TGI Fridays closes dozens of its stores The company is offering over 1,000 transfer opportunities for 80% of the impacted employees, it said. It additionally sold eight locations across the Northeast to its former CEO. Read more on NPR

Oscar Pistorius is being released from prison in South Africa The Paralympic champion convicted of murdering his girlfriend is leaving prison on parole. Read more on NPR

The U.S. Mint releases new commemorative coins honoring Harriet Tubman The designs featured on the coins honor Tubman’s life and her work as an abolitionist and social activist. The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins. Read more on NPR

Her reporting exposed Epstein. She tells NPR why documents naming powerful men matter Julie K. Brown’s reporting for the Miami Herald in 2017 and 2018 lead to more charges for Epstein and identified nearly 80 of his victims. Read more on NPR

Foreign governments paid millions to Trump’s companies while he was president A report by House Democrats documents $7.8 million in payments from at least 20 foreign governments to Trump’s businesses during his presidential term. Read more on NPR

How medications like Ozempic are revolutionizing the weight loss industry Bloomberg News reporter Emma Court explains how these so-called “miracle drugs” work, and discusses side effects, long-term impacts, and what it all means for the body positivity movement. Read more on NPR

A recent attack on a Las Vegas judge is very disturbing. But such cases are uncommon Judge Mary Kay Holthus was attacked by a defendant during his sentencing. Courtroom assaults such as this are rare, but judges face other threats — more than 4,500 reported incidents in 2021 alone. Read more on NPR

Islamic State claims responsibility for suicide bombings that killed dozens in Iran The bombings, which killed at least 84, targeted a commemoration for an Iranian general slain in a 2020 U.S. drone strike. Wednesday’s event was the worst militant attack to strike Iran in decades. Read more on NPR

A teenage British darts phenom astounds as runner-up in the world championship Luke “The Nuke” Littler began the World Darts Championship ranked 164th in the world. The 16-year-old blazed through each match, finally losing to the world’s No. 1-ranked player, Luke Humphries. Read more on NPR

Israeli troops have withdrawn from some parts of Gaza City, a city official says Gaza City was the focus of fighting when Israel’s ground invasion of the territory began in October. Now, much of the territory’s largest city is in ruins and the fighting has shifted to the south. Read more on NPR