NYC pastor is sentenced to 9 years for fraud, including taking a single mom’s $90,000 “Lamor Whitehead is a con man who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds,” a U.S. attorney said. In 2022, the high-profile pastor was robbed during a livestreamed service in Brooklyn. Read more on NPR

Putin and Kim Jong Un will meet in North Korea, supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine Russia and North Korea’s leaders are expected to demonstrate their deepening military and political relationship, built on cooperation on Russia’s war in Ukraine. But experts doubt its sustainability. Read more on NPR

Prevention task force recommends intensive counseling for kids with obesity The influential US Preventive Services Task Force urged behavioral counseling for children and teens with very high BMI. Notably the group did not include Ozempic-like drugs in the recommendation. Read more on NPR

Why Anthony Fauci approaches every trip to the White House as if it’s his last Over the course of his decades-long career in public health, Fauci vowed he would never shy away from speaking truth the U.S. president— even when it was inconvenient. Fauci’s memoir is On Call. Read more on NPR

For Israelis near the Lebanon border, war with Hezbollah feels inevitable The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel has intensified in recent weeks along the border with Lebanon. Some Israelis in the north say they feel resigned to the possibility of war. Read more on NPR

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly for a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law. Read more on NPR

Amazon’s struggling union joins forces with the Teamsters For two years, Amazon has refused to recognize its single unionized warehouse, organized by the upstart Amazon Labor Union. Now the hefty Teamsters is lending its muscle to the union effort. Read more on NPR