President Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing The White House says fentanyl smuggled to the U.S. justifies tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico. But fentanyl deaths and smuggling have been dropping fast — and Canada plays almost no role. Read more on NPR

A plane and a tug vehicle collide at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, injuring the driver The 64-year-old tug driver sustained head and lower body injuries and was transported to the hospital in critical condition but was later stabilized, Chicago police said. Read more on NPR

Why does Musk want USAID ‘to die’? And why did its website disappear? Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should ‘die.’ Read more on NPR

Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals. Read more on NPR

Your ears can’t prick up, but your ear muscles sure try Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago. Read more on NPR

In the LA fires and the NC floods, ‘CPR for mental health’ treats unseen wounds From Altadena to Asheville, people devastated by recent disasters encountered helpers trained in Psychological First Aid. Like CPR, anybody can learn it. Read more on NPR

What it’s like to party in the native habitat of Groundhog Day star Punxsutawney Phil It was a big party in Punxsutawney this weekend. “This is my favorite holiday,” one local says of the fuss-free day, adding, “You don’t have to even see your in-laws.” This year, Phil saw his shadow. Read more on NPR

Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032 The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years. Read more on NPR

On the frontline against bird flu, egg farmers fear they’re losing the battle The tools the US used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks just aren’t working this time, according to some agricultural experts. Some egg farmers have called for vaccinations for poultry. Read more on NPR

Did your date give you ‘the ick’? Here’s the science behind the feeling You know that feeling when someone you’re dating does this one thing that you just can’t look past? Here’s what scientists say about why we react this way and whether the feeling is reversible. Read more on NPR