Morning news brief
U.S. resumes Ukraine military aid and intelligence sharing as Kyiv approves ceasefire, Education Department to cut nearly half of staff, House GOP spending plan to avert shutdown heads to the Senate.
Hospital Tries Day Care For Patients
Child care sometimes gets in the way of health care for busy moms. Now a hospital in Dallas is trying something new to help parents not miss so many doctor's appointments.
Pennsylvania Prosecutors Investigate Pipeline
Across the country, new gas pipelines have met political opposition, protests and lawsuits. In Pennsylvania, one major project has also sparked criminal investigations.
Evaluating 2020 Predictions From Decades Past
Who made correct guesses about the future of technology and politics? NPR's Noel King speaks to USA Today reporter Grace Hauck about which predictions for 2020 have come true.
Teaching Empathy To School Bus Drivers
In Michigan, an unusually hands-on training program helps some school bus drivers be more attuned to the struggles of students with physical or emotional challenges by trying to be in their shoes.
Trump Downplays Threat Of 'Gift' From North Korea
North Korea threatened the U.S. with a "Christmas gift" should Washington not ease sanctions by the end of the year. The cryptic threat opened the door for speculation.
How A County Turns Into A Country
Prichard, Ala., distributed 10,000 trash cans to residents. The bins are supposed to read "Mobile County," where Prichard is located. Instead they're marked as property of "Mobile Country."
News Brief: North Korea Threat, Notre Dame Closed For Christmas
President Trump downplayed North Korea's threat of a "Christmas present" if the U.S. doesn't roll back economic sanctions by the end of the year. Also, Notre Dame won't hold a Christmas mass.
Christian Book Club Morphs Into Opioid Support Group
Some Christian women outside Seattle started a book club that transformed into a support group for parents of addicted children. Their approach ran contrary to their community's conventional wisdom.
5 People Sentenced To Death In Saudi Arabia For Khashoggi Killing
NPR's Noel King talks to Aaron David Miller, a former State Department Mideast analyst, about Saudi Arabia announcing five death sentences in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
