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Scientists are raising the alarm about Trump's deep sea mining executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.
Florida and Houston are set to tangle in tonight's NCAA men's basketball title game
The University of Houston and the University of Florida play tonight in the NCAA men's basketball championship. The Gators have won two previous titles and Houston hopes to claim its first.
Trump says some countries like Israel and Japan want to strike deals on tariffs
by Franco Ordoñez
President Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as global concern about Trump's tariffs intensifies.
Embracing a more traditional sound, Bad Bunny strikes a chord in Puerto Rico
by Anamaria Artemisa Sayre
Bad Bunny's record is an expression of the real fears and challenges many Puerto Ricans are facing of a loss of culture due to gentrification of the island. The album's mission is making an impact.
Why ICE wants to deport a U.S. combat vet
by Tom Bowman
A decorated combat vet now faces deportation to his home country of Venezuela. Jose Barcos' story is one of battlefield trauma, bureaucratic bumbling and eventually a serious crime.
Who are pronatalists, the people who want women to start having a lot more babies?
by Lisa Hagen
In response to falling birth rates, influential figures on the right including Elon Musk and Vice President Vance want to encourage people to have more children.
Trump's tariffs spark Wall Street pushback
by Maria Aspan
The U.S. stock market sank for the third consecutive day, as Wall Street CEOs started raising the alarm.
Most Americans want to read more books. We just don't.
When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out.