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1. Trump's mediators offer Hamas formal proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza

   NPR has learned that mediators have quietly given Hamas a proposal to hand over all its weapons to ensure Gaza's reconstruction.

2. Afroman prevails in cops' music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial

   The "Because I Got High" rapper made waves in 2023 with the album and song "Lemon Pound Cake," using home video to mock a police raid on his Ohio home. The deputies lost their civil suit against him.

3. 'Movement never lies': 100 years of the Martha Graham Dance Company

   Graham was a creative force in the performing arts. She wanted dance to express authentic, human emotions — a revolutionary idea in the late 1920s.

4. The SAVE Act faces long odds in the Senate. GOP-led states are picking up the cause

   Several Republican-led states are passing their own versions of the SAVE America Act, Trump-backed legislation that would introduce new proof-of-citizenship requirements to register to vote.

5. Fear, defiance, and anger: Iranians describe life under bombardment

   In messages to NPR, Tehran residents describe largely deserted streets roamed by paramilitary officials and vigilantes. They say security forces are banning gatherings for Nowruz, the Persian new year, this week.

6. As Pakistan and Afghanistan declare truce, civilians in Kabul count the cost of war

   At the Emergency Hospital, dozens crowded around a thick book to check the names of the victims killed in an airstrike on a rehabilitation center. The U.N. says over a hundred people were killed.

7. Israel and Iran attack gas facilities. And, Cesar Chavez accused of sexual abuse, rape

   Attacks on gas facilities by Israel and Iran have escalated the war and impacted global markets. And, renowned union leader and labor rights advocate Cesar Chavez is accused of sexual abuse and rape.

8. Sen. Blumenthal discusses reforming DHS and his concerns about the war in Iran

   Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a panelist in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's Department of Homeland Security confirmation hearing, discusses the reforms he wants for the agency and shares his views on the Iran war with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

9. Japan's prime minister visits the White House under shadow of Iran war

   Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will be the first U.S. ally to visit the White House since President Trump asked for help in sending ships to patrol the Strait of Hormuz.

10. New autism group meets to counter MAHA's 'ideological agenda'

    Autism experts plan to convene in Washington Thursday to propose a research agenda at odds with the one endorsed by the Trump Administration.