Shumita Basu

It's the first significant break on guidance between the country's leading group of pediatricians and the government's public health agency.

The AAP said Monday that it will continue to endorse vaccines protecting kids against 18 potentially life-threatening diseases, such as COVID, the flu, hepatitis A and B, and the measles.

Their guidance reflects previous recommendations, but differs from the CDC, which recently narrowed its recommendations to higher-risk kids.

And the Wall Street Journal has been looking into the dramatic lengths one company goes to to keep its trade secrets secret.

WD-40, famous for providing squeak relief, is over 70 years old, but apparently almost no one knows entirely how it's made.

The only full version of the formula is apparently memorialized on a handwritten note, which is kept under lock and key at an undisclosed bank in San Diego.

It's so closely guarded that it's reportedly only left the vault three times in the past 30 years.

The company's CEO, Steve Brass, told the journal he was recently given a rare peak, though he described it was like getting into Fort Knox.

The journal reports that whole chat rooms exist to try and guess the formula, and the company would only confirm, contrary to online speculation, there is no fish oil and there is no orange peel.

You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app.

And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a narrated article coming up next.

Rolling Stone has the story of an aspiring musician who authorities say scammed music streaming services out of millions of dollars through the use of thousands of online bots.

If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story.

And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

Good morning.

After a second fatal shooting in Minnesota, local and national opposition to ICE intensifies.

The Wall Street Journal speaks to us from the ground in Minneapolis, and we'll look at how political resistance to more ICE funding could lead to another government shutdown.

And after a day of historic winter storms, there could be more disruption in the days ahead.

It's Monday, January 26th.

I'm Shamita Basu.