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1. U.S. seeks NATO help with Strait of Hormuz. And, federal judge blocks vaccine changes

   As the war with Iran intensifies, Trump is demanding that allies help the U.S. reopen the Strait of Hormuz. And, a federal judge halts RFK Jr.'s changes to children's vaccine policies.

2. Israel says it killed 2 top Iranian commanders in a targeted strike

   Israel says it killed Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, the highest-profile assassinations since the targeting of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war.

3. Is there a more fair way to sell World Cup tickets?

   World Cup tickets are expensive, and buying them has been frustrating and confusing. But this is what economics is for: figuring out the best ways to allocate scarce resources. FIFA, steal these ideas.

4. I'm concerned about my blood pressure. Can I check it at home?

   If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing your blood pressure at home.

5. Bringing marine life back to South Florida's 'forgotten edge'

   Seawalls are great at protecting property and people. A new nature-inspired seawall add-on is trying to make them better at protecting marine wildlife too.

6. From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history

   The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses.

7. Reproductive health clinics scramble as Title X funding cliff approaches

   Title X is a 56-year-old federal grant program that supports thousands of clinics that provide birth control and STI testing and treatment. Those clinics could face a funding gap because of a Trump administration delay.

8. How Trump's Treasury is shifting sanctions to punish his critics and reward friends

   Spain's Prime Minister called U.S. strikes against Iran "unjustified." When other foreigners in power have used similar language against the U.S. or Israel, they were sanctioned by the Treasury.

9. Last protester in detention after Trump's campus crackdown has been released

   Leqaa Kordia, a 33-year-old from the West Bank who has lived in New Jersey since 2016, had been held in a U.S. immigration detention center in Texas since last March.

10. Tennessee teens sue Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated child sexual abuse material

    The three girls say that the nonconsensual nude images were created by a perpetrator who used AI company xAI's image generation tools.