Donald Trump finally makes it to Iowa as other Republican hopefuls court voters Nearly four months after declaring his third run for the White House, former President Donald Trump visited Iowa — the first in the nation caucus for Republicans. Read more on NPR

Mexican pharmacies are selling pills to U.S.travelers laced with deadly fentanyl Researchers say Mexican pharmacies that cater to U.S. tourists and medical travelers are selling medications that look safe but are laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamines. Read more on NPR

What to know about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse, takeover and fallout President Biden urged calm as markets roiled over the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. After the FDIC takeover, customers of the bank have full access to their deposits. Read more on NPR

It’s Equal Pay Day. The gender pay gap has hardly budged in 20 years. What gives? Women have to work nearly 15 months to earn what a man earns in 12. And that’s been true for decades. Read more on NPR

Landmarks fall, memories fade. Civil rights tourism may protect Mississippi history There’s a new push to develop civil rights tourism in the Mississippi Delta where local groups are using federal dollars to preserve the stories before memories fade and landmarks are lost. Read more on NPR

A man burned a cross in a hate crime. He’s now being sentenced to 3.5 years in prison Axel Cox said he chose to burn the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, saying he “intended to scare them into moving out of the neighborhood.” Read more on NPR

California court says Uber, Lyft can treat state drivers as independent contractors The ruling mostly upholds a voter-approved law that said drivers for ride-share companies are independent contractors and are not entitled to benefits like paid sick leave and unemployment insurance. Read more on NPR

New FBI data shows reported hate crimes in the U.S. jumped in 2021 Nationally, the number of hate crimes reported by the FBI increased from 8,120 in 2020 to 9,065 in 2021. Read more on NPR