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1. Opinion: Remembering Kevin Klose, former NPR president and broadcasting icon

   We remember Kevin Klose, former NPR president, who helped secure financial stability for the network while supporting and encouraging its journalism.

2. Tired of waiting for your EV to charge up? One Chinese company has a novel solution

   Chinese car company NIO is putting up EV battery swapping stations all around the world. NPR took a ride in one car for the experience.

3. Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions

   They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building in central Beirut, displaced many times.

4. She invited her friends to come together to make her casket

   Friends gathered at a weaver's studio in Massachusetts to help MaddyChristine Hope Brokopp make her casket.

5. Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

   In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

6. Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

   Iran's military said on Saturday the Strait of Hormuz has "returned to its previous state." The announcement came after President Trump had said the blockade on Iranian ports would remain in place.

7. What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

   Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity of the issues make a quick deal unlikely.

8. Not just Trump: Redistricting race will hinge on what these state leaders did

   An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

9. Sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, a man's life is suddenly changed

   Jay found himself sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, after attempting to break into a building on his college campus. A fellow inmate's unexpected words brought him comfort — and changed the course of his life.

10. Judge halts local TV giant Nexstar's takeover of rival Tegna until trial

    U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.