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NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Moody's Chief Economist Mark Zandi about what Trump administration tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods mean for businesses, consumers and consumer sentiment.

Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan, a reliably Democratic voting bloc, backed a Republican for president for the first time in 2024. Now, some are expressing concern about President Trump's rhetoric.

In Europe, there's now a sense of a "broken relationship" in discovering "the extent of American hostility," one French analyst says. "But like in love, there is life after a breakup."

The tourists who were targeted by water blasts laughed it off. Cities like Barcelona and the island of Mallorca have seen housing costs skyrocket as homes are diverted to the short-term rental market.

Trump invoked emergency powers more times in his first 100 days than any other modern president has in that time. Experts worry it could lead to an upending of the constitutional balance of power.

To attract workers, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, a joint venture in northern Alabama, decided to offer a child care benefit. The company pays 30% of its employees child care costs, up to $250 a month.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sahil Lavingia, who worked for the Department of Government Efficiency as a software engineer assigned to the Department of Veterans Affairs, about his experience.

Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfills his wish.

Today's teens—and their parents—are stressed. Yet psychologist Lisa Damour reminds us that kids are as resilient as ever. In part two of this series, she shares hopeful insights to support teens.

Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy. Prime Minister François Bayrou was ousted overwhelmingly in a 364-194 vote against him.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Elisabeth Rosenthal of Kaiser Health News about what's slowed down the vaccine roll out, and what, if anything, can be done to make up for lost time.

The head of security for a voting equipment vendor speaks out from the undisclosed location where he's living, after threats and harassment were directed to him and his family — even ex-girlfriends.

Harvard University's Daniel Lieberman looks at exercise from an evolutionary point of view, concluding that we evolved to limit our physical activity where possible, saving it for survival activities.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gregory Koger, a political science professor at the University of Miami, about the challenge President-elect Biden faces passing legislation in a split Senate.

Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 tells the story of the 1968 football meeting between the Ivy League archrivals. Filmmaker Kevin Rafferty's father was a former Yale football captain, but Rafferty chose to go to Harvard.

In the latest Social Distancing, WFAE’s Sarah Delia speaks to a dancer with the Charlotte Ballet about the joys and challenges of returning to the stage during the pandemic.

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant star as a married couple on the brink of unraveling in David E. Kelley's new HBO miniseries, based on Jean Hanff Korelitz's novel, You Should Have Known.

Restaurants and retail businesses in North Carolina face more coronavirus restrictions beginning Friday under a modified stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper this week. They'll have to close by 10 p.m. and restaurants must stop serving alcohol by 9 p.m. How much will this affect the bottom line?

In an interview with NPR, the blockbuster director said the studio's decision to stream movies on HBO Max on the day of their release will hurt the people who work in the movie industry.

An independent federal advisory committee to the CDC recommends the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for people over 16. But state health leaders say distribution and funding challenges remain.