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1. 40 years ago, Calvin and Hobbes' raucous adventures burst onto the comics page

   The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.

2. A 'breakthrough' drug to prevent HIV, an 'unprecedented' rollout

   The drug lenacapavir will be distributed to Eswatini and Zambia — the first step toward providing at least 2 million doses to the countries with the highest HIV burden, largely in Africa, by 2028.

3. Saudi leader to discuss these deals with Trump. And, House votes on Epstein files today

   President Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia's crown prince to the White House to discuss trade and security deals. And, the House votes today on whether to force the release of long-awaited Epstein files.

4. Is a 50-year mortgage really that much crazier than a 30-year one?

   Last week, the internet piled on President Trump's proposal for a 50-year mortgage. But maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds.

5. How NewJeans (almost) changed K-pop

   The girl group had a vision for how to rewire its troubled industry. The industry had other plans.

6. After months of infighting, House GOP could vote today to release the Epstein files

   President Trump has pushed back against releasing the files, but shifted course over the weekend after it became clear the measure was likely to pass the House.

7. Redistricting deadlines for the midterms loom as states wait for a Supreme Court ruling

   Depending on the timing, a Supreme Court ruling that weakens Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination may lead to more states redrawing congressional maps before the 2026 midterms.

8. How 'defund Planned Parenthood' came to threaten primary care in rural Maine

   Abortion is supported by 3 out of 4 Mainers, but a popular network of clinics that provides it alongside primary care has been shut out of Medicaid by the Trump administration, which also targeted Planned Parenthood.

9. Communities are reducing wildfire risk. Will their insurance bills go down?

   Insurance companies are dropping customers as the cost of disasters goes up. Some communities in California are working to reduce their risk, but so far, insurance companies often aren't factoring that in.

10. The Epstein files are just the latest fracture hitting Trump's MAGA coalition

    Even before the president's falling out with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., over the Epstein files, some Republicans questioned Trump's policy interpretation of what "America First" means.