Morning Edition

The latest in a string of food safety recalls, the CDC is recalling Mexican cucumbers due to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 68 people in 19 states.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Robert Ford, former U.S. ambassador to Syria, about what it means for the region.

President Biden's move to pardon his son Hunter has been met with criticism — from opponents and some allies. We look at what that means for his legacy.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with historian Beverly Gage about her biography of J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI's history of civilian surveillance.

Rebels have rekindled Syria's war with a lightning offensive that seemed to come from nowhere. But multiple upheavals, beginning with the Gaza war last year, have spread conflict across the region.

Brain rot describes overconsuming low quality social media content. Casper Grathwohl of Oxford University Languages discusses how brain rot was selected.

Protestors in Georgia want new elections as the government says it's suspending European Union membership talks.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Eliot Cohen of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Ukraine's strategies preceding President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Silvia Pinal, the "last great diva" of Mexican cinema, has died. There is disagreement over whether she was 93 or 94 years old.

There is a historic opera house in the Amazon that is a destination for some famous singers, musicians and local fans.

President-elect Donald Trump flipped the blue city of Dearborn, Mich., with a promise to end the wars in the Middle East. As his administration begins to take shape, some residents are concerned.

The Ryan White program serves about half a million people with HIV, and 90% of them are successfully keeping the virus at undetectable levels. But will Republicans cut funding for the effort?