The Brutalist Report

NPR

• Taiwan's president pledges to defend island's sovereignty after Chinese military drills [3d]
• Deaths reported during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy [3d]
• In newly released testimony, Jack Smith defends his investigations into Trump [3d]
• Mobile crisis teams shut down amid funding troubles [3d]
• Congress failed to extend Obamacare subsidies. This Democrat says Trump can save them [3d]
• Rideshare union rights, social media limits and other state laws taking effect Jan. 1 [3d]
• Guides to help you tackle your New Year's resolutions [3d]
• Dozens presumed dead in fire at Swiss Alps bar during New Year's celebration [3d]
• Crypto soared in 2025 — and then crashed. Now what? [4d]
• Warren Buffett officially retires as Berkshire Hathway's CEO [4d]
• Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor, capping historic rise [4d]
• Rising from the ashes, a symbol of hope at the Rose Parade [4d]
• The history behind the NYC subway station chosen for Mamdani's swearing-in [4d]
• U.S. military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 [4d]
• Capitol riot 'does not happen' without Trump, Jack Smith told Congress [4d]
• Trump will drop push for National Guard deployments in Chicago, LA and Portland, Ore. [4d]
• What Stranger Things gets right about wormholes [4d]