Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Senate is set to vote today on two health policy plans — one from Democrats and one from Republicans — aimed…
The cost of travelling on the London Underground is set to rise by 5.8% next year, the mayor of London has confirmed. The increase 1% above the rate of inflation and will come into force in March. The freeze in national rail fares announced last month will not apply to Transport for London services. Sir…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Sherrone Moore scandal that sparked a frenzy in college football on Wednesday led to questions about what Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood will do with the opening of the transfer portal looming. Underwood had a solid freshman season as the Wolverines’ quarterback. He threw for 2,229…
Yodelling, the traditional singing of herders in the Swiss Alps, was recognised by the United Nations on Thursday as part of the world’s cultural heritage. Yodelling was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at a meeting in New Delhi. “As the emblematic song of Switzerland, yodelling encompasses a wide…
New Jersey Transit will build a temporary bus terminal to help with transportation for travelers attending the FIFA World Cup from all over the world. The temporary bus terminal will shuttle matchgoers to and from MetLife Stadium and Secaucus Junction. 8 matches, including the final, which will be played at MetLife Stadium. The NJT board…
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are to appear in the new Hunger Games movie, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which is in production. The Hollywood Reporter said it confirmed the pair’s return to the Hunger Games series, in what is the sixth film in the franchise. Both will play the same characters as…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File | Photo Credit: PTI Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (December 11, 2025) called Union Home Minister Amit Shah “dangerous” and warned that she would sit on a dharna if even a single eligible voter’s name were struck off the electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision…
WASHINGTON — Sophia Nyazi’s husband, Milad, shook her awake at 8 a.m. “ICE is here,” he told her. Three uniformed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were downstairs at the family’s home on Long Island, N.Y., on Tuesday, according to a video reviewed by The Times that she captured from atop the staircase. Nyazi said the agents asked…
The negotiations that remade the North American Free Trade Agreement were, as one participant put it, a series of “near-death” experiences. For more than a year, starting in 2017, envoys from the United States, Canada, and Mexico met to determine the future of a trade alliance worth trillions of dollars. They clashed over everything from…
Will Inter Miami be even better in 2026? Lionel Messi is a MLS Cup winner. That might rank lowly on the GOAT’s list of career achievements, but it was clear in the Argentine’s celebrations after the 3-1 win over the Vancouver Whitecaps in Saturday’s championship game just how much this meant. Even for Messi, this…