Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes A proposed Bureau of Prisons rule would put the majority of money sent to an incarcerated person from outside toward restitution or other fines. Read more on NPR

The wonder of chickens (and their egg song) made me a better person — and parent Our correspondent bought some mail-order chicks. They grew into hens. They changed her life for the better. And then one day … she heard this wondrous sound. Read more on NPR

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague’s talks about Dr. Sulieman’s legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum. Read more on NPR

Comic Roy Wood Jr. taps into America’s psyche on ‘The Daily Show’ Wood Jr. will host the White House Correspondents’ dinner April 29. In 2018, he explained how the years he spent performing in comedy clubs in the South and Midwest prepared him for The Daily Show. Read more on NPR