Dua-Lisa Cautel

TikTok is awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court over a law that could ban the app by next Sunday. Zen Pairs' Bobby Allen reports lawyers for a video service say if it is shut down, lawmakers could go after other companies.

Live from NPR News in New York City, I'm Dua-Lisa Cautel. On day five of raging wildfires in Southern California, more communities are under threat in the Los Angeles region. Elise Hu reports.

This is NPR News. The nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, a rare award, is going to Pope Francis. President Biden made the announcement just hours ago after having called His Holiness to congratulate the 88-year-old. In a statement, Biden says the first pope from the Southern Hemisphere, Pope Francis, is unlike any who came before.

Biden added, above all, he is the people's pope, a light of faith, hope and love that shines brightly across the world. Biden was scheduled to fly to the Vatican this weekend, but canceled due to the California wildfires. The Super Bowl in New Orleans is less than a month away, and public safety concerns have grown since the Bourbon Street attack on New Year's Day.

As Joseph King of the Gulf States Newsroom reports, officials say state and local law enforcement are prepared.

And I'm Duahli Saikal-Tao, NPR News.

Just over a week before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, groups of House Republicans are visiting Mar-a-Lago this weekend to meet with him. NPR's Amy Held reports the GOP is strategizing over how to push through its priorities.