This tariff-refund portal is about to be America’s hottest website
On Monday, the U.S. Customs portal will start accepting refund requests from businesses that paid President Trump's tariffs before the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. Nickolai Hammar/NPR hide caption toggle caption Nickolai Hammar/NPR After weeks of waiting to hear how — or whether — the U.S. government might refund the tariffs struck down by the
He Bought Her a Birthday Present Despite Dementia
My wife's birthday was a few weeks away. Should I buy her a present? The reason I asked that question is that my wife has dementia. She is now in a stage where she cannot summon up words, where she doesn't always seem to respond to my visits. And even if I were to tell
School Choice Booms in Iowa: Who Benefits?
Principal Condra Allred visits a third grade class at Cleveland Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in April. Soon, Allred expects to hear for certain if her school will close. Cliff Jette for NPR hide caption toggle caption Cliff Jette for NPR On an unseasonably warm February morning, Principal Condra Allred walked the hallways of
Why Voyager 1 Matters — NASA Turned Off Part Of It
FILE - This illustration provided by NASA depicts Voyager 1. NASA/AP hide caption toggle caption NASA/AP Nearly half a century ago, a spacecraft roughly the size of a small car set off from the Florida coast atop a rocket to begin what was supposed to be a five-year journey. This week, NASA announced it had
North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits to observe the test launches of missiles at an undisclosed place in North Korea Sunday, April 12, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean
Coast Guard Spots Overturned Vessel Near Saipan
A U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point flies over an overturned vessel offshore Saipan, Saturday, April 18, 2026, while searching for a missing vessel, the Mariana, that experienced an engine failure April 15. AP/U.S. Coast Guard/Air Station Bar hide caption toggle caption AP/U.S. Coast Guard/Air Station
Titanic survivor’s life jacket sells for £670,000
FILE - The Titanic leaves Southampton, England, April 10, 1912, on her maiden voyage. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP LONDON — A life jacket worn by a passenger on RMS Titanic as she escaped the sinking steamship on a lifeboat sold at auction on Saturday for 670,00 pounds ($906,000). The flotation device was worn
Gunman Kills Six in Kyiv Before Police Shoot Him
Police officers are seen at the site where a gunman killed at least six people in the streets before being shot dead by police, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 18, 2026. Dan Bashakov/AP hide caption toggle caption Dan Bashakov/AP KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside
Trump signs order fast tracking review of psychedelics for mental health disorders
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on Saturday in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP President Trump has signed an executive order to make certain psychedelic drugs more available to treat mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety.
Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis
Various species of sharks — some of which are endangered, while others are listed as vulnerable — are hauled on shore at dawn at the Tanjung Luar port on June 9, 2025, in East Lombok, Indonesia. Tanjung Luar is one of the largest shark markets in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, from where shark fins are