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Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.  Subscribe  here to get it delivered to your inbox, and  listen  to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories The Supreme Court upheld access to the abortion pill mifepristone yesterday. The high court's order means that the

President Trump shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15. Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP via Getty Images BEIJING — After wrapping up his two-day visit to China, President Trump called the trip "incredible," but while

Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption toggle caption Evgeniy Maloletka/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous

From left: Shakira, Sean Duffy, ????????. Buda Mendes/Getty Images; Heather Diehl/Getty Images; YONHAP via AP/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Buda Mendes/Getty Images; Heather Diehl/Getty Images; YONHAP via AP/Screenshot by NPR This week, in Warshington, D.C., the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve and we wrote a quiz

Demonstrators against the redrawing of Tennessee's congressional maps following the approval of a new congressional map during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tenn. on May 7. Madison Thorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Madison Thorn/Bloomberg via Getty Images MEMPHIS, Tenn. — From the founding of Memphis more

Francisco Vazquez, 27, stands in front of his new home in Milwaukee, Wis. He was able to buy it after changing his career track and saving aggressively, including for one year while he lived rent free with his parents. Caleb Alvarado for NPR/2026-04-GenZHomeowners hide caption toggle caption Caleb Alvarado for NPR/2026-04-GenZHomeowners In Milwaukee, Francisco Vazquez

Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.

Islamabad, Pakistan – A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi ended on Friday without a common position on the war on Iran, with the bloc’s outcome document acknowledging only that “differing views” remained among members. It was the second consecutive BRICS gathering in India to fail to produce a consensus on the

Senate security run after gunfire was heard along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines, Wednesday. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption toggle caption Aaron Favila/AP MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine senator wanted by the International Criminal Court for an alleged crime against humanity has fled from the Senate, where he sought refuge to evade

Eileen Wang, now the former mayor of the City of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty to one felony charge that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frazer Harrison/Getty Images ARCADIA, Calif. — In China, President Trump is negotiating with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week