GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit The automaker will focus on development of partially automated driver-assist systems for personal vehicles like its Super Cruise, which allows drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel. Read more on NPR

Bankruptcy judge rejects The Onion’s bid for Infowars The bidder that lost last month’s auction of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ assets had complained that the process was rigged and “fatally flawed.” Read more on NPR

The Mood Inside Syria For the first time in a generation, Syrians are no longer living under the regime of a brutal dictator. Our reporter travelled from Lebanon to Syria’s capital, Damascus, talking to Syrians along the way and tells us how people are adjusting to their new reality. Sign up for State of the…

Monarch butterflies will get federal protections as a threatened species U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change. Read more on NPR

Kroger and Albertsons grocery megamerger halted by federal court The ruling makes it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger would have combined two of America’s largest supermarket chains. Read more on NPR

An Afghan museum, that buried its artifacts after Taliban takeover, is reborn online The Afghanistan Memory Home Museum shares details and belongings from those who’ve died in conflict. It shut its doors when the Taliban took power, buried much of its collection — but has now reemerged. Read more on NPR

Trump-era Justice Department subpoenaed congressional staffers, watchdog finds But the department’s internal watchdog found no evidence of political motivation by federal prosecutors. Read more on NPR

5 things to watch as Syria confronts a new future The sudden collapse of President Bashar al-Assad has come as welcome news to many, but there are jitters both inside and outside the country about what will follow. Read more on NPR

Why Gen Z loves the digital compact cameras that millennials used to covet Digital compact cameras are showing up on wish lists this holiday season. Here’s what to look for when buying one Read more on NPR

Police say UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was likely killed with a ghost gun. What are they? Police say the suspect had a ghost gun, possibly made with a 3D printer, when he was arrested on Monday. Here’s what to know about the increasingly widespread weapons and efforts to regulate them. Read more on NPR