Ukrainian military says it sank a Russian landing ship in the Black Sea Sinking the vessel would be another embarrassing blow for the Russian Black Sea fleet and a significant success for Ukraine 10 days before the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Read more on NPR

Recent gaffes by Biden and Trump may be signs of normal aging — or may be nothing President Biden and former President Trump have both experienced public memory lapses. But brain experts say such slips, on their own, are not a cause for concern. Read more on NPR

5 takeaways from Democrats flipping George Santos’ House seat in New York Tuesday’s special election was a sort of test for Republicans’ and Democrats’ campaign messaging in 2024, particularly around immigration and abortion. Read more on NPR

Catholic Church works to explain what same-sex blessings are and are not Now that Pope Francis has OK’d priests blessing same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ Catholics are figuring out how to ask for these blessings and whether they want them. Read more on NPR

The way a dying baby girl was cared for in 1980 helped shape her approach to nursing More than 40 years ago, when JoAnne Foley was a neonatal nurse, a baby was born with a severe congenital disorder. Foley recalls the way her supervisor made the baby feel loved. Read more on NPR

What is Temu, and should you let your parents order from it? Temu aggressively markets “hot deals,” such as a hooded button-up fleece jacket for $8.32. But some U.S. officials accuse Temu of unfair and/or unethical practices. Read more on NPR

A small fish is at the center of a big fight in the Chesapeake Bay Recreational fishermen and conservation groups worry overfishing for menhaden threatens the Chesapeake Bay. Industry says current data doesn’t support shutting down the more than century-old fishery. Read more on NPR

We asked young Black voters about Biden and the Democrats. Here’s what we learned Young Black voters were a key part of the coalition that sent Joe Biden to the White House in 2020. Yet recent polls suggest some of that support has eroded. Read more on NPR