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1. Runners misled at a qualifier race will still get invites to the world championship

   The U.S. will nearly double its contingent for the women's half marathon championship to fix what officials call an unprecedented problem: an official vehicle took the leading runners off the course.

2. Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded

   A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.
   

3. Trump shares a look at his future presidential library. Here's what to know about it

   Trump posted the first architectural renderings of his future presidential library, planned for a prime plot of land donated by Miami Dade College.

4. The wellness world is eager for RFK Jr.'s promised move on peptides

   A month ago, Health Secretary Kennedy said his agency would soon give compounding pharmacies the greenlight to make the products, which have exploded in popularity despite a lack of data.

5. One of the first people known to change their gender was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh

   NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egypt's history — but whose legacy was erased for over 3,000 years.

6. Supreme Court strikes Colorado ban on conversion therapy

   The Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado's law banning conversion therapy "regulates speech based on viewpoint."

7. Domino, the warty frogfish, is the first of its kind to be raised in captivity

   Scientists say the little fish may hold broader lessons for raising other marine species in captivity.

8. Gas crosses $4 a gallon in the U.S. for the first time in 3 years

   The war with Iran has driven up gas prices at a time when affordability is high on people's minds.

9. 6 books named finalists for the 2026 International Booker Prize

   The shortlisted titles include novels and novellas from authors and translators spanning four continents, with stories that range from Japanese-controlled 1930s Taiwan to the streets of Tehran in 1979.

10. DHS resumes asylum decisions. And, Iran's strike injures over 12 U.S. personnel

    The Department of Homeland Security has lifted its ban on reviewing asylum applications. And, NPR has confirmed that an Iranian strike injured over a dozen U.S. personnel.