Why midwives are worried In Chad, they're a key force in addressing the country's high rate of maternal mortality. But U.S. aid cuts have affected their salaries. Ari Daniel
The fantasy (and reality) of AI The AI Con authors Emily Bender and Alex Hanna talk about how the hype about AI’s future is overshadowing the harm the technology is causing today. Patricia Murphy
Talk therapy is up, and use of psych meds without therapy is down, a study finds A study from the American Journal of Psychiatry suggests that psychotherapy is becoming more accessible to people. The study looks at trends in mental health treatment from 2018 to 2021. Rhitu Chatterjee
With disability rights under attack, history offers hope and a possible playbook Harvard researcher Ari Ne'eman says the policy shifts underway under the Trump administration pose a unique threat to people with disabilities, but that they've fought for rights before and won. Dan Gorenstein
NIH cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know For three decades the NIH has led 'Safe to Sleep,' helping parents reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related injuries. The NIH cuts come as cases have been rising. Maria Godoy
A Soviet probe orbiting Earth since 1972 will soon reenter the planet's atmosphere Kosmos 482 has been orbiting the Earth for decades. It's still unknown if the craft will fall to Earth intact or burn up upon atmospheric reentry. Joe Hernandez
An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S. Kristin Wright
Catholic leaders criticize Trump for posting apparent AI photo of himself as the pope When asked about the image, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York who is friendly with Trump, said "it wasn't good" and that he hoped Trump had nothing to do with it. Joe Hernandez
Does a president need to uphold the Constitution? Trump says 'I don't know' The president says a third term is "not something I'm looking to do," and the U.S. economy is in a "transition period." Luke Garrett
How this teen fled Russian occupation and became a hero in Ukraine An 18-year-old from Russian-occupied Luhansk tells NPR how and why he escaped to Kyiv. Kateryna Malofieieva
