Trump taps FCC’s Brendan Carr to lead the agency Carr was seen as a pretty conventional Republican with a pro-corporate outlook for most of his career. More recently, he has embraced Trumpian themes about social media, tech and television companies. Read more on NPR

Author Patrick Radden Keefe talks about the making of the new series ‘Say Nothing’ NPR’s Scott Detrow talks to author and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe about turning his best selling book into the brand new limited series “Say Nothing,” out now on Hulu. Read more on NPR

No planes and no ‘spoilers.’ How one man trekked from Egypt to Japan without flying Omar Nok is at the finish line of a 28,000-mile zig-zag route that began in February. Here’s how he approached the adventure, without setting foot on a plane. Read more on NPR

Senior Hezbollah official is killed in Israeli airstrike In Lebanon, a senior Hezbollah official has been killed in an Israeli airstrike. The official was head of the militant group’s media operations. Read more on NPR

Bela Karolyi, legendary and controversial gymnastics coach, dies at 82 Bela Karolyi coached several renowned gymnasts, including Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug and Julianne McNamara. But he was known for harsh methods of training. Read more on NPR

Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting ‘nobody’ can reverse it “Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that’s underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it,” Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans. Read more on NPR

From Trump opponent to Trump loyalist: The evolution of Marco Rubio When compared to some of president-elect Trump’s other cabinet picks, Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State is a pretty conventional choice. He’s a veteran politician who served on the foreign relations and intelligence committees for over a decade, and he’s been a loyal…

In a first, Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with U.S. long-range weapons The U.S. is allowing Ukraine to use the powerful long-range weapons to strike in and around Kursk — the same region where some 10,000 North Korean troops were recently deployed. Read more on NPR

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah’s chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, Israeli strikes killed at least 12 in the Gaza Strip. Read more on NPR

Typhoon Man-yi lashes the Philippines, displacing hundreds of thousands A powerful typhoon forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday. Read more on NPR