An Icelandic town is evacuated after a volcanic eruption sends lava into nearby homes The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption began just before 8:00 a.m. local time Sunday about a half mile from the town of Grindavík after a series of intense earthquakes. Read more on NPR

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is discharged from hospital He was hospitalized following complications he suffered after undergoing surgery for prostate cancer. Read more on NPR

Q&A: Author Muhammad Zaman on why health care is an impossible dream for ‘unpersons’ In his new book, We Wait for a Miracle, Zaman tells how about the struggle for health care by forcibly displaced people — refugees, the internally displaced, the stateless. Read more on NPR

Up First briefing: Iowa caucuses; MLK Day Iowa Republicans kick off the 2024 election season tonight with the first caucuses to choose a presidential candidate. NPR’s reading and listening picks to honor Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy. Read more on NPR

The Iowa caucuses are today. Here’s what you need to know Republicans in Iowa convene today on a potentially record-breaking chilly night — that could affect turnout — to commence the 2024 presidential contest. Follow NPR for updates, analysis and results. Read more on NPR