Blinken tells China it's in their interest to stop helping Russia
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken following his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top Chinese officials in Beijing.
'Morning Edition' staffers reflect on some of their memorable 2023 stories
Morning Edition editors and producers share some of their favorite stories of 2023 that they had a part in.
Morning news brief
WHO cautions disease may kill more people in Gaza than combat. The New York Times sues ChatGPT's OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, and 2023 is expected to be the hottest year on record.
Morning news brief
U.S. officials travel to Mexico to talk immigration enforcement. U.S. or Israeli confrontations with Iran-backed militias increase. President Biden doesn't seem to benefit from strong economic news.
U.S. and Israeli confrontations with Iran-backed militias have increased
Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the U.S. and Israel have been getting into more frequent conflicts with Iran-backed militias around the Middle East.
Jailed Russian opposition leader is moved to penal colony above the Arctic Circle
NPR's Asma Khalid talks to Vladmir Milov, an adviser to imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who resurfaced on Christmas Day nearly three weeks after associates lost contact with him.
Israel-Hamas war aggravates an already bad relationship between the U.S. and Iran
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Middle East Institute president Paul Salem about hostilities between the U.S. and Iran-backed militias, and the risk of a wider war in the Middle East.
How Legrand Gold got a call from the Queen of Country Dolly Parton
In 2021 Gold created a bucket list after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He completed a lot on the list, but meeting Parton felt out of reach until his story was featured on the news in Utah.
Christmas is the busiest day for texting
Cellular giant T-Mobile says 3 billion text messages were sent last year on December 25, Axios reports. AT&T told NPR that Christmas Day 2022 saw the most texts of any day over a 12-month period.
The Detroit Pistons set NBA record with 27 straight losses
The Pistons lost Tuesday night to the Brooklyn Nets. They can still turn the season around, the Pistons have 52 more regular season games to play.
Biden doesn't seem to be benefiting politically from relatively strong economy
The state of the economy can determine presidential elections — but that doesn't mean President Biden is getting credit for positive changes.
