Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on March 6, 2025. Alfredo Estrella/AFP hide caption toggle caption Alfredo Estrella/AFP President Trump said on Thursday that he

The Inspired Home Show in Chicago draws housewares industry insiders from all over the country to network and show off their latest gadgets. This year, they’re making plans to cope with tariffs.

Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) //Yonhap via

Ashraf Zeghayer (center), a Palestinian who was released from Israeli prison during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, hugs his family in their home in Kfur Aqab, East Jerusalem, on Jan. 25. Afif H. Amireh for

NEW YORK: Steve Carell attends the “Despicable Me 4” New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on June 09, 2024 in New York City. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Dia Dipasupil/Getty

People take pictures with the Las Vegas sign in that city on July 29, 2023. Tourism industry leaders warn that recent actions by the Trump administration may be causing a drop in Canadians traveling to the

Sylvia Rivera leads an ACT-UP march past New York’s Union Square Park in June 1994. Justin Sutcliffe/AP hide caption toggle caption Justin Sutcliffe/AP Just weeks after references to transgender people vanished from the website for the

Workshop organizer Charlie Elison talks to newly laid off federal workers gearing up for the job hunt. Andrew Stelzer/Andrew Stelzer hide caption toggle caption Andrew Stelzer/Andrew Stelzer SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — In the basement of the Queen

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon leaves the House chamber after President Trump addresses to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis

Fireworks go off after Argentina’s victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Lusail City, Qatar. Richard Heathcote/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Do two big halftimes make a wholetime? The FIFA World

President Trump leaves the chamber after addressing a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. The administration is locked in a legal battle over the firing of the head of a federal watchdog agency. Win McNamee/POOL Getty

LeBron James is hovering at or above his career stats in several key metrics for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, as he sets new scoring records. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle

Trump continues to link his tariffs to fentanyl and overdose deaths — in his speech to Congress and on social media. But many of his statements about the fentanyl crisis aren’t factual.

JOHANNESBURG — In his Tuesday night address to Congress, President Trump defended his administration’s humanitarian aid cuts to countries around the globe, including one nation he joked “nobody has ever heard of.” It is the southern

President Trump has given the Big Three U.S. automakers a temporary break from the 25% tariffs he imposed this week on imports from Mexico and Canada. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Bill

Prosecutors say 25 Canadians have been charged in connection with a multimillion dollar “grandparent scam” targeting elderly Americans nationwide. Bernd Weißbrod/Picture Alliance via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bernd Weißbrod/Picture Alliance via Getty Images Twenty-five

Georgetown professor Ella Washington and Harvard professor Frank Dobbin discuss the beneficiaries and misperceptions of DEI, and who will be hurt as it’s dismantled across public and private sectors.

A flag with a photo of Abdel Basset al-Sarout is seen in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 31. Yahya Nemah for NPR hide caption toggle caption Yahya Nemah for NPR HOMS, Syria — His face is everywhere

Freed hostage Ilana Gritzewsky holds a smoke torch as protesters set a fire during a demonstration calling for the release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Saturday in Tel Aviv. Israel’s domestic security

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Eli Lilly is selling Zepbound in vials (rather than injector pens) for a discount. Tetra Images/Tetra images RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tetra Images/Tetra images RF/Getty Images Every month, roughly 100,000 people buy Zepbound directly

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, chats with his Premier Li Qiang as leaders and delegates prepare to leave after attending the opening session of the National People’s Congress held at the Great Hall of the

President Trump Delivers an Address to a Joint Session of Congress DONALD TRUMP: Speaker Johnson, Vice President Vance, the first Lady of the United States, members of the United States congress, thank you very much. And

President Trump arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump delivered an address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday

Rep. Al Greene, D-Texas, disrupts President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on March 4. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP NPR is bringing you

Severe weather is expected across the U.S. Wednesday. National Weather Service hide caption toggle caption National Weather Service A widespread storm is moving through the U.S., bringing extreme conditions to various regions, including blizzards, wildfires and

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Alyssa Pointer/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alyssa Pointer/The Washington Post/Getty Images Just a few weeks after summarily firing hundreds of employees, the Trump

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images North America

Pulitzer Prize winner and To Kill A Mockingbird author Harper Lee smiles before receiving the 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House on Nov. 5, 2007. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped its lawsuit against the payment network Zelle and three of its owner banks. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Zelle hide caption toggle caption Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Zelle The Consumer

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in the Financial District in New York City on Tuesday. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty

Vice President Vance speaks during a meeting with President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Feb. 28. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Vice President Vance is

The Mystic Aquarium announced the death of Chappy, who was rescued from downtown New Haven, Conn., in mid-February. Caitlin Zerella/New Haven Police Department hide caption toggle caption Caitlin Zerella/New Haven Police Department The big-eyed gray seal

A woolly mouse, a breed created by scientists using genetic engineering. The development is a first step toward reviving a version of the extinct woolly mammoth. Colossal Biosciences hide caption toggle caption Colossal Biosciences Scientists have

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An American flag (L) and Mexican flag (R) fly along the US-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas in January 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The Trump

President Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 3, 2025 after announcing that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company plans to invest $100 billion in new manufacturing facilities in the United States. Andrew