This week was more than tariffs! There were tortoises, genetically engineered animals, smart vacuums and a lot of other news!

Amy Sherald, who painted former First Lady Michelle Obama's portrait in 2018, has a major survey of her work opening this week at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

A new report from a left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that upcoming changes to Social Security will amount to a "45-mile trip for some 6 million seniors."

Stocks retreated for yet another day after attempting a rebound earlier in the session. Trillions of dollars in investor wealth have been wiped out since last week.

Undue Medical Debt is retiring unpaid medical bills for 20 million people. The debt trading company that owned them is leaving the market.

A new study suggests genetic changes allow horses to produce more energy, while minimizing the toll the energy takes on cells.

The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states as violent weather was reported across the South and Midwest Thursday.

NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.

Vaccine hesitancy has been growing in the U.S. in recent years. But as Texas measles cases rise and other states also report outbreaks, some parents want their kids to get their shots early.

Here are five takeaways from a week when the Trump administration has had to deal with the Signal chat leak, announced new tariffs and made more deportations.