The police in France shot and killed a man after he tried to set fire to a synagogue in Rouen and attacked officers who tried to stop him, the French authorities said. nyti.ms/3UNQemd

As protests against French control boiled over in New Caledonia this week, the archipelago saw some of its most intense violence since a civil war decades ago. The unrest continues as Paris is seen as backtracking on promises of self-determination. nyti.ms/3yl1vm9

It takes a lot of energy to grow a baby — just ask anyone who has been pregnant. But scientists are only now discovering just how much. In humans, the energetic cost of pregnancy is about 50,000 dietary calories — far higher than previously believed. nyti.ms/44Nj8Yf

Police officers have raided a complex at U.C. Berkeley that was occupied by pro-Palestinian protesters, taking several people away in handcuffs. A university spokesman said at least 12 people had been arrested, but the number was expected to grow. nyti.ms/4ajrBU4

The New Yorker published an article on Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies, but to the consternation of readers in Britain, the article can't be opened on a browser and most British news outlets aren't covering its contents. nyti.ms/3wuLt91