Silicon Valley Bank failure could wipe out ‘a whole generation of startups’ The implosion of Silicon Valley Bank could force hundreds of tech startups to lay off workers or shut down completely. It remains unclear how much, if any, of depositors’ money will be returned. Read more on NPR

Texas man sues ex-wife’s friends for helping her get abortion pills A wrongful death lawsuit filed by a Galveston County man accuses three women of helping his ex-wife obtain abortion pills used to terminate her pregnancy last year. Read more on NPR

China names Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang as premier Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, will nominally be in charge of the world’s second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years. Read more on NPR

The man convicted of killing Kristin Smart in 1996 is sentenced to 25 years to life Smart, 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo in 1996. Prosecutors maintained that Paul Flores, now 46, killed Smart during an attempted rape. Read more on NPR