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1. Seizures, broken spines and vomiting: Scientific testing that helped facilitate D-Day

   Biomedical engineer Rachel Lance says British scientists submitted themselves to experiments that would be considered unethical today. Her book is Chamber Divers. Originally broadcast April, 10 2024.

2. The Trump administration plans major cuts to long-term housing for homelessness

   The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.

3. She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave

   Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.

4. Trump to address the affordability issue. And, Border Patrol heading to Charlotte

   Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, and now President Trump is preparing to take on the concern. And, Charlotte, N.C., is bracing for Border Patrol agents to arrive in the city.

5. BBC apologizes for edit of Trump speech but says it won't provide legal compensation

   The BBC has apologized to President Trump for the way it edited his Jan. 6, 2021 speech but says it won't pay compensation. Trump has threatened a $1 billion lawsuit against the British broadcaster.

6. Unlike the government, the quiz never stopped. Can you ace this week's test?

   This week's quiz is mercifully light on politics, unless you count President James Garfield, a Kennedy family member and a new House rep … OK, so it's not light on politics. But there are geese?

7. As social media grows more toxic, college athletes ask themselves: Is it worth it?

   Building a social media brand has helped enrich players. But constant harassment — fueled in part by sports gambling — has come to outweigh potential income. Now, staying "regular" is the goal.

8. Economic promises helped Trump get elected. Now he has an affordability problem

   Americans are feeling the strain of high prices, even as President Trump tries to tout "record highs" in the stock market.

9. North Carolina official talks about Border Patrol agents being sent to Charlotte

   NPR's Steve Inskeep asks George Dunlap, a commissioner on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners, about the upcoming arrival of Border Patrol agents in Charlotte, North Carolina.

10. 'Much more than a job': Food bank workers reflect on the joy they find in their work

    Cyndi Kirkhart and Scott Thompson of the Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia, talk about how they met and the rewards of feeding the hungry.