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President Trump says the U.S.

is prepared to intervene if Iran kills protesters.

NPR's Franco Ordonez has more on Trump's pledge to defend demonstrators who've taken to the streets in recent days.

Federal authorities say they thwarted an alleged ISIS-inspired attack on New Year's Eve outside Charlotte, North Carolina.

Officials say the 18-year-old suspect is in custody.

NPR's Ryan Lucas has more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked a top general to be his new chief of staff as negotiators continue to draft proposals that would end Russia's war on Ukraine.

Empire's Joanna Kakisis reports the post has been vacant for weeks after the previous chief of staff resigned over a corruption scandal.

Wall Street ended the day in mixed territory, the Dow up 319 points.

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Paul, Minnesota, is making history today as it swears in its next mayor.

Peter Cox of Minnesota Public Radio reports, Kalee Herr is the first woman to lead Minnesota's capital city and the first Hmong American to hold the office.

The Department of Homeland Security says it's pausing immigration applications from an additional 20 countries after an expansion of travel restrictions took place yesterday.

The list mainly consists of African countries, including Nigeria, Senegal and

Zimbabwe.

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