Taiwan emerges remarkably unscathed after massive earthquake The day after what was the worst quake to hit the Asian island in a quarter century, most residents cannot stop talking about how much worse it could have been. Read more on NPR

What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak Cattle are getting sick with H5N1, and one person got sick in Texas. How bad could this be for dairy farms? Could it spread among people? Here’s what scientists are learning. Read more on NPR

These twin brothers are identical, but their autism isn’t Sam and John Fetters are identical twins with autism. But Sam is in college, while John still struggles to form sentences. Their experience may shed light on the disorder’s mix of nature and nurture. Read more on NPR

Powerball jackpot jumps to $1.23 billion after another drawing without a big winner The jackpot, which now ranks as the eighth-largest in U.S. lottery history, has been growing for more than three months, reflecting the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million of winning the top prize. Read more on NPR

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS The AWS layoffs follow other layoffs that happened at Amazon and its subsidiaries this year, including at Prime Video, the MGM Studios unit and Twitch, the social media platform owned by Amazon. Read more on NPR