Pakistan Chief Leaves Tehran Amid Iran’s Mixed Signals
NewsFeed Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, has reportedly departed Iran after holding multiple meetings with Iranian leadership. That’s as Tehran says it’s open to negotiating an end to the war with the US, but is also ready for any confrontation. Published On 23 May 2026
Gabbard Resigns as DNI to Care for Husband
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard listens as President Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Dec. 2, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday that she is resigning as President Trump's director of national intelligence in order to
Shein Acquires Everlane, Upending Millennial Ethical Fashion
"Affordable luxury" brand Everlane has been bought by the ultrafast-fashion giant Shein. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Shein, the ultrafast-fashion juggernaut, is buying Everlane, a brand that once pitched millennial shoppers on a vision of fashion with "ethical factories" and "radical transparency" into how its clothes were made and priced.
Drive Less, Go Electric, or Change How You Drive
A customer pumps gas into his car at a Chevron station on May 4 in Los Angeles, Calif. Gas prices have surged to a 4-year high, as tensions in the Middle East continue. Gasoline in California is over $6 a gallon. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America
Senate stalls immigration funding; hurricane season outlook
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 Congress is preparing to leave town for a weeklong recess without passing a Republican-backed plan to fund immigration
Aftermath of Trump–Xi Summit: U.S. and China Disagree on Deals
FILE - Copies of the People's Daily newspaper with a front page photo and headline which reads "Xi Jinping holds talks with US President Trump", are displayed at a news stand in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Trump said he had made "fantastic trade deals" with China's Xi Jinping, as the pair met on May
What is the ‘tarps off’ trend? Take the quiz
From left: Dara, Sam Altman, Heidi Montag Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; David Becker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; David Becker/Getty Images This week, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert went off the air forever. This leaves only the quiz to carry the torch
A stranger’s compliment changed her confidence after chemo
A stranger's compliment helped her feel confident after chemo Pat Gentile smiles today. In 2010, while she was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, a stranger in a convenience store told her she looked "fabulous" and helped her feel normal and seen. Pat Gentile hide caption toggle caption Pat Gentile In her late 50s, Pat Gentile
When a Hospital Closes: Gaps in Trump’s Rural Health Fund
Debra Pierce holds up a picture of Stanley Sears, her brother, while standing in the yard of the mobile home he was renovating before his death in 2024. Pierce believes North Carolina's Martin County needs higher-level emergency services and a hospital. Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News hide caption toggle caption Sarah Jane Tribble/KFF Health News
Abortion Messaging Shifts as Cost Concerns Dominate Voters
An abortion-rights activist holds a box of mifepristone pills as demonstrators from both anti-abortion and abortion-rights groups rally outside the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP hide caption toggle caption Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly . In the last two federal elections since the Supreme Court