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1. What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California

   Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.

2. Can the lessons of 1929 help us avert another economic crisis?

   New York Times financial columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin draws parallels between the stock market crash of 1929, which led to the Great Depression, and today's economic uncertainty.

3. Author Sophie Kinsella, who penned the 'Shopaholic' books, has died at 55

   The author, whose real name was Madeleine Sophie Wickham, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer in late 2022.

4. The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that

   The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.

5. Greetings from Andhra Pradesh, India, where a fragrant food stand feeds working women

   Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

6. Machado's daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Venezuelan opposition leader's absence

   Machado — who has been in hiding for nearly a year — was still expected in Oslo later in the day.

7. The Fed is expected to cut rates. And, Afghan CIA fighters feel abandoned by the U.S.

   The divided Federal Reserve is considering cutting interest rates today. And, Afghans in the U.S. who fought for the CIA say they feel abandoned by the agency.

8. Border Patrol left Charlotte. The damage stayed behind.

   The Border Patrol's enforcement surge in Charlotte, N.C. lasted just about a week. Residents picking up the pieces in its aftermath say doing so is going to take a lot longer than that.

9. Trump's SAVE tool is looking for noncitizen voters. But it's flagging U.S. citizens too

   Anthony Nel, of Texas, became a U.S. citizen as a teen. But a flaw in a Trump administration citizenship tool flagged him as a potential noncitizen, which led to his voter registration being canceled.

10. How Trump is remaking one agency to aid his deportation push

    The Trump administration's changes to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services are taking an axe to the agency's traditional mission of ensuring people lawfully immigrate and stay in the U.S.