Eyeing a run for president, Ron DeSantis wants to ‘Make America Florida’ Florida Governor DeSantis’s pugnacious approach to issues involving race, sexual orientation and public health has pushed him to the front of the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. Read more on NPR

The youngest person ever has joined the National Women’s Soccer League at age 15 Teenager Chloe Ricketts was first invited to to play with the Washington Spirit for preseason training in January. She surpasses the previous record holder by three days. Read more on NPR

Fox News stands in legal peril. It says defamation loss would harm all media Could Fox News lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit? Outside media lawyers say the network is in real legal jeopardy if the case goes to trial next month. Fox argues a loss would hurt other news outlets too. Read more on NPR

U.S. allies South Korea and Japan move closer to resolve forced labor feud South Korea announced on Monday a plan to compensate victims of forced labor under Japan’s colonization through a government foundation with funds from South Korean companies. Read more on NPR

Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches The Justice Department’s Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes. Read more on NPR

Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas The last time this summit convened in 2018, the world was shocked to hear a scientist had created the first gene-edited babies. He was condemned, but gene-editing has continued, with some success. Read more on NPR

Diabetes and obesity are on the rise in young adults, a study says Young Black adults, Mexican Americans and other Hispanic adults experienced the greatest cardiovascular risk factors, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more on NPR

These were the most visited national parks and memorials in 2022 Notable sites such as the Smoky Mountains and the Lincoln Memorial rounded out the top 10 visited places in the National Park System as visits began rebounding from 2021. Read more on NPR

The smallest field ever of competing sled dog teams takes off in the Iditarod race The race to Nome began Sunday for 33 mushers in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Competitors will travel travel nearly 1,000 miles and the winner is expected to take about 10 days. Read more on NPR