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A screen near the Energy Museum and Mindaugas Bridge indicates that on February 8 the Baltic States will disconnect from the Russian electricity grid to synchronise with Continental Europe, in Vilnius, Lithuania on Feb. 4, 2025.

Baltic nations count final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia

The severing of electricity ties to Russia is rich in geopolitical significance. Work on it sped up after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine.

A supporter of President Trump's waves a flag Tuesday outside a Washington, D.C., jail where some defendants from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol were being held. On Monday, Trump signed pardons for more than 1,500 people charged in the riot.

Some Trump voters express reservations with his sweeping Jan. 6 pardons

One Trump voter told NPR he supported pardons related to the Capitol attack, but has a tougher time reconciling pardons for rioters who were violent with police.

Feeling scatterbrained? 5 ways to focus your attention

What would you do if you had more hours in a day? Here's how to carve out time for your interests and passions — even when you have a lot of responsibilities.

Maryland judge again asks government to return man wrongly deported to El Salvador

A federal judge in Maryland wants the government to "facilitate" Abrego Garcia's return to the U.S. after the Supreme Court largely upheld her original order.

U.S. stocks fall again, wiping out earlier gains as Trump tariff shock remains

Stocks retreated for yet another day after attempting a rebound earlier in the session. Trillions of dollars in investor wealth have been wiped out since last week.

Freedom of speech is shifting under the Trump administration. We're exploring how

Many Americans worry freedom of speech is fading, while others feel empowered to say what they want. NPR's Morning Edition explores this dynamic in a new series, The State of the First Amendment.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a statement on defense spending at Downing Street on Tuesday in London, ahead of his visit to Washington. He said Britain would increase defense spending to 2.5% of economic output by 2027, the country's biggest sustained increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War. The U.K. will slash its aid budget to pay for this new expenditure.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to visit the White House. Here's what to know

In his visit on Thursday, the prime minister will try to leverage the U.K.'s so-called "special relationship" with U.S. and act as a bridge between the Trump administration and U.S. allies in Europe.

An AI-generated image depicting a fake Hollywood sign on fire. Even with "Hollywood" spelled wrong, the image created panic as it spread across social media.

LA's wildfires prompted a rash of fake images. Here's why

"It's not just that you're perpetrating a fraud" by spreading bogus images, expert Hany Farid says. The fakes also sow confusion about an ongoing catastrophe.

'I cannot guarantee complete confidentiality,' VA therapists ordered to tell veterans

Mental health therapists at Veterans Affairs should begin sessions with patients saying they are in a shared office space, a memo obtained by NPR says. Trump's back-to-office orders start Monday for VA.

ChatGPT can help write an essay. Scientists want it to start folding laundry

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the virtual world. But reality bytes.

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