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President Trump's tariffs are having serious consequences on small businesses across the United States. The Catoctin Creek Distilling Co.'s co-owners talk about their experiences dealing with tariffs.

There are a lot of benefits to raising a child speaking two or more languages. NPR's Life Kit explains that raising a kid in a multilingual household isn't a burden — it's a gift.

The council wants to change what containers residents can return and how they redeem them.

On this day in 1764: The Provincial Grand Master of the Free and Accepted Masons in New York issued a charter to Michigan's first Masonic lodge in Detroit. The lodge, known as Zion Lodge, faced suspensions but always returned. On this day in 1833: The steamboat Michigan, the first steamer built in Detroit, was launched. It traveled 2,000 miles in its first season, visiting various ports on Lake Michigan.

For generations of Black workers, federal government jobs have provided a path into the middle class. The Trump administration's workforce cuts are now throwing that sense of stability up in the air.

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Over the next few days, leaders of the Catholic church from around the world will gather at the Vatican to mourn — and also, to prepare for the Conclave.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Maria Ressa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, about the Trump administration and press freedoms.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former US Ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, about today's meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The man remembered today at a funeral in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis, was once very different.