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It's the main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the financial products and services used by everyday Americans. The CFPB's new head has closed its offices and told staff to stay home.

Plaza Paseo Real invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with a series of exciting events for families and friends. Visitors can enjoy live holiday performances by the award-winning Holiday Carolers, who will bring festive harmonies to the center on Sunday, December 1 and Sunday, December 8 from Noon to 2 p.m. These professional singers, known for their backgrounds in LA Opera, theater and television, will charm guests with traditional, contemporary and jazzy carols near La Costa Coffee Roasting. The festivities continue on Sunday, December 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Plaza Paseo Real’s Holiday Spectacular. Santa Claus himself will be available for photos in the courtyard, where families can also enjoy holiday crafts, face painting, balloon art and more. Guests are encouraged to bring cameras to capture special moments with Santa. Come see the refurbished upper level at the center while celebrating the holiday season! Additionally, from December 5 through December 19, The Search for Santa’s Helpers invites visitors on a scavenger hunt to find Santa’s mischievous elves hidden throughout the center. Each elf will have a QR code that participants can scan for a chance to win prizes. Clues will be shared on Plaza Paseo Real’s social media (@plazapaseoreal) to help guests locate these holiday characters. No RSVP required. Events are free and open to the public. WHEN:Holiday Carolers Performances: Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024 from Noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 from Noon to 2 p.m. Holiday Spectacular with Santa Claus: Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Search for Santa’s Helpers: December 5 through December 19, 2024

Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."

Little about how Trump discusses tariffs is normal — not only because he threatens tariffs on a weekly, even daily, basis, but also because it's often unclear if or when those tariffs will happen.

Investigators have removed the flight data recorder from a Delta Air Lines regional jet that flipped upside down and burst into flames upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport on Monday.

Arab leaders will meet in Cairo to reject Palestinian displacement from Gaza. NPR looks at Egypt's reconstruction plans for Gaza that counter President Trump's ideas of expulsion.

Thailand, China and Myanmar have coordinated efforts over the past month to shut down the scam centers that bilked victims around the world out of billions of dollars.

Striking hotel workers in San Diego got some support Tuesday from the San Diego City Council, when it passed a resolution calling on the Hilton Bayfront to go back to the bargaining table. In other news, a senior enlisted Marine at the San Diego Recruit Depot is in the brig and facing charges. Plus, with America's bitter divide on full display this election season, social media platforms are often blamed for fanning polarization by failing to reign in hate speech and misinformation.

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee."

Israel threatened Tuesday to resume hostilities with Hamas in Gaza unless the militant group releases hostages under the ceasefire agreement.