Jon Bon Jovi helps talk a woman off the ledge of a bridge while filming a music video Bon Jovi spotted a woman on the ledge of the pedestrian bridge where his crew was filming in Nashville late Tuesday. The singer and a team member helped her over the railing and back to safety. Read…

A rare look inside war-torn Sudan. And, the data behind grocery inflation. NPR gets a rare look inside war-torn Sudan, where millions are displaced and struggling for survival. And, we examine new data on why grocery prices remain high. Read more on NPR

Sustainable eating habits that can help the environment without taking over your life What we eat plays a role in the health of our environment. Here are some things to consider when trying to make doable changes to improve your impact without breaking the bank. Read more on NPR

Afghan women sing to protest a law that orders them to keep quiet A new morality law is full of restrictions. No neckties for men. Photos cannot be reproduced. The harshest rules are for women — who are singing out on social media to protest the ban on singing. Read more on NPR

Whatever happened to … the global effort to wipe out cervical cancer with a vaccine? Now that the World Health Organization has endorsed a one-dose vaccine, global health groups are amping up their effort to inoculate the world’s girls. How are they doing? Read more on NPR

WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Polaris astronauts conduct the first-ever private spacewalk An internet entrepreneur and a SpaceX engineer are on their way to becoming the first private astronauts to walk in space. Read more on NPR

Schools are putting vape detectors in bathrooms — paid for by Juul Some districts are using money from a $1.7 billion legal settlement against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs to pay for the high-tech devices. But there are critics and also privacy concerns. Read more on NPR

These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind Across the Gulf South, small Black-owned farms are finding ways to use climate-friendly practices to grow crops while also addressing long-standing injustices. Read more on NPR

Francine weakens as it moves inland after winds cause widespread blackouts Hundreds of thousands of power outages were reported in Louisiana and Mississippi early Thursday as residents in the region braced for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Francine moved inland. Read more on NPR

She couldn’t go to her daughter’s graduation, so the hospital brought it to her In 2014, Susan Kahn was in the hospital with terminal cancer, unable to attend her daughter’s high school graduation. So the hospital staff brought the celebration to her. Read more on NPR