An ‘Arctic outbreak’ will send a chill through much of the U.S. Here’s how to prepare Blasts of Arctic air are poised to bring below-average temperatures to much of the central and eastern U.S. throughout the first half of January. Here’s what to expect and how to prepare. Read more on NPR

The Dartmouth men’s basketball team ends its attempt to unionize NPR’s Leila Fadel asks the president of the local chapter of the Service Employees International Union about why the team is dropping an effort to unionize. Read more on NPR

Dress codes for high-end restaurants may not be as strict as you think they are Many restaurants — even the high-end ones — are ditching dress codes for diners. Read more on NPR

Biden to honor Liz Cheney, Bennie Thompson with top civilian award The pair led the congressional committee that investigated the Jan. 6 , 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Read more on NPR

Details on the deadly attack in New Orleans. And, Amazon workers return to the office The attack in New Orleans left at least 15 people dead and dozens more injured. Here’s what we know so far about the driver who plowed through the crowd. And, Amazon workers return to the office. Read more on NPR

DNA reveals secrets of Australia’s elusive marsupial mole Researchers have probed the genetics of one of Australia’s most elusory animals, the marsupial mole. Read more on NPR

In the Country with the World’s Worst Displacement Crisis: Sudan (Encore) Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa’s biggest countries. In a story we first brought you in October, our correspondent travels to Sudan and gives us a glimpse of the devastation the…

An armed man kills at least 10 people in a shooting rampage in Montenegro At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and four others were seriously wounded Wednesday in a shooting rampage that followed a bar brawl in a western Montenegrin city, officials said. Read more on NPR

Power is restored to nearly all of Puerto Rico after a major blackout Lights returned to households as well as to Puerto Rico’s hospitals, water plants and sewage facilities after the massive outage that exposed the persistent electricity problems plaguing the island. Read more on NPR

Here’s what we know so far about the deadly attack in New Orleans In the early hours of New Year’s Day, a truck rammed into crowds on the French Quarter’s heavily foot-trafficked street. Police are looking into whether the suspect had ties to any terror groups. Read more on NPR