California wants to store floodwaters underground. It’s harder than it sounds Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year’s epic winter storms. Read more on NPR

Low-key Louisiana lawmaker tapped to help lead GOP debt negotiations Garret Graves was critical in helping Kevin McCarthy get the votes to be elected speaker. Now, he’s taking the lead at the negotiating table on how to avoid a historic debt debt default. Read more on NPR

Netflix has officially begun its plan to make users pay extra for password sharing Netflix first announced in March 2022 it would charge extra for password sharing, pointing to concerns that the practice was contributing to revenue loss. Read more on NPR

A year after Uvalde’s school massacre, healing remains elusive There are still many unresolved questions about the shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. As they grasp for answers, surviving families and the broader community feel suspended in grief. Read more on NPR

How a little more silence in children’s lives helps them grow Studies show too much noise, particularly loud, irregular noise, can hurt a child’s brain development, because if sound is irregular, it distracts our brains and makes concentration more difficult. Read more on NPR

Debt ceiling talks aren’t going well. Here’s where they stand After another round of staff-level talks, House Republicans insist there’s a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline. Read more on NPR

A record number of Americans may fly this summer. Here’s everything you need to know Memorial Day weekend kicks off the busy summer air travel season and this may be the busiest ever. But some worry it could be another summer of delays and cancellations after a “pretty rocky” 2022. Read more on NPR

The new Twitter account @DeSantisJet tracks the Florida governor’s air travel The page was created by Jack Sweeney, the 20-year-old who also started the popular Twitter account tracking billionaire Elon Musk’s private jet. Read more on NPR

Welcome to America! Now learn to be in debt The U.S. economy counts on you to borrow money and stay in debt. But what if you were taught to never owe anybody anything? Read more on NPR