Relatives in Lebanon mourn victims of Israeli strikes, including a 5-year-old girl Photographer Diego Ibarra Sánchez accompanied mourners in southern Lebanon after Israel stepped up airstrikes that claimed the lives of civilians and Hezbollah fighters. Read more on NPR

The human cost of climate-related disasters is acutely undercounted, new study says A new study counts the human health costs from increasingly costly and dangerous extreme weather in the U.S. Read more on NPR

My daughters sold Girl Scout Cookies. Here’s what I learned in the Thin Mint trenches There are no Wonka-like scenes of Tagalong rainbows and Do-si-do stools. But parents can be forgiven for feeling like Oompa Loompas — hardworking cogs in a well-oiled machine. Read more on NPR

SCOTUS takes on Trump immunity case; Gaza death toll surpasses 30,000 The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the Trump immunity case in April. More than 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October. Read more on NPR

A story of Jewish Shanghai, told through music A fictional tale of the real-life Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II — with a cross-cultural love story at its heart — is premiering at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday. Read more on NPR

Gaza’s death toll now exceeds 30,000. Here’s why it’s an incomplete count Gaza’s health ministry announced Thursday that 30,035 Palestinians have been killed in the war. A close look at how the ministry counts those killed reveals a system buckling under the weight of war. Read more on NPR

How genetically modified pigs could end the shortage of organs for transplants Scientists are optimistic that gene-edited animals could provide a new source of organs for transplantation. Pig organs modified to minimize rejection are now being tested in humans. Read more on NPR

Biden and Trump are both at the border today, staking out ground on a key 2024 issue President Biden is trying to go on the offensive on migration, an issue that is a big liability this year. He’s visiting the Texas border on the same day as former President Donald Trump. Read more on NPR