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He is an Afghan refugee who worked with the CIA during the war in Afghanistan.

The suspect reportedly had isolated himself and grown distant from family and friends.

The White House is acknowledging that a second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in the Caribbean happened on September 2nd and specified that Navy Admiral Frank Bradley carried out the order.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben has more.

Voters in Tennessee are preparing to go to the polls.

They'll be voting today in a special election for a U.S.

House seat that's seen as a bellwether for next year's midterms.

Tennessee's 7th congressional district is usually reliably Republican, and President Trump carried the district by 22 percentage points in 2024, but polls show the race is well within the margin of error.

Delegates from the U.S.

and Russia are preparing to meet in Moscow today to discuss a proposal to end Russia's nearly four-year full-scale war in Ukraine.

NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports this comes as Ukraine's President Zelensky met with allies in Paris.

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The Northeast is preparing for its first major snowstorm of the season.

Forecasters say parts of northern New England could see up to 10 inches of snow today.

The National Weather Service has posted winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, and New York.

A federal appeals court has disqualified a former Trump lawyer from serving as New Jersey's top prosecutor.

NPR's Kerry Johnson reports on this latest challenge to the way the administration is installing federal prosecutors.

Adobe Analytics says online holiday spending on Cyber Monday was up 4.5% from last year.

As of Monday evening, Adobe said U.S.

consumers spent some $9.1 billion online.