A Mother and Newborn from Gaza Reunited After Months Apart Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike on her apartment in Gaza buried her in rubble, killing eight family members including her young son. Hijazi survived and gave birth that day to a healthy baby girl. But then she was separated from…

‘We were ecstatic:’ Coast Guard rescues a man clinging to a cooler in open water “We couldn’t believe it, honestly, that he was OK,” a pilot said as he described finding a man who spent the night of Hurricane Milton’s landfall 30 miles from land. Read more on NPR

In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers The Israeli attack on the Lebanese army came hours after Israeli troops fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two peacekeepers for the second time this week. Read more on NPR

The northern lights dazzle night skies across U.S. and Europe The aurora borealis did not disappoint on Thursday night, with stargazers reporting seeing the stunning light show from across the U.S. — as far south as Texas and Florida — and Europe. Read more on NPR

Remembering baseball legend Pete Rose Rose, who died Sept. 30, was one of MLB’s most accomplished players — and one of the most controversial. Rose was banned from the league in 1989 for betting on baseball. Originally broadcast in 2004. Read more on NPR

These missionaries have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year Volunteers from across the country are in southern Appalachia to help with recovery from Hurricane Helene. Among them are a Texas couple who have volunteered at a dozen disaster sites this year. Read more on NPR

The documents TikTok wanted to keep secret. And, the concerns with SpaceX’s rocket NPR has reviewed the documents TikTok didn’t want you to see regarding children’s safety. Here’s what we found. And, the environmental concerns behind Elon Musk’s rocket Starship. Read more on NPR

Beyond books: How a public library in Ohio’s Rust Belt is spurring economic growth The public library in Toledo, Ohio, is one of a number across the U.S. that have become entrepreneurial hubs. Business-specialist librarians are helping aspiring small-business owners and nonprofits for free. Read more on NPR

WORLD PEACE GAME John Hunter, the teacher in Charlottesville, Va., who invented the World Peace Game, talks about a memorable trip his fourth graders took to the Pentagon. Read more on NPR

Award-winning Ukrainian journalist dies in Russian captivity, Kyiv says Ukrainian officials on Thursday confirmed the death of freelance journalist Victoria Roshchyna, though the circumstances surrounding her death were unclear. Read more on NPR