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People who block the internet from their smartphones spend more time on other activities that improve their wellbeing.

A break from your smartphone can reboot your mood. Here's how long you need

What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found.

President-elect Donald Trump talks to reporters after a meeting with Republicans at the Capitol on Jan. 8.

President Trump responds to the crash on social media ahead of 11 a.m. ET briefing

President Donald Trump will provide updates on the deadly crash.

Europe considers a major defense spending package as Trump signals disengagement

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed an $840 billion plan to build up the bloc's defense, as President Trump pauses military aid to Ukraine.

An employee checks the produce at the Food 4 Less in Market Creek Plaza on June 13, 2014.

San Diego City Council passes Grocery Pricing Transparency Ordinance

The San Diego City Council Monday passed an ordinance banning grocery stores from offering digital-only deals in the city, the first of its kind in the nation.

Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at 74

Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at age 74. She left NPR in 2014. She's remembered for her love of facts, and here's another irrefutable one: She will be missed.

Joshua Lopez stands for a portrait outside his home at the Hawaiian Gardens apartments in Imperial Beach, California on Nov.18, 2024. Lopez is one of dozens of tenants facing eviction and is urging the City Council to pass new local protections for renters.

Dozens of Imperial Beach renters face eviction. Will the city pass new tenant protections?

Tenants’ rights advocates are urging city leaders to intervene after the owners of one apartment building issued mass eviction notices last month.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley discusses his mission to hold big tech accountable

Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri talks about his mission to hold tech companies accountable even as they try to align themselves with President Donald Trump.

South African boys from a rural area are briefed by an health worker from Doctors Without Borders before undergoing medical circumcision as a form of HIV prevention. The U.S. has supported male circumcision programs in countries with high rates of HIV. In his address to Congress this week, President Donald Trump listed aid programs that he considers an "appalling waste" and included "$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique."

Trump says 'male circumcision in Mozambique' is a 'scam.' What's the program about?

In his Tuesday address to Congress, President Trump listed U.S.-funded programs that he considers an "appalling waste" — including "$10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique."

Mario, who is in the U.S. without legal status, shows a social media hoax he saw on his phone warning of immigration checkpoints in Sacramento, Calif.

Immigrants are being swamped with social media rumors about possible raids

People without legal status in the U.S. are fearful about ramped up immigration enforcement. But when they check social media for immigration news, they're also likely to see false alarms and hoaxes.

Protestors demonstrate outside the scheduled execution of South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Columbia, S.C.

A South Carolina prisoner is the first executed by a firing squad in 15 years

A South Carolina man who killed his ex-girlfriend's parents with a baseball bat was executed by firing squad Friday, the first U.S. prisoner in 15 years to die by that method.

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