Ukrainians are growing more pessimistic about the prospects for peace, survey says As the Iran war delays peace talks for Ukraine and global supplies of air defense missiles, there are signs that fewer Ukrainians are willing to endure Russia's war for as long as necessary.
How states and cities are paying to expand free child care New York City isn’t the only place pushing to expand free child care.
Supreme Court declines to review press freedom case At issue was the 2017 arrest in Texas of a journalist who published news stories about a border agent's public suicide and a car crash. Nina Totenberg
Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda Voice of America staffers are suing Trump administration official Kari Lake, alleging she put pro-Trump propaganda on its airwaves. She has lost numerous rulings of late. David Folkenflik
Why did thousands of crows abandon their roost in Bothell? After roosting for years on the University of Washington Bothell campus, thousands of crows recently moved to Redmond. Doug Wacker studied the birds at UW Bothell, and he’s since tracked down their new roost. Patricia Murphy
Trump delays striking Iran's power plants for 5 days during 'productive conversations' Trump said the U.S. will postpone any strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days, even as Israel continued hitting Tehran and Iran warned it could retaliate across the Gulf. NPR Staff
What does a 'GLP-1 Friendly' diet look like? We asked nutritionists Big food companies are starting to market to people on the powerful new obesity meds with labels that say "GLP-1 Friendly." Nutritionists help us decode that message. Yuki Noguchi
Mapping ICE's expanding footprint, and the communities fighting back Resistance in both Democratic and Republican cities points to broader unease with the direction of immigration enforcement. Eric Westervelt
Worried about a shaky stock market? This is what financial advisers suggest you do Their answer depends on how soon you need to tap into your funds — and it might simply be "do nothing." Stephan Bisaha
As D.C.'s cherry blossom trees near peak bloom, here's a guide to their history The renowned trees along Washington, D.C's Tidal Basin were sent as a gift from Japan in 1912. Some of the original trees are still there. Chandelis Duster