Strikes along Israel’s border with Lebanon are again fueling fears of a widening war A series of deadly strikes on Wednesday and Thursday underscored the risk that daily cross-border skirmishes could quickly escalate and turn the war in Gaza into a broader regional conflict. Read more on NPR

How NYC is coping with 175,000 migrants from the Southern border New York Times reporter Andy Newman says the city’s legal mandate to provide shelter to any who need it is being tested by a stream of migrants — some of whom were sent on buses by Southern governors. Read more on NPR

Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it’s given after infection Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half. Read more on NPR

DOJ watchdog finds 187 inmate suicides in federal prisons over 8-year period The Justice Department watchdog found 344 inmate deaths in federal prison from suicide, homicide or accident between 2014 and 2021. The majority of those deaths were suicides. Read more on NPR

Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events. Read more on NPR

Trump’s New York hush money trial will start March 25 The judge in the hush money case against Donald Trump has rejected the former president’s attempt to dismiss the charges, and a jury trial will begin as originally scheduled on March 25. Read more on NPR

Latino Democrats launch “Our Lucha” war room using Spanglish to combat GOP The campaign arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus is calling the new effort “Our Lucha War Room,” or their fight for Latinos and boosting their representation in Congress. Read more on NPR