Hunter Biden’s ex wife and his former girlfriend testified in gun trial Hunter Biden’s ex wife and his former girlfriend testified Wednesday in a Delaware courtroom about his drug use. His defense asked a FBI special agent about the contents of his infamous laptop. Read more on NPR

The arguments for swapping lawns for more natural landscaping It’s lawnmower season but some homeowners and others say it’s time to shift from well-trimmed lawns to more environmentally friendly landscaping. Read more on NPR

A priest recalls what it meant went a nun traveled 5 hours to visit his dying father On this week’s “My Unsung Hero” from Hidden Brain, when Father Jim Martin’s father was dying, a nun, Sister Janice Farnham, took a 5-hour train ride to visit him. Read more on NPR

After getting bashed in elections, South Africa’s ANC is frantic to form a coalition South Africa is in unchartered political territory as the ruling African National Congress look to other parties to try and shore up its majority after a historic loss of votes in last weeks election. Read more on NPR

Gaza’s sick and malnourished children die as hospitals collapse from Israel’s war Suggested web headline: Gaza’s sick children are malnourished and dying as hospitals collapse from Israel’s war DACS: A lethal combination of displacement, disease and malnutrition are killing Gaza’s children as they wither away without healthcare Read more on NPR

In the Coast Guard’s wargames, climate change is now a key adversary The Coast Guard is holding it’s strategic wargames at a base in Portsmouth, Va., and climate change is a key adversary. Read more on NPR

USAID says it will send $90 million in aid to Gaza The U.S Agency for International Development says that it will be sending $90 million to aid Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement comes amid growing concerns of famine. Read more on NPR

Supplemental Security Income rules can limit the people the program is meant to help Fifty-one years ago, Washington created a daring program to fight poverty. But instead of lifting people, it now traps them in poverty. Read more on NPR