Climate change makes Super Typhoon Mawar more dangerous The giant storm formed over abnormally warm water in the Pacific. And sea level rise makes storm surge even more dangerous to residents of Guam and the Mariana Islands. Read more on NPR

Trump instructed to obey court rules ahead of Manhattan criminal trial At a hearing Tuesday in New York, which former President Donald Trump attended via video conference, Judge Juan Merchan ordered the Trump to obey a protective order or face a possible contempt ruling. Read more on NPR

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warns about the dangers of social media to kids NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Vivek Murthy about a report that says the U.S. is in the midst of the worst youth mental health crisis in recent memory, with social media believed to be a central factor. Read more on NPR

E. Jean Carroll aims to expand defamation lawsuit against Trump, seeking $10 million Earlier this month, a jury found the former president liable for sexual abusing Carroll at a department store in the mid-1990s. The day after the verdict, Trump again denied the allegations on CNN. Read more on NPR