A plane carrying 181 people crashed during landing and caught fire in Muan, South Korea, killing most of its passengers. It had issued a Mayday prior to the crash.

As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the frontlines.

A new Congress starts this week, with questions about whether House Speaker Mike Johnson can stay in his job and if GOP in-fighting will be an obstacle as the new Trump administration kicks off.

NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, reflects on his year of reporting on the war and living through it.

On-air challenge: Today's theme is "maps." Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts ...