Judi Dench reflects on a career built around Shakespeare Dame Judi Dench has played everyone from the writer Iris Murdoch to M in the James Bond films. But among the roles the actress is most closely associated, are Shakespeare’s heroines and some of his villians. Amongst those roles are the star-crossed lover Juliet, the comical…

Israel will invade Gaza’s Rafah ‘with or without’ a hostage deal, Netanyahu says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the vow Tuesday amid the negotiations mediated by Egypt that seek to reach a cease-fire deal that could see the release of some or all of the remaining hostages. Read more on NPR

Judges put Louisiana’s congressional map on hold. A Supreme Court appeal is likely A federal court has blocked Louisiana’s new congressional map in a case that could determine the balance of power in the next Congress and set up another Supreme Court test of the Voting Rights Act. Read more on NPR

First responders were sentenced in Elijah McClain’s death. But has justice been done? All first responders charged in the fatal botched arrest of Elijah McClain have been sentenced, but questions remain about whether it’s changed how Black people are treated by police and paramedics. Read more on NPR

A freed Israeli hostage waits with hope for her husband, still held by Hamas in Gaza Aviva Siegel, 63, was taken hostage by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, along with her husband Keith. She was released after 51 days, but he was not. On Saturday, Hamas released a video showing Keith alive. Read more on…