Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel gang attack Residents have been angered by the latest gang attacks. Violence forced Haiti’s main airport to shut down last week after the country swore in a new prime minister. Read more on NPR

Trump picks business executive Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department McMahon is a professional wrestling business magnate and co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team. She has limited experience working with K-12 public schools. Read more on NPR

The fight for Alex Jones’ Infowars company heats up as Jones sues to hold on The Onion thought it had the last laugh when it was named the winning bidder after last week’s bankruptcy auction. Now, Jones says that bid was “fake dollars” and wants a judge to disqualify it Read more on NPR

Trump picks Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid In announcing his pick, Trump said Oz will work closely with RFK, Jr. “to take on the illness industrial complex.” Oz, a celebrity physician, ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 2022. Read more on NPR

Traffic on Bluesky, an X competitor, is up 500% since the election. How will they handle the surge? Unlike other social media sites, Bluesky allows users to create their own algorithm. The site does not have ads, nor harvest data for artificial intelligence training. But it is still very small and has an unproven business…

Is Israel Using New, Deadly Military Technology in Gaza? NPR has been collecting eyewitness accounts from Gaza that indicate Israel is using a new type of drone. One that has a gun attached that can shoot people remotely. We hear how Israel is using it in Gaza and what this technology could mean for the…

A GOP lawmaker introduces a Capitol bathroom rule before her trans colleague arrives South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace says the resolution aims to protect women’s rights. Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first out trans person elected to Congress, has slammed it as a distraction. Read more on NPR

Trump picks Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary President-elect Trump picked Lutnick, the CEO of investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be his next Commerce Secretary. Read more on NPR

Manhattan prosecutors ask for additional pause in Trump hush-money criminal case Manhattan prosecutors are asking for a further pause in the criminal trial against President-elect Donald Trump in order to give both sides time to weigh the unprecedented nature of the situation. Read more on NPR

A ‘bomb cyclone’ is expected to hit Pacific Northwest. Here is what you should know A “bomb cyclone” is forecast to bring heavy snow, high winds and life-threatening flooding to the Pacific Northwest in the next few days. Read more on NPR