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Asia Why is China holding military drills encircling Taiwan now? China wrapped a new round of live-fire military drills that encircled Taiwan, in a warning to what Beijing calls separatists across the Taiwan strait. Emily Feng
Education What you need to know about massive changes to the federal student loan system 2025 was a tumultuous year for federal student loan borrowers. NPR breaks down the most important changes borrowers should understand as they head into 2026. Cory Turner
Perry Bamonte, The Cure's keyboard and guitar player, dies at 65 Perry Bamonte, a keyboard and guitar player in the English band The Cure, has died. He was 65 years old. In a statement, the band called him "quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative." Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
National 2025 was a year of chaos for groups that help poor people 2025 will go down as a year of chaos for groups that help poor people. Some have been forced to scale back as the Trump administration targeted safety-net programs. Jennifer Ludden
The trials of air travel in Africa In West Africa, a new policy is hailed as a first step to making expensive and arduous flights cheaper. Emmanuel Akinwotu
Business Judge orders Trump administration to continue to seek funding for the CFPB The order is the latest in a complex legal battle over the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a watchdog agency. Stephan Bisaha
Health In a year of steep challenges, there were still shining moments in global health The Trump administration's deep cuts in U.S. foreign health aid had a devastating impact. Yet there were achievements of note in spite of it all. Fran Kritz
Immigration Seattle-area Somalis seek officials’ help with daycare doxxing, immigration crackdown Members of the Seattle-area Somali community say they are reeling from the impact of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric — he recently referred to Somali Americans as “garbage” — and from an immigration crackdown that has sent people to detention or left them unable to work. Amy Radil
Politics These new laws and taxes take effect in Washington state on Jan. 1 Tax hikes on big business and rental cars. Unemployment benefits for workers on strike. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Politics U.S. journalist presses government to investigate Israeli strike that wounded him Dylan Collins, an American journalist from Vermont, was wounded in an Israeli tank strike in Lebanon.