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  • Living conditions are still makeshift for earthquake survivors in Indonesia. The government is still having difficulties getting emergency supplies to those that need them, and the volcano Mount Merapi continues to spew lava and hot gas. Lina Sofiani, an emergency officer with UNICEF in Indonesia, speaks with Liane Hansen.
  • Six British SAS soldiers landed by helicopter at the dead of night in eastern Libya. They were carrying passports from several countries, guns and explosives. They were detained by rebels. And during two days of negotiations for their release, Britain's ambassador to Libya said they were there to "liaise" the opposition. But a lot of people aren't convinced by this version of events.
  • President Biden said it seems like the bill with funding for the border, Ukraine and other national security issues will fail. He vowed to make that failure an election issue.
  • Former special counsel Robert Mueller testified in front of Congress on Wednesday for the first time since he began his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, two years ago.
  • Around the country this Christmas Day people are feeling the effects of the federal government shutdown — some directly, some indirectly. NPR checks in with a few of them.
  • The National Weather Service had issued heat advisories for parts of at least 15 states, including in several major cities such as Philadelphia, Columbus and Boston.
  • When Raven-Symone — born Raven-Symone Christina Pearman — made her debut on the hit NBC sitcom "The Cosby Show," audiences quickly fell in love with the three-year-old. She went on to become a tween sensation, later starring in her own Disney sitcom "That's So Raven," and several films. Now in her early twenties (and already with a few business ventures under her belt), Symone shares insight from her journey and how she has managed not to take herself too seriously.
  • Jennifer Holliday won a Tony for her performance in 'Dreamgirls.' But the singer's life wasn't always glamorous. She talks with host Michel Martin about battling depression and her latest album.
  • Detroit's population is growing, a first since the 1950s. The uptick is small but significant for a city that's struggled for decades.
  • Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields, co-showrunners of the acclaimed series "The Americans," about Russian spies in the Washington, D.C., area, look ahead a season amid newly tense times with Russia.
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