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NPR (Rachel Treisman) - A mom wrote a kids' book on grief. She was just convicted of her husband's murder

A Utah jury convicted Kouri Richins of fatally spiking her husband's drink with fentanyl in 2022. Prosecutors said she was hoping to collect millions of dollars from multiple life insurance policies.

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - César Chávez allegations grow as Dolores Huerta speaks out

Labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta said Wednesday that she was sexually abused by farmworker leader César Chávez decades ago, becoming the most high-profile figure to accuse him of misconduct . The latest: The allegation comes as the United Farm Workers union grapples with reports that their former leader abused girls and young women, prompting the cancellation of tributes and celebrations in his honor. - Huerta worked alongside Chávez for decades, helping found the UFW with him and fellow activist Gilbert Padilla. What they're saying: "I carried this secret for as long as I did because building the movement and securing farmworker rights was my life's work," Huerta wrote in a Wednesday blog post. - "I have never…

NYTIMES (Elian Peltier, Safiullah Padshah and Zia ur-Rehman) - Pakistan to Pause Afghanistan Airstrikes for Eid

At least 143 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul on Monday, according to a top U.N. official.

NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley, Jeanna Smialek and Ben Hubbard) - As Iran War Drags On, Europe Wants to Avoid a New Migration Crisis

A decade ago, a surge in migration to Europe spurred the far-right’s rise. European leaders now fear the Iran war could set off another crisis, and they have taken tentative steps to prepare.