Morning news brief

NPR | By Michel Martin,

Leila Fadel

Published February 9, 2026 at 4:53 AM EST

The search for Nancy Guthrie enters its second week, Ghislaine Maxwell to testify before Congress Monday, the Seahawks pummel the Patriots, taking home Super Bowl LX title.

Michel Martin

Michel Martin is a host of Morning Edition.

See stories by Michel Martin

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

See stories by Leila Fadel

Support nonprofit, fact-based public service journalism

WEKU depends on support from those who view and listen to our content. There's no paywall here. Please support WEKU with your donation.

Contribute now

Related Content

NPR News

AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)

Geoff Brumfiel

OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much.
NPR News

Police, fire, EMT and mental health: How one city is leading the charge to reshape 911

Meg Anderson

Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?
NPR News

The House Freedom Caucus has to transform — it could preview the GOP's post-Trump era

Eric McDaniel

The conservative House Freedom caucus grew in prominence along side President Trump, now they are considering what the future of their movement looks like.
NPR News

Trump heads to U.N. looking for wins after a rough week

Franco Ordoñez

The past couple of weeks have been particularly challenging for Trump with a series of legal and political setbacks.
NPR News

Abortion is on the ballot again as post-Roe policies continue to evolve

Bram Sable-Smith, Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez

Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November. The measures follow the Supreme Court's "Dobbs" decision, which upended federal abortion protections.