Arizona says century-old abortion ban can be enforced; EPA limits ‘forever chemicals’ Arizona’s Supreme Court says an abortion ban passed during the Civil War should be the law of the land today. The EPA is putting limits on PFAS in drinking water. Read more on NPR

Okinawa feels impact of U.S. and Japan military shifts Okinawa, which sits closer to China than to Japan’s main islands, is the focus of U.S. and Japanese efforts to beef up defenses in Japan’s southwest islands. Read more on NPR

Women’s NCAA championship TV ratings crush the men’s competition At its peak, 24 million basketball fans tuned in to watch the women’s championship between Iowa and South Carolina, making it the most-watched basketball game since 2019. Read more on NPR

How much aid’s waiting to enter Gaza? Depends who you ask Humanitarian aid trucks sit at Gaza’s border. Yet Israeli officials deny aid groups’ accusations that they’re restricting aid or that Palestinians in Gaza are starving. Read more on NPR

EPA puts limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water PFAS chemicals have been used for decades to waterproof and stain-proof consumer products and are linked to health problems. Read more on NPR

A gunman stole his twin from him. This is what he’s learned about grieving a sibling About 60,000 children a year in the U.S. lose a sibling. Zion Kelly joined that unlucky group in 2017 when his twin, Zaire, was killed. Zion has learned a lot about grief, and himself, since then. Read more on…

The government announced winners of a contest to tell real voices from deepfake audio Four organizations won a FTC contest for their tools that help tell real audio clips from deepfakes. The winners’ approaches illuminate challenges AI audio deepfakes pose. Read more on NPR