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Republican Liz Cheney invoked January 6 as she touted her backing of Kamala Harris in Wisconsin. CNN has more.

Nikki Haley’s endorsement of Trump doesn’t mean her supporters will follow her, Politico reports.

ProPublica reporter Lizzie Presser shares the stories of two teens who got caught up in a system unprepared to handle kids on either side of the opioid trade.

Pet-custody arrangements are on the rise, though they might not be in the best interest of the animals. Washington Post reporter Sara Murphy explores the new legal frontier.

The port strike is over following a tentative labor deal. There’s a huge backlog of cargo to deal with. Reuters explains.

The Los Angeles Times reports on how authorities are investigating new evidence in the Menendez murders, in a victory for the convicted brothers.

More Americans have chosen not to have children, which means more people inheriting unexpected money from distant relatives. The Wall Street Journal examines the trend.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

The Washington Post looks into why Helene’s floods caught North Carolina off guard.

Wall Street Journal reporter Elizabeth Findell on how the Harris and Trump campaigns are battling over working-class voters in Nevada. The state could go either way.

Barbara Demick with the New Yorker reports on the end of China’s international adoption program, which offered new lives to abandoned infants but also depended on abuse, abduction, and trafficking.

Federal prosecutors laid out their most extensive case to date against Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election. CNN has details.

Election-betting markets are poised for a revival after a court rejected a government plea. Politico explains why.

NBC News has the story of a determined dad who traveled 27 miles in a hurricane to walk his daughter down the aisle.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

NBC News has the most important moments from the debate between VP candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz. Apple News’s Gideon Resnick was there.

Iran fired ballistic missiles on Israel in the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East. The Guardian has the story.

Sean “Diddy” Combs faces 120 new sexual-assault allegations in new lawsuits. The Washington Post has details.

The Asheville Citizen-Times shares striking images that show how flooding from Helene has severely damaged western North Carolina.

BBC News explains the unusual reason why Switzerland and Italy had to redraw their shared border.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

Crews are rushing to deliver aid in North Carolina after the state was ravaged by Helene. NBC News is on the story.

Reuters previews 2024’s first and last vice-presidential debate.

Israeli troops are on the ground in southern Lebanon. CNN has what to know.

NBC10 Philadelphia lays out how the dockworkers’ strike could impact the region.

Pete Rose desperately wanted to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but was also fearful that if it happened, he wouldn’t be alive to see it. A USA Today writer discusses the issue.

Cancer spread to Jimmy Carter’s brain nine years ago. USA Today explains how he’s lived so long.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

CNN reports on how multiple states in the southeastern U.S. are reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene. Blue Ridge Public Radio has put together a list of resources where you can help flood victims in North Carolina.

Politico reports on a looming strike that could disrupt the economy just before the election. It’s mostly up to one fiery union leader, Harold Daggett. 

Caroline Kitchener, who covers abortion for the Washington Post, tells Apple News Conversation what post-Roe America looks like now — and how the election could change it.

From Gaza to Lebanon, Netanyahu — not Biden — is setting the agenda in the Middle East, according to NBC News.

USA Today looks a new report that found more than 10,000 books were banned in public schools nationwide in the last academic year. 

‘Saturday Night Live’ returned for its 50th season with its take on the 2024 election. The Los Angeles Times has the details. 

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

The City’s Gwynne Hogan tells us what to know about the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams — and what could happen next.

Kamala Harris is making her first trip to the border as a presidential candidate today. Axios has more.

After a Florida jury spared the Parkland school shooter’s life, the state made it easier for juries to recommend the death penalty. Joe Sexton with the Marshall Project has the story. 

Some people don’t evacuate despite repeated hurricane warnings — because they can’t. NPR takes a look at them. 

Anti-trans laws caused a rise in suicide among trans and nonbinary youth, a study found. Time has the details.

Earth is about to get a second moon, CBS News reports.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

Congress passed a bill to avert government shutdown, setting up another funding fight in December. The Washington Post has more.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was indicted on federal criminal charges, the Wall Street Journal reports. 

In a Pittsburgh speech, Harris pledged a “pragmatic” approach to the economy. Politico has the details. 

The Los Angeles Times’s Tony Briscoe discusses California’s lawsuit against Exxon Mobil, which accuses the oil giant of misleading the public about plastic recycling.

Joe Sexton with the Marshall Project breaks down why a Florida jury declined to recommend the death penalty for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz.

Places hundreds of miles from Helene’s center should be worried about the storm. The Washington Post explains why.

The U.S. and allies called for a 21-day ceasefire along the Israel-Lebanon border, following U.N. talks. Reuters has more. 

A boy snatched from a California park in 1951 was found living on the East Coast. NPR has the story. 

Oakland was the pro-sports capital of America, according to the Wall Street Journal. Now it’s been wiped off the sporting map.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu. 

An 11th person accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, Rolling Stone reports. The magazine’s Cheyenne Roundtree discusses the allegations against him. She also previously spoke to In Conversation about them. 

CNN reports that Republican efforts to change the way voting works in Nebraska have stalled. Apple News editor Gideon Resnick unpacks why, while USA Today looks at another state contending with last-minute attempts to modify the election process. 

Missouri executed Marcellus Williams, even after prosecutors said evidence had cleared him. The Kansas City Star has the details. And Slate says the U.S. is in its worst execution spree in three decades. 

The Wall Street Journal has the story of how the White Sox became baseball’s worst team, perhaps ever.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu

News & Observer Washington correspondent Danielle Battaglia describes how North Carolina voters are thinking about presidential candidates after a recent scandal in the governor’s race shook things up.

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire after Lebanon suffered huge casualties. Reuters has more.

Benoît Morenne with the Wall Street Journal explains how an unusual lawsuit by an energy mogul could bankrupt Greenpeace USA.

Helene could hit Florida as a Category 3 hurricane. Axios has details.

EVs are cleaner than gas cars, but a growing share of Americans don’t believe it. NPR reports.

A Wall Street Journal essay argues that pediatricians created the peanut-allergy epidemic. 

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.

Israel launched a widespread wave of airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Reuters has more.

Congress struck a deal for a temporary funding agreement to avoid a government shutdown for now. USA Today has the story.

A Texas medical school was leasing out body parts of unclaimed corpses, an NBC News investigation found. NBC’s Mike Hixenbaugh describes what the reporting revealed.

CBS News has what to know about the deadly shooting in Birmingham, Alabama.

Several senior campaign officials for North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson stepped down after CNN reported on past comments he made on a pornographic website.

NPR reports on how multiple Tufts University lacrosse players were hospitalized with a dangerous condition after a workout.

Sports mascots were very dude-coded. Then came Ellie the Elephant. The Washington Post tells her story.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.