States prepare for potential widespread power outages as winter storm approaches
Heavy snow and ice is expected to affect a large portion of the South and Northeast this weekend. In North Carolina, officials are preparing for icy roads and potential power outages.
Statewide economic blackout planned in Minnesota to protest ICE enforcement
Many businesses in Minnesota will be closed Friday as demonstrators plan protests and a statewide economic blackout to push back against the ongoing ICE enforcement in the state.
Minneapolis union president talks about economic blackout to protest ICE's actions
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Chelsie Glaubitz Gabiou, president of the Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, AFL-CIO, which endorsed an economic blackout in protest of ICE's actions.
At Davos, U.S. allies question a fraying world order
It was a volatile week for trans-Atlantic relations, marked by President Trump statements that unsettled global markets and strained ties with U.S. allies — on topics ranging from Greenland to Gaza.
Gladys West, mathematician whose work paved the way for GPS, dies at 95
A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped to improve billions of lives — and keep us from getting lost.
China's auto industry is rising as car manufacturing in the U.S. struggles
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to auto analyst Tu Le on the floor of the Detroit Auto Show about the rise of China's auto industry compared to the downturn in U.S. car manufacturing.