Donor’s note trashing design of pillars he funded at London’s National Gallery is found Lord Sainsbury didn’t like the design of the wing his family funded. He paid for it though, and slipped a 1990 letter into a pillar during construction. Construction workers found it 33 years later. Read more on NPR

Trump says he’ll support free IVF treatments in a second term Former President Donald Trump told crowds in Wisconsin and Michigan that he would make IVF treatment free if wins a second term. “I was always for IVF,” Trump told them. Read more on NPR

Two of tennis’ biggest names are knocked out of the U.S. Open in the 2nd round The final Grand Slam of the year isn’t lacking in drama. Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz lost to no. 74 Botic van de Zandschulp in a stunning upset, while Naomi Osaka’s comeback hopes were dashed. Read more on NPR

An American researcher drowns after a Viking replica ship sinks off Norway’s coast A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board. Read more on NPR

NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother are killed on bicycle ride The player, nicknamed “Johnny Hockey,” and his younger brother, Matthew, were struck and killed by an SUV one day before they were to appear in their sister’s wedding. Read more on NPR

An empty Boeing Starliner is set to return next week, while its crew stays in space An empty Boeing Starliner is scheduled to return from the International Space Station in early September. It will fly home autonomously while its crew remains in space until February. Read more on NPR

How I broke free from codependency — and learned the meaning of loving relationships “I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I’d get the connection I craved in love, work and life,” writes journalist Gina Ryder. Read more on NPR

Whatever happened to … the family who lost it all? Spoiler alert: It’s a happy ending With no work, home, car or food due to the pandemic, the couple in Sao Paolo, Brazil, struggled to survive. Then they got a tiny house. How are they doing today? Read more on NPR