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1. French hantavirus patient is critically ill as outbreak grows to 11

   A French woman infected in the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship is critically ill and being treated with an artificial lung. The outbreak has now reached 11 total reported cases, 9 of which have been confirmed.

2. $4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say

   Louisiana officials have agreed to a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene, a Black motorist who died during a violent roadside arrest carried out by five white officers.

3. Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion

   A Congressional Budget Office analysis suggests the cost of the missile defense program could be $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, a far heftier sum than the initial $175 billion price tag.

4. Kids' test scores began declining way before COVID. These schools are making gains

   Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some states are finally turning things around.

5. Former private prison official to serve as acting ICE chief

   Compared to the start of President Trump's second term, David Venturella takes over an agency with a larger workforce, more financial resources — and also a continued funding lapse.

6. Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor

   Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who went on to become a pioneer for inclusion and an ambassador for the league, has died after an eight-month battle with an aggressive form of a brain tumor, his family announced Tuesday.

7. OpenAI's Sam Altman takes the stand to fend off Elon Musk's accusations he 'stole a charity'

   The trial pits two of tech's most famous personalities against each other and could lead to seismic changes for the maker of ChatGPT.

8. Omaha's U.S. House race tests candidates' ability to reach beyond party lines

   Omaha, Neb., is home to a toss-up Congressional race this year. Voters have shown a willingness to vote for moderate candidates from both parties, but has the definition of a moderate now changed?

9. About 7 million kids live in a home with a loaded and unlocked gun, a study finds

   The new study in JAMA Network Open also finds that more parents leave their guns loaded and unlocked when they have teenagers, despite the fact that suicide risk goes up for this age group.

10. How Americans see China now

    As President Trump heads to China this week, a new NPR-Chicago Council-Ipsos poll finds most Americans think U.S. tariffs have hurt both economies, and that the Iran war is bad for America.