Experts raised safety concerns about OceanGate years before its Titanic sub vanished Experts from within and outside OceanGate worried about the safety and development of the Titan as far back as 2018, years before its inaugural dive. One tells NPR its disappearance isn’t a surprise. Read more on NPR

U.S. reading and math scores drop to lowest level in decades Newly released data from national test scores in reading and math show a worrisome picture of student learning loss since the pandemic. Read more on NPR

FTC sues Amazon for ‘tricking and trapping’ people in Prime subscriptions Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel. Read more on NPR

Justice Alito refutes ProPublica report that he took a luxury trip with billionaire Justice Samuel Alito says he didn’t have to disclose a 2008 luxury trip to Alaska, or the flight on a private jet of hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer who had several cases before the high court. Read more on NPR

This WWII battle wasn’t against Nazis. It was between Black and white GIs in England It’s the 80th anniversary of a little-known battle — by Black U.S. soldiers against segregation in the military. They were convicted of mutiny. Villagers in England want them exonerated. Read more on NPR

Germany’s Green Party wants people to use heat pumps to save energy. Some are balking Some German homeowners are worried they’ll have to foot the bill for their country’s climate targets by replacing their gas boilers with cleaner — but more expensive — heat pumps. Read more on NPR

A year after Yellowstone floods, fishing guides have to learn ‘a whole new river’ A year ago the Yellowstone River had its biggest flood in centuries. What that means for its world famous trout fishery is just now becoming clear. Read more on NPR

Experts raised concerns about potential problems with submersibles and their tours NPR’s A Martinez talks to Will Kohnen, chairman of the Marine Technology Society’s Submarine Group, about concerns that were raised about the development of the now-missing Titan submersible. Read more on NPR