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 In a press conference yesterday, President Trump vowed to use the National Guard and the Metropolitan Police Department to target criminals in
Simar Bajaj for NPR Eleanor Ceres found out she had lung cancer after the tumor spread from her chest and began protruding out her neck. Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Ceres has been smoking for over 30 years — and smoking causes nearly three-quarters of lung cancer deaths around the world. Why
A Russian Orthodox Church in the Alaska village of Tatitlek. Alaska was a Russian colony from 1799 until it was sold to the U.S. in 1867 for $7.2 million. President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are holding a summit in Alaska on Friday. David McNew/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption David McNew/Getty Images Russia
Palestinians inspect on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the destroyed tent where journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qureiqa were killed by an Israeli airstrike outside the Gaza City's Shifa hospital complex. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP JERUSALEM — Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday
A cargo ship navigates through the Panama Canal, seen from the Cerro Ancon in Panama City. Matias Delacroix/AP hide caption toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP UNITED NATIONS — The United States and China clashed over the Panama Canal at the United Nations on Monday, with the U.S. warning that Beijing's influence over the key waterway could
Claudia Tarazona, the wife of opposition Sen. and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe, who died from wounds suffered when he was shot during a political rally, attends a ceremony honoring her husband, at Congress in Bogota, Colombia on Monday. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — A Colombian senator and presidential hopeful
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters at the White House on Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump extended a truce between the U.S. and China on tariffs, a move that could potentially set the stage for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this year.
Family and friends of Awdah Al Hathaleen carry his body to the cemetery during his funeral on Aug. 7 in Umm al-Khair, West Bank. Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank — In this village of 500 people in the West Bank, a bulldozer worked steadily at a
