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Police last night detained a person for questioning in connection with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on the evening of Jan. 31. Several news outlets have reported that the person has since been released. NPR has not independently confirmed this. Police yesterday released footage of a masked person outside the 84-year-old's home the morning she disappeared. The footage was taken from Guthrie's security camera and marks the first major break in the case.
The FBI has released surveillance footage from Nancy Guthrie's home on the morning she disappeared. FBI Director Kash Patel X account hide caption
Leaders from three immigration agencies appeared before House lawmakers yesterday for the first time since federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. All three will appear before a Senate committee tomorrow. Republicans and Democrats remain divided as they negotiate changes to immigration enforcement ahead of this Friday's funding deadline. Here are five takeaways from the House immigration oversight hearing.
Attorney General Pam Bondi is set to testify before the House Judiciary Committee today. Lawmakers are expected to question the Justice Department's targeting of President Trump's political foes and its handling of the Epstein files. Since starting her tenure at the DOJ a year ago, Bondi has overseen the firing of officials who worked on Capitol riot prosecutions or Trump cases, dropped prosecutions of the president's allies and investigated his opponents. The department's workforce has seen a mass exodus. Bondi has publicly defended the department's actions and says she's made "tremendous progress" toward ending what she says was the DOJ's weaponization against Trump and conservatives.
President Trump is expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House today. Trump recently said that "very good" talks were happening in Oman over Iran's nuclear program. With the potential for a deal between Washington and Tehran, Netanyahu is signaling he wants to ensure Israel's interests are taken into account.
Guests Double Dutch at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 5, 2025, in New Orleans. Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE hide caption
Double Dutch is experiencing a resurgence in the U.S. through viral social media videos of pop-up events in densely populated city centers. The jump-rope style, which involves two people at each end of two ropes turning them in opposite directions, has been kept alive in the Black community. It began as a children's game in urban neighborhoods and has been passed down for generations. Reporter Leslie E. Thompson takes Morning Edition to a Double Dutch event in New York City's Washington Square Park, where she gets in the ropes herself.
The Monobloc one-piece plastic patio chair is thought to be the world's most common chair. Unsplash hide caption
Staying inside during the colder months can make your home feel like a little terrarium with its hot drinks and endless places to sit. Throughout most of human history, people rarely used chairs. Instead, shifting, squatting, perching, and getting up and down were far more common in everyday life. In a world built for sitting, try these tips to get out of your seat and move — even on cold days: 🚶♀️ March in place or do arm circles during a call.🚶♀️ Do laps around your dining room table, or put on a song and dance.🚶♀️ Walk the length of your home while scrolling on social media.
Stonewall Inn owner Stacy Lentz speaks during a protest in front of the Stonewall Monument in Manhattan in New York on Tuesday after the administration of President Trump ordered the removal of a Pride flag at the site. The Stonewall National Monument sits across the street from the Stonewall Inn, a National Historic Landmark known for its involvement in the beginning of the modern struggle for civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans. Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
This newsletter was edited by Yvonne Dennis. Brittney Melton contributed.
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