Boeing ousts the head of its troubled 737 Max program after quality control concerns The Boeing executive who oversaw the troubled 737 Max program, Ed Clark, has left the company. It’s part of a broader management shakeup after a door plug panel blew off a jet in midair last month. Read more on NPR

Humanitarian crises abound. Why is the U.N. asking for less aid money than last year? “This is the first time that this has happened in recent years,” said Martin Griffiths of the United Nations. about the reduced ask. Why in a time of greater need is the U.N. lowering its appeal? Read more on NPR

Wind Power Is Taking Over A West Virginia Coal Town. Will The Residents Embrace It? Keyser, West Virginia, was once known for coal. But the jobs have been disappearing since the 1970s. First because of automation, then cheap natural gas. And now, the urgency to address climate change is one more pressure on this energy…

Red states that have resisted Medicaid expansion are feeling pressure to give up. More and more Southern states are talking about fully expanding Medicaid to cover poor residents. They’ve resisted the option for a decade, but are now running into competition with each other. Read more on NPR

How much humanitarian aid is getting into Gaza? The exact answer can be hard to know The need for humanitarian aid in Gaza is enormous, but trying to decipher how much aid is getting into the territory and where it’s going can be tricky. Read more on NPR

E-bike head trauma soars as helmet use falls, study finds A new study shows that nearly 8,000 e-bike riders sought hospital care for head injuries in 2022. It’s a huge increase and the majority of the injured riders were not wearing helmets. Read more on NPR

Alabama’s Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’ under state law Fertility clinics in Alabama are contemplating next steps after the state Supreme Court ruled that frozen fertilized eggs are children — and discarding them would be a crime. Read more on NPR