Last night, in a shock televised announcement, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared emergency martial law. It sent some South Koreans running to their homes, to be with their families. Unsure of what this move would mean. While many others fled to the National Assembly, in protest, even as police and the military surrounded the country’s p…

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The latest in a string of food safety recalls, the CDC is recalling Mexican cucumbers due to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 68 people in 19 states.由Allison Aubrey

A weekday morning wrap-up of both national and local news stories.由WBUR

An NDP MLA says the premier owes his kids an apology. Jared Clarke says Scott Moe targeted his children because they are trans. The premier's office says he did not target anyone in particular. We'll check in with our political panel, Adam Hunter and Murray Mandryk.

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek and Greens environment spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young had allegedly agreed on a massive reform that would establish a federal environmental protection agency. Which they thought would pass through the senate. But then, in an 11th hour meeting, the deal was scotched, according to multiple sources, by pri…

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Robert Ford, former U.S. ambassador to Syria, about what it means for the region.由Leila Fadel

President Biden's move to pardon his son Hunter has been met with criticism — from opponents and some allies. We look at what that means for his legacy.由Asma Khalid

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Beverly Gage about her biography of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI's history of civilian surveillance.由Michel Martin

At the call of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Legislature took a step toward preparing for legal battles with the incoming Trump administration.由Megan Myscofski

The rapid advance by rebel fighters in Syria seemed to come out of nowhere. Yet this development is linked to a series of combustible events in the Middle East over the past year.由Greg Myre

Brain rot describes overconsuming low quality social media content. Casper Grathwohl of Oxford University Languages discusses how brain rot was selected.由Hosts

Protestors in Georgia want new elections as the government says it's suspending European Union membership talks.由Charles Maynes

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Eliot Cohen of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Ukraine's strategies preceding President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.由Steve Inskeep