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This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP DAMASCUS, Syria — Israeli forces in southern Syria raided a village and opened fire when they were confronted by residents on Friday, killing at least 10, Syrian officials said, as Israel fights on a number of fronts while

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 Sarah Beckstrom, one of two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday

An olive ridley sea turtle hatchling lurches along the sand to the sea in Velas, India. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption toggle caption Diaa Hadid/NPR VELAS, India — Little kids giddily squeal as a baby sea turtle, flippers flapping, lurches toward the water with the grace of a drunk lunging for a cab at closing time.

Harjinder Singh is seen on a video screen next to his attorney Tejinder Bains during court proceedings in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Nov. 13, 2025. The Indian-born Singh was behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler in August when he allegedly made an illegal U-turn, causing a crash that killed three people. Cody Jackson/AP hide caption

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that operations to curb Venezuelan drug trafficking "by land" would begin "very soon."  The warning comes amid escalating tensions with Caracas and with the military stepping up its activity in the Caribbean as part of what Washington says are efforts to stop transnational crime and drug smuggling. Venezuela, however, says the military buildup and the US anti-narcotics

The Belgian Sheepdog, Soleil, and handler Daniel Martin of Princeton, N.C., won Best in Show at the 24th Annual National Dog Show presented by Purina. National Dog Show hide caption toggle caption National Dog Show Soleil, a Belgian Sheepdog, has won Best in Show at the 2025 National Dog Show, beating out more than 1900

Streets are blocked after reports that two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Anthony Peltier/AP hide caption toggle caption Anthony Peltier/AP Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, was in the U.S. after entering the country in 2021

In this April 6, 2006 file photo, Fuzzy Zoeller encourages the crowd to be quiet on the second hole during first round play at the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Morry Gash/AP hide caption toggle caption Morry Gash/AP Fuzzy Zoeller, a two-time major champion and one of golf's

Fever is part of the immune system's response to a pathogen, one that's shared with many animal species. Cavan Images/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Cavan Images/iStockphoto/Getty Images For centuries, the nature of a fever — and whether it's good or bad — has been hotly contested. In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates thought that

This photo provided by U.S. Attorney's Office on Thursday shows Rahmanullah Lakanwal. U.S. Attorney’s Office/AP hide caption toggle caption U.S. Attorney’s Office/AP Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan man who allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, previously served in one of Afghanistan's elite counterterrorism units, according to AfghanEvac, a nonprofit run by