About 1,400 people were killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and more than 240 people were kidnapped. In the four weeks since, almost 10,000 people have been killed in Hamas-controlled Gaza. [MORE]
In a Pennsylvania district, school board elections have turned from debates about teacher salaries to issues like gender identity policies. [MORE]
The Ukrainian air force says one of Russia’s most modern ships was at the shipyard but doesn’t say if that ship was hit. Russia acknowledges a vessel was hit, but doesn’t say which kind. [MORE]
They’re from Israel and Gaza. A man who lost his parents feels as if he is swimming in an ocean of sorrow. A teen has a bullet lodged in his spine. How do they find room in their hearts for empathy? [MORE]
Roland Griffiths spent the later stage of his career exploring the ways that psychedelic drugs, specifically psilocybin, could help patients with depression, addiction issues and even terminal cancer. [MORE]
Many Kentucky residents may have to vote somewhere new in this year’s elections. That’s because dozens of counties have consolidated polling places — a move that’s raised concerns about ballot access. [MORE]
Massive crowds descended on downtown Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Protesters’ messaging at the event centered on calls to end U.S. aid to Israel and for a cease-fire. [MORE]
The Matthew Perry Foundation was launched Friday in honor of the late Friends actor, who struggled with unhealthy substance use for decades. [MORE]
The plaintiff — referred to as Jane Doe — claimed Brand followed her into a bathroom and assaulted her as a crew member guarded the door from the outside. [MORE]
More than a decade after the trial to overturn Prop. 8 ended, trial videotapes remained sealed, until NPR member station KQED won a long legal battle that got the U.S. Supreme Court to unseal them. [MORE]
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