On today’s show: What to know about wildfires ravaging Southern California. The Los Angeles Times is tracking all the latest developments.

Jimmy Carter’s funeral takes place in Washington today. The New Yorker examines his legacy of honesty. And the Washington Post’s Marc Fisher explains how the former president’s honesty may have been his downfall.

For the first time tonight, two Black head coaches will face off in a College Football Playoff semifinal. The Wall Street Journal’s Rachel Bachman lays out why it’s taken so long to get here.

Plus, Attorney General Merrick Garland says he’ll release the special counsel’s report on Trump, how to avoid norovirus, and Hoda Kotb of NBC’s ‘Today’ signs off for the last time.

Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.

On today’s show: Trump says he wants to buy Greenland — or take it by force. Can he? Politico’s Seb Starcevic explains what could happen next. 

NBC News’ Ben Goggin explains why Meta shut down its fact-checking program.

The United States says a genocide is taking place in Sudan. NPR has been reporting on the famine and displacement there  for months.

Plus, thousands of residents in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angles were evacuated as a raging fire destroyed homes, Tibet rescuers search for survivors in freezing temperatures after a deadly earthquake; what to know about tomorrow’s National Day of Mourning for President Jimmy Carter; and how the 'Always Sunny' gang ended up at ‘Abbott Elementary.’

Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick. 

On today’s show: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is stepping down, the Globe and Mail reports. Vox’s Ellen Ioanes explains what his resignation means for the future of U.S.-Canada relations.

The Washington Post examines why Biden’s offshore-drilling ban won’t be easy for Trump to undo. And USA Today looks into who may be getting an increase in Social Security benefits following a bill signed by Biden over the weekend.

Unhoused people in some cities are contending with encampment sweeps that leave them without essentials like Social Security cards and medication. ProPublica reports.

Plus, multiple people have died following snowstorms across the country, Trump asks a judge to halt sentencing in his hush-money case, and a rising rugby star helps her new team break an attendance record. 

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

On today’s show: Congress is set to certify the 2024 election without incident. It’s a very different picture from four years ago, when Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. The violence still haunts some people who were there.

The nation is honoring Jimmy Carter this week for dedication to integrity and honesty.

The surgeon general says there’s a causal link between consuming alcohol and cancer. He wants new labels on alcohol containers warning consumers about the risk.

Plus, how to prepare for this week’s dangerous winter weather, new details on the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, and Hollywood’s biggest winners at the Golden Globes.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

On today’s show: Lawmakers scrambled to reach a deal to fund the government and avert a shutdown. They were ultimately unsuccessful, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Malala Yousafzai and Sahra Mani join Apple News In Conversation to talk about the bravery of women in the face of Taliban rule and the urgent need for the international community to act. 

Releasing Hollywood blockbusters is still a messy business, years after the COVID-19 pandemic and labor strikes upended the industry. Los Angeles Times reporter Ryan Faughnder has more. 

Plus, the suspected shooter of UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson is extradited to New York, Amazon workers go on strike, and the summer camp where wannabe Santas train.

On today’s show: TikTok faces a U.S. ban in one month, and the Supreme Court just decided to hear its case. Lauren Feiner of the Verge talks about what is next. 

More colleges are offering free tuition to middle-class families. Danielle Douglas-Gabriel of the Washington Post explains how that could open the door to more diverse applicants.

The New Yorker’s Jennifer Wilson took a personal journey through the new business of breakups.

Plus, Dominque Pelicot sentenced to 20 years in landmark French rape case, Trump upended a bipartisan spending bill, a House panel voted to release its ethics report on former Congressman Matt Gaetz, and researchers corrected an alarming study on the toxicity of black plastic.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s show: A verdict is imminent for dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot in France. Alexandra English, for Marie Claire, told us Pelicot’s story.

President-elect Trump has pledged to relocate 100,000 federal jobs out of D.C. The last time he tried such a move, it didn’t go very well. The Washington Post’s Todd Frankel explains why.

Lightly regulated home insurance is on the rise — quietly. Bloomberg’s Leslie Kaufman unpacks the trend. 

Plus, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez loses her bid for a big promotion, Trump sues the Des Moines Register, and one woman’s positive outlook after receiving a pig’s kidney as a transplant.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s show: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has the latest on a school shooting in Madison, Wisconsin. 

The Wall Street Journal’s Jesse Newman breaks down Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to reform food systems in the U.S.

Scientists are measuring the burps and farts of livestock. Vox’s Benji Jones explains how that could help mitigate climate change.

Plus, Trump felony convictions are upheld, TikTok’s last-ditch effort to avoid being banned, and Italy’s crackdown on fake “pasta grannies.”

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

On today’s show: The long list of pardons and commutations announced by President Biden last week includes some controversial choices, such as a former judge who was found guilty of accepting millions in kickbacks for sending kids to juvenile detention.

A ProPublica investigation analyzes the dangers of formaldehyde, a toxic chemical that causes cancer and can be found in your home and workplace.

Doctors in Boston are prescribing solar power to patients who can’t afford to keep their medical devices running. 

Also, the latest on mysterious drone sightings over the East Coast, the Wall Street Journal on a secret spy agency operating within the Kremlin, and how a lawsuit over the color beige could rock the social-media influencer world.

On today’s show: Vox’s Dylan Scott reports on the deep roots of Americans’ hatred of their health-care system. 

Jacob Soboroff and Errol Morris discuss whether Trump could revive his family-separations policy during his second term, in this week’s episode of Apple News In Conversation. 

The National Labor Relations Board says contestants on Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ are employees. Deadline has more. And the New Yorker’s Emily Nussbaum, a recent Apple News In Conversation guest, speaks with us about how the ruling could transform reality TV as we know it.

Plus, a DOJ report says the FBI did not incite the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, why the electrification of the U.S. Postal Service’s fleet will take longer than expected, and an incredible breakthrough in the fight against HIV.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.