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The agreement between the U.S. and China to pause steep tariffs on each other's products for 90 days sent stocks on Wall Street sharply higher yesterday. The Dow added 1,160 points, or more than 2.8 percent. The S&P gained more than 3.25 percent. The Nasdaq rose 779 points, or more than 4.3 percent. Stocks in Asia closed higher today. Wall Street futures are on the downside this morning.

The agreement between the U.S. and China to pause steep tariffs on each other's products for 90 days sent stocks on Wall Street sharply higher yesterday. The Dow added 1,160 points, or more than 2.8 percent. The S&P gained more than 3.25 percent. The Nasdaq rose 779 points, or more than 4.3 percent. Stocks in Asia closed higher today. Wall Street futures are on the downside this morning.

Japanese automaker Nissan says it plans to eliminate about 20,000 employees or roughly 15 percent of its global workforce, citing slowing sales. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.

Japanese automaker Nissan says it plans to eliminate about 20,000 employees or roughly 15 percent of its global workforce, citing slowing sales. I'm Dave Mattingly, NPR News in Washington.

Researchers at Columbia University and Virginia Tech measured the height of the land in the 28 most populous U.S. cities. They found that about 20 percent of the land area sank between 2015 and 2021. More than 30 million people live in areas affected by sinking land. and Houston is the fastest-sinking major city in the country, they found. The study was published in the journal Nature Cities.

Researchers at Columbia University and Virginia Tech measured the height of the land in the 28 most populous U.S. cities. They found that about 20 percent of the land area sank between 2015 and 2021. More than 30 million people live in areas affected by sinking land. and Houston is the fastest-sinking major city in the country, they found. The study was published in the journal Nature Cities.

Land sinks for many reasons, some of them natural, but extracting groundwater for agriculture, drinking, and manufacturing is the main driver. Sinking land can lead to more flooding in urban areas, particularly in coastal neighborhoods where sea levels are also rising because of climate change. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News. Wall Street futures are up sharply this morning.

Land sinks for many reasons, some of them natural, but extracting groundwater for agriculture, drinking, and manufacturing is the main driver. Sinking land can lead to more flooding in urban areas, particularly in coastal neighborhoods where sea levels are also rising because of climate change. Rebecca Herscher, NPR News. Wall Street futures are up sharply this morning.

I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.

I'm Dave Mattingly in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Mass following yesterday's historic election. Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American to lead the Catholic Church as Pope. NPR's Sylvia Paglioli has more from Rome.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dave Mattingly. Pope Leo XIV is celebrating his first Mass following yesterday's historic election. Cardinal Robert Prevost is the first American to lead the Catholic Church as Pope. NPR's Sylvia Paglioli has more from Rome.

That's NPR's Sylvia Paglioli. Catholics in the Chicago area are celebrating Pope Leo XIV as a native of the Windy City. Michael Puente with Member Station WBEZ reports.

That's NPR's Sylvia Paglioli. Catholics in the Chicago area are celebrating Pope Leo XIV as a native of the Windy City. Michael Puente with Member Station WBEZ reports.

President Trump is appointing Fox News host and former judge and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro to serve as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. As NPR's Elena Moore reports, the president announced the move after pulling the nomination of his first choice for the job, Ed Martin.

President Trump is appointing Fox News host and former judge and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro to serve as interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. As NPR's Elena Moore reports, the president announced the move after pulling the nomination of his first choice for the job, Ed Martin.

Democratic lawmakers are denouncing President Trump's decision to fire the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. She was the first woman and first African American to hold that job. This is NPR News. A group of Democratic voters in Wisconsin is asking the state Supreme Court to declare the state's current congressional maps to be unconstitutional.

Democratic lawmakers are denouncing President Trump's decision to fire the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. She was the first woman and first African American to hold that job. This is NPR News. A group of Democratic voters in Wisconsin is asking the state Supreme Court to declare the state's current congressional maps to be unconstitutional.

As Mayan Silver with member station WUWM reports from Milwaukee, a similar lawsuit was rejected last year.

As Mayan Silver with member station WUWM reports from Milwaukee, a similar lawsuit was rejected last year.