1. The U.S., Israel, and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire in their ongoing conflict. Trump pulled back from his threats to destroy Iranian civilization. It’s not clear what happens when the two weeks of the ceasefire ends. (WMTW)
2. Senator Susan Collins criticized Trump’s rhetoric toward Iran, saying she opposes what she called “incendiary language” and believes the focus should be on ending the conflict and preventing a nuclear-armed Iran. (PH)
3. A dramatic escape in Vermont — a 26-year-old woman rescued herself and her 2-year-old son after their car crashed into a river. Officials say she cut through a deployed airbag, freed the toddler from his car seat, and swam them both safely to shore. Neither suffered serious injuries. (WMTW)
4. Portland is deciding the future of the historic Expo. A new assessment says the 110-year-old arena could need about $30 million in repairs to meet modern standards. City leaders will now study whether it makes more sense to renovate or rebuild, with community input expected. (PH)
5. NASA’s Artemis II crew made history, completing the first moonship-to-spaceship radio call with the International Space Station while returning from their lunar flyby. Christina Koch, an Artemis II astronaut, and Mainer Jessica Meir, aboard the ISS, celebrated a reunion 230,000 miles apart, recalling their collaboration during the first all-female spacewalk in 2019. The nearly 10-day mission marks humanity’s first trip around the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, with splashdown set for Friday. (AP)
NASA has been sharing the Artemis II crew’s daily wake-up songs, and on Day 7, as they began their trip home, astronauts woke up to Tokyo Drifting by Denzel Curry and Glass Animals. Denzel reacted on social media, joking, “Even aliens f*** with my s***. First rapper played in space!”(Vice)
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