Death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda should be reinvestigated, court rules The death of Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda days after Chile’s 1973 military coup should be reinvestigated, an appeals court has ruled, saying new steps could help clarify what killed the poet. Read more on NPR

YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case Franke told the judge that she would not argue for a shorter sentence before she stood to thank local police officers, doctors and social workers for being the “angels” who saved her children. Read more on NPR

A Colorado man is dead after a pet Gila monster bite Christopher Ward was taken to a hospital shortly after being bitten by one of his two pet Gila monsters on Feb. 12. He was soon placed on life support and died Friday, Lakewood police said Tuesday. Read more on NPR

NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator for a year The agency is accepting applicants for the second cohort of its Mars simulator mission. Participants will live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA’s Houston space center. Read more on NPR

Alabama Supreme Court rules frozen embryos are ‘children’ under state law The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state. Read more on NPR

Texas has spent over $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country Since 2022, GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has bused over 102,000 migrants to predominantly Democratic-led cities. Supporters say the cost is necessary, but critics argue the program is expensive and inhumane. Read more on NPR