bosses
Monday, July 24, 2023
Another indictment for former President Trump could come soon. A career coach gives advice for workplace conflicts. Economic forecasters are optimistic, but the economy isn't out of the woods yet.
Up First briefing: Barbenheimer; Trump indictments; Baghdadi raid investigation
Friday, July 21, 2023
Get ready for a Barbie/Oppenheimer double feature. GOP candidates face difficult positions addressing Trump's legal woes. NPR reveals flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in a 2019 raid.
Up First briefing: Climate-conscious buildings; Texas abortion bans; GMO mosquitoes
Thursday, July 20, 2023
It's time for infrastructure to take climate change into account. Texas' abortion bans are in court today. Scientists want to genetically modify mosquitos to help fight malaria.
Up First briefing: Meta's free AI; Trump's legal troubles; a scary fish's teeth
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Facebook's parent company has released its newest AI for free. Trump says he's a target in the Jan. 6 insurrection investigation. An Oklahoma boy finds a piranha-like fish with human-like teeth.
Up First briefing: Trump hearing; U.S-China climate talks; Taylor Swift breaks records
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
A pretrial hearing takes place today in Trump's classified documents case. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in China to revive climate change efforts. Taylor Swift breaks another Billboard record.
Up first briefing: Actors on strike; OTC birth control; a White House cocaine mystery
Friday, July 14, 2023
The Hollywood actors union goes on strike. The FDA approves the first over-the-counter daily birth control pill. The Secret Service still doesn't know who left cocaine at the White House.
Up First briefing: Defense bill delayed; Threads' news policy; SAG-AFTRA strike vote
Thursday, July 13, 2023
GOP House lawmakers want to amend the defense authorization bill. Twitter rival Threads wants to downgrade news and politics. The Hollywood actors union holds a strike vote this morning.
Up First briefing: Zelenskyy at NATO; SAG-AFTRA deadline; #whitepeoplefood
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Biden will meet with Zelenskyy today at NATO. The contract between Hollywood studios and the actors' union is set to expire. American-style lunches are going viral on Chinese social media.
Up First briefing: Sweden's NATO approval; Israel protests; Emmy predictions
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Turkey agreed to allow Sweden to join NATO. Protests resume in Israel over a planned judicial overhaul. It's a weird year for the Emmys. Here are the NPR culture desk's predictions.
Up First briefing: Biden at NATO; Tennessee trans care ban; Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now'
Monday, July 10, 2023
Biden will attend NATO this week, where the war in Ukraine will be a main focus. A gender-affirming care ban takes effect in Tennessee. Taylor Swift rereleases her album, "Speak Now."
Up First Briefing: Yellen in China; Meta launches Threads; synagogue rubble unearthed
Thursday, July 06, 2023
Janet Yellen visits China to try to ease tensions. Facebook's parent company launches Threads to compete with Twitter. Parts of a synagogue destroyed by Nazis are found in a Munich river.