South Africa’s government won’t help the illegal miners inside a closed mine Miners are believed to be suffering from a lack of food, water and other basic necessities after police closed off the entrances used to transport supplies. Read more on NPR

Masses of residents flee homes in Haiti’s capital as gangs ratchet up violence Violence has exploded in Port-au-Prince since Sunday when the Haiti’s interim prime minister was fired amid political infighting. Read more on NPR

Trump picks North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department Burgum ran in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. He then became a vocal supporter of Preesident-elect Donald Trump and was shortlisted for the GOP vice presidential nomination. Read more on NPR

Trump names former Georgia congressman Doug Collins as his pick to lead the VA Collins served in the House from 2013 to 2021 and was a key defender of the president-elect during his first impeachment proceedings. Read more on NPR

Texas company, supervisor indicted in fatal 2021 trench collapse A Bastrop, Texas, man was working in a trench when it collapsed. He died a week later. Read more on NPR

Trump picks his lawyer, Todd Blanche, as deputy attorney general Blanche, a former federal prosecutor, represented Trump in several of his legal cases, including in his landmark federal conviction in New York. Read more on NPR

Oklahoma City cop is investigated for slamming 70-year-old man to the ground Lich Vu has been in the hospital since the Oct. 27 incident that left him with a brain bleed and a broken neck. The altercation with the police officer involved a dispute over a traffic ticket. Read more on NPR

Are debt collectors calling you about a zombie 2nd mortgage? Old loans that homeowners thought were long dead have been rising from the grave as debt buyers move to collect. Some are allegedly breaking the law. If this is happening to you, tell us your story. Read more on NPR

Argentina’s Leader Celebrates Trump’s Election; a Possible New Country in Europe In Argentina, President Javier Milei is celebrating both the success of this radical cost cutting in lowering inflation and the re-election of Donald Trump in the U.S. The ultra-libertarian has said that he wants to “make Argentina great again” and is travelling to Florida…

Trump picks RFK Jr. for health role Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration. Read more on NPR