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1. After the Kars4Kids ad is banned in California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past

   A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast.

2. U.S. grand jury indicts Raul Castro, ex-Cuban president

   The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago.

3. Bipartisan home affordability bill passes the House

   The bill is meant to encourage home construction, and would ban corporate investors from buying up more homes to rent out.

4. The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement

   D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization." Former government lawyer Andrew Weissmann explains the settlement.

5. The San Diego mosque shooting victims remembered as 'heroes' for protecting children

   Amin Abdullah, Nadir Awad and Mansour Kaziha distracted and delayed two gunmen at the Islamic Center of San Diego. Their actions saved the many children and staff inside the mosque and cost them their lives.

6. Greetings from Bali, where a kecak dance shows the triumph of good over evil

   The kecak dance involves a retelling of one of the stories in the Ramayana, the Hindu epic poem. At the story's climax, there is an eruption of fire as tufts of dried coconut husks are set aflame.

7. A rare Ebola strain is spreading with no vaccine. Here's what you need to know

   This outbreak is being called "the perfect storm." How did it start, what are the characteristics of the strain that's causing it and how much of a threat is it to global health?

8. Barney Frank, former congressman and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

   The former congressman was politically engaged until the end. As GBH reports, Even in hospice, Frank was actively working to spread the message of his forthcoming book, "The Hard Path to Unity: Why We Must Reform the Left to Rescue Democracy."

9. How one Oregon city has raised a billion dollars for climate change

   The Portland Clean Energy Fund has raised a billion dollars for climate change action via a retail tax on large corporations in the city. Other cities are starting to shape similar funds.

10. Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries. And, victims of mosque shooting revealed

    Trump-backed Ed Gallrein ousted Congressman Thomas Massie in Kentucky's Republican House primary. And, police have identified the victims in California's mosque shooting.