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1. Rubio braces for Senate scrutiny over Venezuela

   At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's adminstration.

2. Trump admin rewrites nuclear safety rules. And, NTSB releases findings on D.C. crash

   NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.

3. As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says hello

   In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?

4. CBP has a history of excessive force. Critics say they were unprepared for Minnesota

   Experts say federal immigration agents' skills are a dangerous mismatch for urban settings such as the Twin Cities

5. To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog

   Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.

6. 3 generations of women in one family show how choices on motherhood have changed

   In one family, three generations of American women explore how choices around becoming mothers have changed at the same time the U.S. birth rate has dropped.

7. Americans may love football, but did you know its origins are in medieval England?

   "Football" is a word used to refer to different games: American football, the game played at the Super Bowl, where a foot is rarely used to direct the ball. And elsewhere in the world, football refers to what Americans call "soccer." But where does this word really come from?

8. Bystander videos of Minneapolis killings reveal larger trend

   Bystander videos have shaped public perception for decades. The ability to now spread video widely can lead to real-time access and transparency, but experts say videos can't tell the full story.

9. The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules

   The rewrite was done to speed up the construction of a new generation of nuclear reactors. Critics warn it could compromise safety and public trust.

10. Mexican president says her country has paused oil shipments to Cuba

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.