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Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport yesterday, killing five people and injuring five others. The Amazon Prime plane was landing at the airport around 2 p.m. ET when it overran the runway and crashed into vehicles on the ground.

Diesel prices have spiked just in time for corn and soybean harvests. Farmers need the fuel to bring in the crops, and many were already hurting, but there are factors offsetting this latest setback. Copyright 2026 KCUR

For the first time, Trump's top envoys take their peace push to Kyiv — after talks with Putin in Moscow.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, about efforts made by U.S. emissaries toward a compromise between Russia and Ukraine.

Updated September 7, 2026 at 4:09 AM CDT BERLIN — Germany's populist, far-right Alternative for Germany party has declared victory in the state of Saxony-Anhalt after more than doubling its share of the vote in the first of several regional elections this fall. Falling just shy of an absolute majority to form the regional government, it's not yet clear whether the AfD will govern Saxony-Anhalt. But the outcome is already causing a political earthquake.

Catch up on what you missed with our Education newsletter, sent weekly. It's Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer — and the beginning of another school year. From coast to coast, about 54 million students are returning to classrooms — some familiar, some entirely new. Every school marks the first day in its own way.

An NPR investigation finds that heat kills thousands of Americans every year. But official records radically undercount the toll. In this series, we are bringing you stories that reveal why this happens and what can be done. Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. But not everyone faces the same risk. Some of those most in danger are the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers. That's not news to many mobile home residents.

Copper peptides have become the darling of social media skin care hacks. People are smearing the electric-blue tincture on their face or drawing the concoction up in syringes. The compound, known as GHK-Copper, or simply GHK-Cu, has gained a massive following because of claims it can deliver firm and wrinkle-free skin, better hair and other anti-aging benefits. The interest, in part, reflects the broader peptide-craze that has increasingly entered the mainstream wellness and longevity space.

Five people were killed when a cargo plane crashed at the Miami International Airport on Sunday.

Unions are trying to figure out where they stand on AI. While some are focused on greater protections for workers, the building trades unions are already reaping benefits from the data center boom. Copyright 2026 NPR