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1. Greetings from Jaffa, Israel, where a salon is a welcoming space for Palestinians and Jews

   Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

2. In the snow, these salamanders get supercool

   Blue spotted salamanders have been seen walking across snow and new research suggests how they get by in the cold.
   
   

3. When porch pirates steal medicine instead of holiday gifts

   Mail theft can happen around the holidays, but sometimes, instead of getting a new iPad, the thief swipes a mail order medicine. Here's what to do about it.

4. New Epstein files mention Trump. And, SCOTUS rules on National Guard in Chicago

   The DOJ released tens of thousands of new documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, the Supreme Court ruled that the National Guard must stay out of Chicago.

5. U.S. and Ukraine reach consensus on key issues aimed at ending the war

   The United States and Ukraine have reached a consensus on several critical issues, but sensitive issues around territorial control in Ukraine's eastern industrial heartland remain unresolved.

6. What does climate change look like? This year's hurricane season is one example

   The Atlantic hurricane season produced a normal number of storms, compared to more frequent storms in recent years. But the storms that did form were huge.

7. Despite Vatican-Israel tensions, Catholics and Jews work to build trust in Haifa

   Religious leaders started getting together after Oct. 7, 2023, in the hope of preventing a repeat of Arab-Jewish violence that erupted after a previous conflict in Gaza two years earlier.

8. 35 years after ADA, people with disabilities still find hotels unaccommodating

   AN NPR survey finds that people with disability still find hotels unaccommodating, even 35 years after passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

9. Crime in the U.S. fell in 2025. Will the trend continue?

   Crime rates dropped across much of the U.S. in 2025. That was true for both property and violent crime. And it declined nearly everywhere: In big cities and small towns, and in red and blue states.

10. How cozy Yuletide traditions got their start with raging parties and animal sacrifice

    Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.