The Trump administration has canceled billions in federal research funding at major universities.
We feel like collateral damage.
They've also clamped down on visas for international students.
Was the visa process hard?
No. Don't ask me about it.
It was awful.
Trump's war on higher ed. Listen now to the Sunday Story on the Up First podcast from NPR.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
The UN General Assembly will open its annual meeting next hour.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is the first speaker.
Later this morning, President Trump will address the gathering of world leaders and diplomats.
Separately, the U.S.
Secret Service says it has discovered a significant horde of equipment in the New York region capable of both crippling phone systems and carrying out phone attacks.
The Secret Service says this could be used to interrupt emergency response communication and other communication links.
The cash of equipment included 100,000 SIM cards.
The Trump administration is blaming the common drug acetaminophen for increased cases of autism.
Medical groups say there's no clear evidence showing a causal link.
And P.R.'s Nell Greenfield Boyce reports the National Institutes of Health just awarded more than $50 million in research grants to explore the roots of autism.
NIH Director Jay Bharacharya said the 13 new grants will help scientists consider the effect of environmental and medical factors,
everything from nutrition to pollutants.