NASA’s Artemis II has left Earth’s orbit, and 4 astronauts now head to the moon  NPR Artemis II Flight Day 2: Orion Completes TLI Burn, Crew… [more]

Takeaways from Trump’s tough week, as war and gas prices take a toll  npr.org Wednesday briefing: Trump’s Iran address; White House ballroom; Supreme Court; moon mission;… [more]

Cuba to release more than 2,000 prisoners, as pressure from US mounts  BBC Cuba Says It Is Pardoning More Than 2,000 Prisoners  The New York Times Cuba… [more]

Georgia Lawmakers End Session Without Fixing a Threat to Its Midterm Elections  The New York Times Opinion: Gov. Brian Kemp takes one last lap at the… [more]

Trump Humiliated by His Own Intel Experts’ Verdict on War  The Daily Beast Exclusive: US intelligence assesses Iran maintains significant missile launching capability, sources say  CNN What… [more]

Europe must prepare for ‘long-lasting’ energy shock, EU warns  Financial Times Europe must prepare for ‘long-lasting’ energy shock, EU energy commissioner tells FT  reuters.com Oil and gas… [more]

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake in Santa Cruz Mountains Shakes Bay Area Awake  KQED Santa Cruz Mountains residents react to strongest earthquake since 1989  KSBW 4.6 magnitude earthquake near… [more]

Christina Marie Plante disappearance: Arizona woman who went missing when she was 13 found alive 32 years later  ABC7 Los Angeles Missing Arizona teen found alive… [more]

White House set to release Trump’s budget with major increase in defense spending  AP News White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense in New Budget Request  The… [more]

Largest U.S. Warship Set to Rejoin Iran War  WSJ Navy’s top admiral indicates carrier Ford fire stopped sorties for two days  CNN USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft… [more]