Starting Tuesday, nearly all imports from Canada and Mexico will be charged a 25% tariff, while goods from China will be charged a 10% tariff. (Image credit: Alfredo Estrella) Read More
Retaliatory taxes against the US by other nations could lead global trade into uncharted territory.Read More
A growing number of US government websites have gone offline as of Saturday, including several related to USAID and others focused on youth programs, Africa, and more.
Siegel is the first American to be released as part of this deal. A total of 18 hostages have been released since the ceasefire took effect. Hundreds of Palestinians have been released so far. (Image credit: Mohammed Hajjar) Read More
The original launched in February 2000 and spawned one of the most successful franchises in video game history. NPR’s Susan Stone went hands-on with The Sims shortly after its debut. (Image credit: Ryan Anson) Read More
An NPR listener wonders whether her husband’s relationship with a female colleague is too close for comfort. He says she’s being competitive for no reason, and that he sees the woman as a ‘sister.’ (Image credit: Eoneren/Getty Images) Read More
Trump has shown an affinity with many of the little guys — what he called in 2017 “the forgotten men and women.” But he also has shown an affinity with some of the fattest cats of all. (Image credit: Shawn Thew) Read More
Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before resigning abruptly in a flap over comments about the country’s military, has died at 81. (Image credit: Martial Trezzini) Read More
Let’s celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but merely made ourselves more comfortable in its domain. (Image credit: Brett Carlsen) Read More
It turns out, a maggot’s preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible. (Image credit: Helmut Hess/Getty Images) Read More