Michelle Martin

And you were there for this latest prisoner exchange. Tell us about that. What kind of condition were the Ukrainians in?

And you were there for this latest prisoner exchange. Tell us about that. What kind of condition were the Ukrainians in?

And what was the scene as these soldiers came home?

And what was the scene as these soldiers came home?

And what was the scene as these soldiers came home?

Oh, it's so tragic. That's NPR's Joanna Kakisic in Kyiv. Joanna, thank you. You're welcome.

Oh, it's so tragic. That's NPR's Joanna Kakisic in Kyiv. Joanna, thank you. You're welcome.

Oh, it's so tragic. That's NPR's Joanna Kakisic in Kyiv. Joanna, thank you. You're welcome.

But there are also some big questions about the summer travel season, including whether the nation's fragile air traffic control system can handle the surge.

But there are also some big questions about the summer travel season, including whether the nation's fragile air traffic control system can handle the surge.

But there are also some big questions about the summer travel season, including whether the nation's fragile air traffic control system can handle the surge.

The latest wildfire forecast from the federal government is predicting above normal fire potential in much of the West and some southeastern states. There's heightened concern this year because the Trump administration has been cutting staff at the U.S. Forest Service, the nation's lead wildland firefighting agency.

The latest wildfire forecast from the federal government is predicting above normal fire potential in much of the West and some southeastern states. There's heightened concern this year because the Trump administration has been cutting staff at the U.S. Forest Service, the nation's lead wildland firefighting agency.

The latest wildfire forecast from the federal government is predicting above normal fire potential in much of the West and some southeastern states. There's heightened concern this year because the Trump administration has been cutting staff at the U.S. Forest Service, the nation's lead wildland firefighting agency.

And I'm Michelle Martin. Thanks for waking up with NPR. Your NPR station makes Up First possible each morning. Support their work and ours at donate.npr.org slash upfirst.

And I'm Michelle Martin. Thanks for waking up with NPR. Your NPR station makes Up First possible each morning. Support their work and ours at donate.npr.org slash upfirst.

And I'm Michelle Martin. Thanks for waking up with NPR. Your NPR station makes Up First possible each morning. Support their work and ours at donate.npr.org slash upfirst.

When Malcolm Gladwell presented NPR's Throughline podcast with a Peabody Award, he praised it for its historical and moral clarity. On Throughline, we take you back in time to the origins of what's in the news, like presidential power, aging, and evangelicalism. Time travel with us every week on the Throughline podcast from NPR.

When Malcolm Gladwell presented NPR's Throughline podcast with a Peabody Award, he praised it for its historical and moral clarity. On Throughline, we take you back in time to the origins of what's in the news, like presidential power, aging, and evangelicalism. Time travel with us every week on the Throughline podcast from NPR.

When Malcolm Gladwell presented NPR's Throughline podcast with a Peabody Award, he praised it for its historical and moral clarity. On Throughline, we take you back in time to the origins of what's in the news, like presidential power, aging, and evangelicalism. Time travel with us every week on the Throughline podcast from NPR.