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NPR (Jane Arraf) - In Beirut, refugee girls and women learn more than self-defense in martial arts class

In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.

In the male-dominated world of Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, a martial arts teacher offers women a way to empowerment.Open

NYTIMES (Claire Fahy and Liam Stack) - Brooklyn Co-op Divided Over Push to Boycott Israeli Products

The Park Slope Food Co-op, a socially conscious grocery store in a liberal neighborhood, has devolved into dysfunction ahead of a Tuesday vote on the proposed boycott.

NYTIMES (Jack Healy, Reis Thebault and Scott Dance) - A Terrible Winter for Snow Heads Into a Bleak Summer of Drought

In the Desert and Mountain West, towns like Kearny, Ariz., are already warning residents they could soon run out of water, but rationing so far has been patchy.

NYTIMES (Michaela Towfighi) - All Quiet at the Kennedy Center

David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.

NYTIMES (Chico Harlan) - Twenty Years After His Film, Al Gore Tweaks the Climate Script

Mr. Gore is still giving the slide show that “An Inconvenient Truth” was built around, but with changes that reflect a shift in the discussion of climate change.

NYTIMES (Nate Schweber) - Everyone Knew Them on the Block. Then a Friday Ritual Ended in Tragedy.

The group of friends had used the same corner on the Upper West Side to unwind for years. By the end of the night, two people would be dead after a speeding S.U.V. drove into a crowd.

NYTIMES (Adam Liptak) - Were the Constitution’s Authors a Little Too Optimistic?

The nation’s founding document has a blind spot. Trump is making it visible.

NYTIMES (Ed Augustin and Lisette Poole González) - Cubans Cook With Charcoal and Wood Fires to Survive During Energy Crisis

The U.S. oil blockade has left millions without cooking gas. In Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of the Cuban revolution, apartment tower residents resort to charcoal and firewood.

NYTIMES (Tyler Hicks and Gaëlle Girbes) - A City in the Kill Zone

Little is left of Kostiantynivka, a city on the front lines. Rescuers risk their lives to ferry out the few who remain.

NYTIMES (Clarence Williams) - Amid Iran War, Remembering the Losses From Another Middle East Conflict

On this Memorial Day, families of those killed in the Iraq War reflected on the sacrifice and offered advice to today’s military families.