/npr-news NPR News en-US Copyright Mon, 05 May 2025 23:49:19 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/trump-restricts-funding-for-gain-of-function-research-calling-it-dangerous President Trump issued an executive order Monday banning federal funding for any research abroad that involves a field of scientific study known as "gain-of-function" research. Here's what it means. Mon, 05 May 2025 23:49:19 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/trump-restricts-funding-for-gain-of-function-research-calling-it-dangerous Rob Stein /npr-news/2025-05-05/2025-met-gala-red-carpet-looks-we-love Monday is the Met Gala, known as fashion's grandest event, where celebrities from various realms come together at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art to celebrate fashion and each other. Mon, 05 May 2025 23:18:34 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/2025-met-gala-red-carpet-looks-we-love NPR Staff /npr-news/2025-05-05/states-sue-trump-administration-for-blocking-the-development-of-wind-energy Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order Trump signed on his first day in office pausing approvals, permits and loans for all wind energy projects. Mon, 05 May 2025 21:45:48 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/states-sue-trump-administration-for-blocking-the-development-of-wind-energy The Associated Press /npr-news/2025-05-05/be-square-and-get-to-the-root-of-it-celebrate-square-root-day-today Square root days happen only a few times in a century, and the man who brought the day fame is celebrating his sixth one. Mon, 05 May 2025 21:19:14 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/be-square-and-get-to-the-root-of-it-celebrate-square-root-day-today Ari Daniel /npr-news/2025-05-05/former-palantir-workers-condemn-companys-work-with-trump-administration In a rare rebuke, more than a dozen former workers of the powerful data-mining and surveillance company say the firm's work with the Trump administration violates the company's founding principles. Mon, 05 May 2025 21:05:12 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/former-palantir-workers-condemn-companys-work-with-trump-administration Bobby Allyn /npr-news/2025-05-05/its-been-4-months-of-congestion-tolls-for-drivers-in-manhattan-hows-the-traffic It's been four months since New York City implemented a congestion pricing plan for part of Manhattan. The tolls have deterred tens of thousands of motorists each day from entering the area. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:58:46 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/its-been-4-months-of-congestion-tolls-for-drivers-in-manhattan-hows-the-traffic Stephen Nessen /npr-news/2025-05-05/trumps-plan-for-movie-tariffs-leads-to-global-confusion Production in Hollywood has been suffering. But it's unclear how a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the United States would work – or who it would help. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:48:54 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/trumps-plan-for-movie-tariffs-leads-to-global-confusion Mandalit del Barco /npr-news/2025-05-05/james-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:48:38 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/james-wins-2025-pulitzer-prize-for-fiction Juliana Kim, Andrew Limbong /npr-news/2025-05-05/why-the-real-id-law-took-so-long-to-be-enforced-and-how-itll-affect-travelers May 7 is the day TSA will start requiring IDs that are compliant with the Real ID law. A look at why the 20-year-old law is just now being enforced, and how it will affect Americans and noncitizens. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:48:37 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/why-the-real-id-law-took-so-long-to-be-enforced-and-how-itll-affect-travelers Martin Kaste /npr-news/2025-05-05/fast-moving-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-to-light-up-the-predawn-sky The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to peak early on May 6 and will be viewable in the dark predawn skies. Mon, 05 May 2025 20:26:41 GMT /npr-news/2025-05-05/fast-moving-eta-aquarid-meteor-shower-to-light-up-the-predawn-sky Jaclyn Diaz