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Trump's China Visit Wraps, SCOTUS Mifepristone, Kier Starmer Under Pressure To Resign 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

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.

On May 11, Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) filed a notice of suspicion against Andrii Yermak, the former head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Under Ukrainian law, this step is equivalent to filing charges in court. He was accused of "money laundering as part of an organized group,"

Power outages in Cuba worsened on Thursday as Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy told state television that oil reserves had "run out" amid an ongoing US blockade of oil shipments.  The minister said Cuba's power grid had entered a "critical" state. "We have absolutely no fuel [oil], and absolutely no diesel ... The impact

Two heavy hitters in the UK Labour Party sought to position themselves to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, albeit with neither announcing a direct challenge, instead seeming to encourage the embattled party leader to make way voluntarily.  Health Secretary Wes Streeting made the most direct move, becoming the first senior member of Starmer's