Fat Bear Week delayed after a large bear kills a rival bear The scene was relayed by a live webcam of bears on Alaska’s Brooks River. “This is very difficult to watch and comprehend,” said Naomi Boak of the nonprofit Katmai Conservancy. Read more on NPR

Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab wrote ‘We Are Free, You and Me’ with daughter in mind Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab wrote a new children’s book inspired by affirmations they share with their daughter and scores of young people they meet through their activism. Read more on NPR

Lebanon’s government urges international community for support amid Israel’s invasion Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said his country was facing “one of the most dangerous phases of its history” amid Israel’s ground incursion into southern Lebanon, which began late Monday. Read more on NPR

This new MacArthur “genius” says she defied caste prejudice thanks to Dad and Mom Shailaja Paik faced prejudice because of her family’s Dalit caste and her gender. As a historian she’s written ground-breaking books on India’s Dalits and is now a MacArthur ‘genius grant’ awardee. Read more on NPR

Here’s who made the 2024 MacArthur Fellows list This year, filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, poet Jericho Brown and disability rights activist Alice Wong are among the recipients of the so-called “genius grants.” Each fellow receives $800,000. Read more on NPR

Iran is poised to attack Israel, officials say, fueling Mideast turmoil The threat comes as Israel launches a ground incursion against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israel killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes last week. Read more on NPR

More than 20 students and teachers are feared dead in Thailand school trip bus fire A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said. Read more on NPR

In battle over its past, China wages courtroom fight in California As China marks 75 years of Communist rule, a battle is playing out over a Party insider’s old notebooks and letters stored at Stanford University. Read more on NPR

What to know about tonight’s VP debate. And, a guide to discussing misinformation JD Vance and Tim Walz will have their first vice presidential debate tonight as both parties aim to win over swing state voters. And, Israel invades Lebanon for the first time since 2006. Read more on NPR

In Nevada, Latinos could pick the next president. They aren’t sold on either candidate In Nevada, 1 in 5 potential voters are Latino. That is a voting bloc with a lot of political power in a state where elections are won by a few percentage points. And campaigns are paying attention. Read more on NPR