UAW strike at Daimler Truck averted at 11th hour More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances. Read more on NPR

Midwest tornadoes cause severe damage in Omaha suburbs Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged. Read more on NPR

Biden administration abandons plan to ban menthol cigarettes, citing ‘feedback’ An anti-smoking advocate says the decision to leave menthol cigarettes on the market “prioritizes politics over lives, especially Black lives.” Read more on NPR

In Columbia University’s protests of 1968 and 2024, what’s similar — and different There are parallels between the two high-profile events, most starkly the proliferation of similar protests around the country. But key differences set them apart. Read more on NPR