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Zelenskyy and Peace Promises, Abrego Garcia Release, Indiana Rejects Redistricting

Zelenskyy and Peace Promises, Abrego Garcia Release, Indiana Rejects Redistricting 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 A federal judge freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia from

Thailand says attacks on Cambodia to continue despite Trump ceasefire claim

BREAKING, Cambodia’s Ministry of Defence said Thai F-16 fighter jets continue to bomb targets inside country after US President Trump announced truce. Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has said military action against Cambodia will continue despite an earlier claim by United States President Donald Trump that he had successfully brokered a ceasefire between the neighbouring

U.S. Proposes Social Media Checks for Visa‑Waiver Tourists

Passengers from an international flight enter customs and immigration control at McCarran International Airport (now known as Harry Reid International Airport) in 2011. The Department of Homeland Security is proposing collecting social media information from tourists visiting the U.S. from countries that don't require a visa. Julie Jacobson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julie Jacobson/AP The

Title: Trump Seeks to Preempt State AI Laws — May Be Illegal

President Trump, center, and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, right, listen as U.S. Sen Ted Cruz, R-Tex. speaks during a signing ceremony for an executive order on AI at the White House on Dec. 11, 2025. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration is seeking

Our News Quiz — Definitely Not a Hoax

From left: Ariana Grande, Dick Van Dyke, Charlie Brown. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for DIFF hide caption toggle caption Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for DIFF This week brought Golden Globe snubs, deadly mushrooms and banned typefaces. Also, Australia made teens mad, there's a museum of

Indiana Lawmakers Defeat Trump’s Redistricting Plan

Members of the Indiana Senate debate the redistricting plan backed by President Trump in the state capitol Thursday. Zach Bundy/WFYI hide caption toggle caption Zach Bundy/WFYI The Indiana Senate has voted 31 to 19 against the congressional redistricting called for by President Trump in his attempt to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections. The

Head Start told to avoid ‘disability’ and ‘women’ in funding requests

Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at a Head Start program in Miami in January 2025. Rebecca Blackwell/AP hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP Some Head Start early childhood programs are being told by the federal government to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases

Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot

Beetles (Rhopalotria furfuracea) visit a male cone of the cycad plant Zamia furfuracea, whose cones produce heat during pollination. Michael Calonje hide caption toggle caption Michael Calonje Some of the earliest plants attracted pollinators by producing heat that made these plants glow with infrared light, according to a new set of experiments. The work, published

Billion-dollar OpenAI deal allows users to make content with Disney characters

Zootopia is one of the properties included in Disney's billion-dollar licensing deal with OpenAI. Disney hide caption toggle caption Disney If you've ever wanted to conjure up a scenario between yourself, Han Solo and the crew from Zootopia, you're in luck. The Walt Disney Company has reached a licensing agreement with OpenAI that brings Disney

The State Department reinstates an old font, in a typeface about-face

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pictured at a ceremony at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington last week, has directed diplomats to bring back Times New Roman as their official font. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images The State Department has reversed a Biden-era font change
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