The Latest Animals The San Francisco Bay Area's beloved albino alligator, Claude, has died at age 30 The San Francisco Bay Area lost a beloved resident this week. Claude, an albino alligator that lived at the California Academy of Sciences, died at the age of 30. Eyder Peralta Sports What's your college football gameday ritual? Some fans share theirs It's college football championship weekend. Many fans have rituals to make sure their team wins. It goes beyond just wearing the same clothes or eating the same snacks. Melanie Peeples Sports Saturday Sports: FIFA World Cup 2026 matchups; MLS finals; NFL; College football NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to sports reporter Michele Steele about the FIFA World Cup draw, the MLS Cup Final this afternoon, and a classic NFL rivalry matchup this weekend. Eyder Peralta World The aftermath of the assassination of Carlos Manzo, a former mayor in Mexico Carlos Manzo was the mayor of a city in Michoacan, Mexico. He launched a full-frontal assault on organized crime. Last month he was assassinated by a lone gunman, sparking protests across the country. Eyder Peralta World Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children, doctor group says Thursday's attack is the latest in the fighting between the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, also known as the RSF, and the Sudanese military, who have been at war for over two years. The Associated Press World Russia unleashes drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for talks aimed at ending the war. The Associated Press National West Virginians question National Guard deployments after attack on 2 of their own Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree. Scott Neuman Politics Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats. Domenico Montanaro Fresh Air Weekend: George Clooney; 'Wicked' costume design Paul Tazewell In Jay Kelly, Clooney plays a movie star struggling with work and family life. Ken Tucker recommends new holiday music. Tazewell created more than 1,000 looks for Wicked: For Good. Government Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts John Ryan Prev 45 of 1653 Next Sponsored
Animals The San Francisco Bay Area's beloved albino alligator, Claude, has died at age 30 The San Francisco Bay Area lost a beloved resident this week. Claude, an albino alligator that lived at the California Academy of Sciences, died at the age of 30. Eyder Peralta
Sports What's your college football gameday ritual? Some fans share theirs It's college football championship weekend. Many fans have rituals to make sure their team wins. It goes beyond just wearing the same clothes or eating the same snacks. Melanie Peeples
Sports Saturday Sports: FIFA World Cup 2026 matchups; MLS finals; NFL; College football NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to sports reporter Michele Steele about the FIFA World Cup draw, the MLS Cup Final this afternoon, and a classic NFL rivalry matchup this weekend. Eyder Peralta
World The aftermath of the assassination of Carlos Manzo, a former mayor in Mexico Carlos Manzo was the mayor of a city in Michoacan, Mexico. He launched a full-frontal assault on organized crime. Last month he was assassinated by a lone gunman, sparking protests across the country. Eyder Peralta
World Sudanese paramilitary drone attack kills 50, including 33 children, doctor group says Thursday's attack is the latest in the fighting between the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, also known as the RSF, and the Sudanese military, who have been at war for over two years. The Associated Press
World Russia unleashes drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for talks aimed at ending the war. The Associated Press
National West Virginians question National Guard deployments after attack on 2 of their own Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was fatally shot in Washington, D.C., while Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe was seriously wounded. Trump says the deployments are necessary to fight crime, but others disagree. Scott Neuman
Politics Takeaways from the latest special election and what it means for control of the House There was yet another sign this week of a potential 2026 wave that could hand control of the House of Representatives to Democrats. Domenico Montanaro
Fresh Air Weekend: George Clooney; 'Wicked' costume design Paul Tazewell In Jay Kelly, Clooney plays a movie star struggling with work and family life. Ken Tucker recommends new holiday music. Tazewell created more than 1,000 looks for Wicked: For Good.
Government Nine Alaska seismic stations to go dark in January, slowing West Coast tsunami alerts John Ryan
