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More than 122 million Americans expected to travel this holiday season, AAA says

By Joel Rose,

Steve Inskeep

Published December 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM CST

AAA predicts more than 122 million Americans will travel during the end-of-year holiday period, a slight increase over 2024's record number.

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Joel Rose

Joel Rose is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers immigration and breaking news.

Steve Inskeep

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

U.S. says it struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific, killing 1

Leila Fadel, Quil Lawrence

The U.S. military announced Monday that it conducted a strike against another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person.
Morning news brief

Leila Fadel, Steve Inskeep

U.S. says it struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific, a judge rules deported Venezuelans be returned to the U.S., top Heritage Foundation officials leaving amid rift in GOP.
Judge orders Trump administration to return deported Venezuelans to the U.S.

Ximena Bustillo, Leila Fadel

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to return deported Venezuelans to the U.S. or give them another chance at legal remedies from abroad.
Palestinians says Israel is demolishing homes near Jerusalem, displacing hundreds

Hadeel Al-Shalchi, Steve Inskeep

Palestinians say Israel has demolished hundreds of homes near Jerusalem, displacing hundreds of Palestinians as new Jewish settlements are greenlit in the West Bank.
The best audiobooks of 2025

Andrew Limbong

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular audiobooks of 2025.