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Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR Photo Illustration by Becky Harlan/NPR How do you creatively limit your phone use? We asked NPR's audience this question last week in a story about how to resist the urge to keep checking your phone. Experts shared practical tips, like keeping your device outside the bedroom or downloading blockers that

Health and environment advocacy groups in the United States are suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw a key 2009 climate change ruling known as the “endangerment finding”. That finding had established that greenhouse gases are a risk to public health and environmental safety, given that they are the

Japan's PM to visit Trump as president continues pleas for help with Strait of Hormuz Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump (L) speaks to troops aboard USS George Washington on October 28, 2025 in Yokosuka, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images/AsiaPac hide caption toggle caption Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images/AsiaPac SEOUL — Japan

In an effort to challenge the Trump administration's views on autism spectrum disorder, a new independent panel of experts plans to meet just weeks after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed 21 new members to the federal panel. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty

Halle O'Brien writes during after-school cursive club, held by teacher Sherisse Kenerson, at Holmes Middle School in Alexandria, Va. Anna Rose Layden for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anna Rose Layden for NPR Twelve-year-old Sandi Chandee wants to be a doctor when she grows up. But that's not why she memorized one of the longest

Demonstrators outside City Hall in Los Angeles on March 2 protest against the U.S. and Israel's attack on Iran. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Stay up to date with our Politics newsletter, sent weekly . The war in Iran continues with no clear end in sight. President Trump has declared

Iranian tanker docking at the platform of the oil facility in the Kharg Island, on the shore of the Persian Gulf. The island is responsible for 90% of Iran's oil exports, making it a lifeline for its economy. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. has

Vehicles fill the parking lot at a Honda dealership in San Marcos, Texas. About 60% of the Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. last year were assembled in the United States, according to Honda, which means they could be eligible for a new tax provision allowing buyers to deduct the interest paid on their auto

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York on March 18, 2026. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP The risky lending business known as "private credit" is causing some very public problems for banks and

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats on March 18. A closed session immediately followed the hearing. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images During the Senate Select Committee's annual worldwide threat assessment hearing on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard described