• Pen pal programs have evolved, but old-fashioned letter writing could be coming back
• Hegseth holds Pentagon briefing on the Iran war
• Inside the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak
• Oprah Winfrey selects Scottish author Douglas Stuart's 'John of John' for her book club
• Romania's pro-European coalition collapses after prime minister fails no-confidence vote
• Sudan's military accuses Ethiopia of drone attacks, recalls its ambassador
• Thailand scraps 2001 maritime territory deal with Cambodia after years of deadlock
• Counterterror police probe arson attack at a former London synagogue amid antisemitic attacks
• Zelenskyy slams Russia's 'utter cynicism' as strikes kill 5 in Ukraine before brief truce takes hold
• Former employee of Stefon Diggs to take the stand for a second day in NFL player's assault trial
• Picking Tony Award nominations isn't a cake walk this year, though one Broadway show is exactly that
• Kansas City is World Cup central, hosting England, Argentina and the Netherlands along with 6 games
• A Taiwanese town embraces a slow pace of life through a snail race
• USPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps, born from a photographer's 42 trips
• An explosion at a fireworks plant in China kills at least 26 people and injures dozens of others