Collapsed Baltimore bridge span comes down with a boom The detonation marked a major step in freeing the Dali, which has been stuck among the wreckage since it crashed into one of the bridge’s support columns shortly after leaving Baltimore on March 26. Read more on NPR

‘Brotherless Night,’ an ambitious novel about Sri Lankan civil war, wins $150K prize The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a relatively new literary award given to women and nonbinary authors. This year’s winner is V.V. Ganeshananthan for her book Brotherless Night. Read more on NPR

Trapped in Rafah, U.S. medical volunteers say they can’t save lives and can’t evacuate At the European Hospital in Rafah, there are shortages of pain medication, antibiotics, even bandages, American volunteers say they are unable to save lives — and unable to evacuate to safety. Read more on NPR

Melinda French Gates resigns as co-chair from the Gates Foundation French Gates says she is “immensely proud” of the work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the decision to step down as co-chair was not easy. Her last day is June 7. Read more on NPR

A Girl Scouts troop offers hope and ‘sisters for life’ for migrant children Girl Scouts Troop 6,000 in New York City helps migrant girls establish connections and a platform to start a new life in a new country but also equips them with crucial life skills. Read more on NPR