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As NPR's Rachel Triesman reports, the central and eastern parts of the country could see their coldest air of the season.

Back to the office today for workers at Amazon, and already there are concerns about what that will mean in Seattle, where the e-commerce giant employs about 55,000 people at its main campus there. Amazon had been allowing its employees to work from home three days a week, but now is requiring workers to be back in the office five days a week beginning today.

Back to the office today for workers at Amazon, and already there are concerns about what that will mean in Seattle, where the e-commerce giant employs about 55,000 people at its main campus there. Amazon had been allowing its employees to work from home three days a week, but now is requiring workers to be back in the office five days a week beginning today.

Stocks helped to move Wall Street lower on the first trading day of the new year. All three of the major U.S. market indexes dragged down in part by disappointing sales numbers from electric vehicle maker Tesla. The Dow lost 151 points to close at 42,392. The S&P was down 13 points. The Nasdaq fell 30 points. This is NPR.

Stocks helped to move Wall Street lower on the first trading day of the new year. All three of the major U.S. market indexes dragged down in part by disappointing sales numbers from electric vehicle maker Tesla. The Dow lost 151 points to close at 42,392. The S&P was down 13 points. The Nasdaq fell 30 points. This is NPR.

A 20-year-old man who broke into Gracie Mansion in New York and allegedly stole a Christmas ornament was due to be arraigned today. Police say the man was apprehended by the mayor's security detail during the early morning hours after being found in an upstairs bathroom. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams says the mayor was not home at the time of the pre-dawn incident.

A 20-year-old man who broke into Gracie Mansion in New York and allegedly stole a Christmas ornament was due to be arraigned today. Police say the man was apprehended by the mayor's security detail during the early morning hours after being found in an upstairs bathroom. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams says the mayor was not home at the time of the pre-dawn incident.

Scientists have analyzed DNA from a mysterious and elusive animal, the marsupial mole. As NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports, the mole tunnels beneath the sands of remote deserts in Australia.

Scientists have analyzed DNA from a mysterious and elusive animal, the marsupial mole. As NPR's Nell Greenfield-Boyce reports, the mole tunnels beneath the sands of remote deserts in Australia.

New data company rankings are showing Aeromexico with the best on-time record globally last year. Sirium in its annual rankings released today says nearly 87% of the carrier's flights arrived on time. Also doing well in the U.S. was Delta at the bottom of the rankings. Canadian Airlines, WestJet, Air Canada, and Denver-based Frontier. This is NPR.

New data company rankings are showing Aeromexico with the best on-time record globally last year. Sirium in its annual rankings released today says nearly 87% of the carrier's flights arrived on time. Also doing well in the U.S. was Delta at the bottom of the rankings. Canadian Airlines, WestJet, Air Canada, and Denver-based Frontier. This is NPR.

At the pretrial hearing, a magistrate court judge granted DeSoto's move to home incarceration and decreased his bail by $150,000. DeSoto faces a felony charge of making threats of terrorist acts. A criminal complaint alleges he threatened to kill several lawmakers after a conflict in the state's Republican House caucus.

At the pretrial hearing, a magistrate court judge granted DeSoto's move to home incarceration and decreased his bail by $150,000. DeSoto faces a felony charge of making threats of terrorist acts. A criminal complaint alleges he threatened to kill several lawmakers after a conflict in the state's Republican House caucus.

DeSoto was elected to represent Berkeley County this November and hasn't been sworn in. If convicted, he could face up to three years in jail. Defense counsel said DeSoto will return to his Berkeley County residence by end of day Monday. The defense also said it could take up to 60 days to hold DeSoto's preliminary hearing. For NPR News, I'm Jack Walker in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

DeSoto was elected to represent Berkeley County this November and hasn't been sworn in. If convicted, he could face up to three years in jail. Defense counsel said DeSoto will return to his Berkeley County residence by end of day Monday. The defense also said it could take up to 60 days to hold DeSoto's preliminary hearing. For NPR News, I'm Jack Walker in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The House of Representatives has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government through March 14th. As NPR's Barbara Spahn explains, it comes just hours before the government is set to run out of money, leaving little time for the Senate to act.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The House of Representatives has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government through March 14th. As NPR's Barbara Spahn explains, it comes just hours before the government is set to run out of money, leaving little time for the Senate to act.

The U.S. diplomatic delegation is in the Syrian capital Damascus meeting with the interim government, which overthrew the Assad regime just under two weeks ago. MPR's Hadeel Al-Shauchi has more from Damascus.

The U.S. diplomatic delegation is in the Syrian capital Damascus meeting with the interim government, which overthrew the Assad regime just under two weeks ago. MPR's Hadeel Al-Shauchi has more from Damascus.

An NPR investigation has learned staff at the Louisiana Department of Health can no longer promote COVID, flu, or MPOX immunizations. Reporter Rosemary Westwood with member station WWNO in New Orleans has the story.