Electronic Pen

A Somali Hospital Closed After U.S. Aid Cuts. Fired Employees Reopened It Without Pay.  The New York Times

ICE deported 17-year-old Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother. Devastation met them in Guatemala.

Judy Funderburk Obituary (2025) - Porterville, CA - The Porterville Recorder  legacy.com

The Middle-of-the-Night Heller: An Insomniac’s Wake-Up Call  PRINT Magazine

A man was in custody after federal prosecutors accused him of joining Gazan militants in attacking Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. He was also accused of lying to obtain a U.S. visa.

The two-hour slugfest produced some memorable one-liners, on subjects ranging from the candidates’ parents to imaginary sports championships.

Ukraine could receive a newly developed land-based launcher to strike Moscow and beyond.

Sen. Hickenlooper: Health care stakes warrant shutdown tactics  Colorado Public Radio

The Jackpod: How health care can save Democrats and democracy  WBUR

Abraham’s flu shot fickleness ignores Louisiana’s health care access issues  Louisiana Illuminator

Plus, your Friday news quiz.

Embedding oral health indicators into multidimensional frailty models  Nature

Instagram is introducing parental controls and limits to conversations on topics like self-harm as concerns grow over how A.I. chatbots affect mental health.

Colorado joins multistate alliance to counter Trump administration changes to public health guidance  The Colorado Sun

A changing death industry puts Philly cemeteries at risk  Inquirer.com

The administration at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the paper and barred the publication from putting out a print edition.

The nationwide protests are playing out as a federal government shutdown lingers and troops are being deployed in cities.

A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools. Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government’s battle with higher education.

At a moment when other pop stars are flirting with dark spectacle, Gaga’s “Mayhem” tour shows that she has perfected it.

Hunger and the diseases that stalk small children have surged in Somalia after the U.S. slashed its aid to the country.