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Grieving the dead is complicated. Here's how you can help someone experiencing loss
by Michel Martin
Annie Sklaver Orenstein, author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner’s Guide to Grief, tells Morning Edition that grief is complicated but there are simple things someone can do for those going through it.
The latest on the war between Israel and Hamas
Hear the latest on the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
A Kentucky family found a baby owl in their Christmas tree
by A Martínez
A family in Kentucky completely missed the baby owl in their Christmas tree. The little owl had been there, unnoticed for four days. It was released and hopefully found another tree to call home.
As lawmakers negotiate border policy, GOP candidates make immigration the focus
While lawmakers try to negotiate new border policy, former President Donald Trump is doubling down on anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Massachusetts' shelter system is at capacity as family homelessness hits record high
by Gabrielle Emanuel
Massachusetts is housing homeless people in hotels. That sometimes means pushing current hotel residents out of their rooms and into homelessness.
Two states are filing lawsuits to curtail the activities of a neo-Nazi organization
Attorneys general in Massachusetts and New Hampshire are fighting to curtail the increasingly public activities of the neo-Nazi organization NSC-131.
Ukrainians worry over wavering U.S. and EU support as Christmas approaches
As Ukrainians prepare to celebrate Christmas according to the Western calendar for the first time, they fear the support of their biggest allies – the U.S. and the European Union – is wavering.
Shipping is under attack in the Red Sea
by A Martínez
Houthi rebels have been attacking ships sailing to and from the Suez Canal. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Martin Kröger of the German Shipowners' Association about threats to Red Sea shipping.
Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial
Hong Kong media mogul and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial after more than 1,000 days of pre-trial detention.
Morning news brief
The latest on the Israel-Hamas war. As lawmakers negotiate border policy, the GOP makes immigration the focus. Hong Kong media tycoon and democracy activist Jimmy Lai goes on trial.
N.J. family reads messages they wrote to themselves years ago as holiday tradition
A family in New Jersey observes the holidays by reading messages they wrote to themselves years ago, reminding them of how they celebrated the holidays in years past.
Michigan will now automatically restore voting rights to people who leave prison
by Michelle Jokisch Polo
Michigan has become the first state in the country to automatically restore voting rights to people as they leave prison.