These disabled people tried to play by the rules. It cost them their federal benefits A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead. Read more on NPR

Box turtles. Coral. These illegally trafficked animals still need a good home When authorities find wildlife that are being illegally trafficked, at ports or airports, the animals are often in terrible shape. Sick, starved, distressed. A pilot project in Southern California aims to get seized wildlife immediate care. Read more on NPR

Clarence Thomas discloses trips paid for by GOP donor as justices report financials Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas belatedly acknowledged more travel paid by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals. Read more on NPR

Gaza pier for aid deliveries reconnected after repairs, U.S. Central Command says A section of the U.S.-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza broke apart in storms and rough seas. Food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command said Friday. Read more on NPR

NASA astronaut Bill Anders, who took famous photo of Earth during Apollo, dies at 90 Awestruck, Anders snapped the timeless shot of the glorious blue and white planet rising over the horizon of the gray and lifeless moon, and “how tiny and fragile and precious and finite it is.” Read more on NPR