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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump's latest set of tariffs comes at a challenging time for the US Economy, raising concerns about the cost of living among American households. NPR's Rafael Naam has more.
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The White House frames the sweeping new tariffs, ranging from 10 to 12.5%, as a matter of human rights and market fairness. Although they're not significantly higher than the temporary ones they're replacing, economists caution they will likely have a negative economic impact. The Budget Lab at Yale University estimates it could drive up consumer inflation by 0.7 percentage points and will be equivalent to a tax of nearly $1,100 a year on American households. That's at a time when many families are already struggling with high gas prices and paying more at the grocery store, and they will continue the uncertainty being felt by American businesses. Rafael Nam, NPR News.
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President Trump will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy next week at the White House, according to an official not authorized to talk on the record. As NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben reports, the meeting would be one of several between the two leaders this year.
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The meeting will happen Tuesday, according to the White House official. The men also met at the G7 summit in June, as well as at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, earlier this month. At that Turkey summit, Trump said the US Would give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems. That was considered a win for Ukraine as it continues defending itself against Russian missile strikes. The Russian war in Ukraine is now more than four years long. Trump and Zelenskyy have had a rough relationship at times with an early 2025 Oval Office meeting that devolved into a heated argument in front of the news media. Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.
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For the second year in a row, the US has reported a record breaking number of measles cases. According to the latest Data from the CDC, the count is up 2,318. As NPR's Maria Gaud de Doy reports, that's the highest number in 35 years.
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The resurgence of measles comes amid falling vaccination rates and rising rates of non medical exemptions to school vaccine requirements. Some 70% of infections have been in children and adolescents. Last year, two unvaccinated children died of measles. Pediatric infectious disease specialist Dr. Adam Ratner says to turn things around, the country needs to raise vaccination rates.
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Measles is our most contagious disease. I don't want to go back to a time when every year we had children dying of measles.
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In the U.S. meanwhile, many local health departments are grappling with staff and funding cuts from the federal government, including two immunization programs. Maria Godoy, NPR News.
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The NBA's all time scoring leader, LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. In a statement, he says he strongly considered retirement after his last team, the LA Lakers, were eliminated in the second round of this year's playoff. This is NPR News. The Trump administration wants soldiers to consider becoming truck drivers when they leave. The military officials hope they can replace the tens of thousands of immigrant drivers who have lost their licenses in a crackdown this year. A new program will allow veterans who recently drove large military vehicles to skip the skills test to get a commercial driver's license. Other soldiers can attend a commercial driving school during their last six months of active duty. There was a ceremony today honoring the impending impending opening of a new bridge linking the US and Ontario. As Russ McNamara of Detroit Public Radio reports, it was a Canada only affair o Canada.
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The Trump administration nixed a ribbon cutting ceremony last month. And with the president threatening new tariffs, Canadian officials threw their own party for the Gordie Howe International Bridge without American involvement. However, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is treating the soured relations between the two allies and is a bump in the road.
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I know Canadians love Americans and I know Americans love Canadians, and that bond will last for another over 200 years.
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The bridge will open to traffic Monday afternoon. For NPR news, I'm Russ McNamara in Windsor, Ontario.
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Brazilian investigators are using gold fingerprinting to tackle illegal mining in the Amazon. The method can precisely trace the origin of gold in samples. Mining is a top threat to the rainforest in indigenous communities as it has accelerated deforestation and mercury contamination. Investigators say criminals use schemes to insert illegally mined gold into legal markets as a way of laundering the gold. It's npr. Want to hear this podcast without sponsor breaks? Amazon prime members can listen to NPR News now sponsor free through Amazon Music or you can also support NPR's vital journalism and get npr@plus.npr.org that's plus.npr.org.