5pm Newscast September, 7, 2026

0:00High school and college seniors across the country say they're struggling with their mental health. That's according to a new poll of over 1,000 high school and college seniors by the research firm College Pulse. At his MPR's Ritu Chatterjee reports, more high school seniors report feeling stressed and anxious compared to seniors in college. 67% of high school students set to go to college in the fall of 2027 say they are feeling stressed compared to only 59% of college seniors who say the same. More than half of high school seniors say they feel emotionally exhausted and overwhelmed and nearly 38% say they are lonely. Both groups of survey respondents say their use of artificial intelligence tools has increased over the past year. A quarter of the teen respondents say they use AI to discuss relationship or emotional issues. Twice as many as college seniors who do the same. The survey also revealed uncertainty about the future and distrusted institutions in

1:01the federal government and big tech companies to act in their best interest. Ritu Chatterjee and Pair News. As Trey talks between the U.S. and Canada stall Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products start tomorrow absent last minute negotiations. This after President Trump imposed an additional 50% tariffs on some $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Carney says the tariffs will target U.S. sectors including steel, dairy, agricultural equipment and paper. Trump last week signed an executive order to rename part of Lake Ontario as Lake America. You're listening to NPR News. Support for NPR comes from NPR stations. Other contributors include the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, formerly Carnegie Corporation of New York. Trying to reduce political polarization through support for education, democracy and peace. More information at Carnegie.org.