Our beliefs about sex and marriage have shifted tremendously over the years – both a reflection and a driver of how we talk about sex. Baby boomers went in search of sex at Woodstock with minimal sexual education. Gen X groped at grunge festivals and in the back seats of cars as the AIDS crisis revealed sex's potential deadly consequences. Millennials found abstinence-only lesson plans in school at odds with the bountiful, never-ending pornography lurking on the internet. How does our age influence our sex lives? USA TODAY Wellness Reporter David Oliver joins The Excerpt is the second of four specials exploring how different generations are handling life’s pressure points.

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Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday night as a Category 3 storm on Florida's west coast. FEMA Acting Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery, Keith Turi explains officials' response plan.

North Carolina lawmakers pass legislation that will make it easier for residents affected by Hurricane Helene to vote.

USA TODAY Pentagon Correspondent Tom Vanden Brook breaks down what Israel's next move might be amid heightened tensions with Iran.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz endorses abolishing the Electoral College.

The WNBA Finals tip off.

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From Gen Z to the Silent Generation, Americans are approaching building their nest egg in vastly different ways. Boomers feel unprepared, while Gen Xers worry they're behind schedule, and Millennials – who are navigating student loan debt on top of rising housing, child care and education costs – are feeling the squeeze. USA TODAY Personal Finance Reporter Daniel de Visé and Money Reporter Bailey Schulz join The Excerpt to share their findings in this first of four specials exploring how different generations are handling life’s pressure points.

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Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall Wednesday night. USA TODAY National Correspondent Trevor Hughes reports from Florida's Gulf Coast.

A Democratic senator is accusing former President Donald Trump of steering the FBI investigation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Health insurance rates are climbing.

TikTok faces new lawsuits from more than a dozen states.

USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter Karissa Waddick talks about a new era of conservative comedy.

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Hurricane Milton grew to a monster Category 5 storm Monday.

Hospitals are urging emergency steps on possible IV fluid shortages after Hurricane Helene.

USA TODAY Congress, Campaigns and Democracy Reporter Karissa Waddick takes a look at how Georgia became a swing state.

Georgia's abortion ban has been temporarily reinstated.

USA TODAY Editor Karen Weintraub breaks down exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University polling showing Vice President Kamala Harris losing ground among Latino voters to former President Donald Trump in two major battleground states.

A judge gives preliminary approval for an NCAA settlement allowing revenue-sharing with college athletes.

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Hurricane Milton is expected to barrel into Florida Wednesday.

It's been one year since the Hamas attack on Israel. For more, listen to our special edition episode from Sunday.

USA TODAY Justice Department Correspondent Bart Jansen discusses concerns over postal delays ahead of next month's election.

The FEMA administrator Sunday knocked former President Donald Trump's Hurricane Helene recovery claims.

USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page talks through new analysis showing red states have gotten redder and blue states bluer. What impact does that have on our politics and our country?

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Shlomi Berger's 20-year-old daughter Agam was taken hostage by Hamas militants on October 7th, 2023. She was at a remote outpost of the Israeli Defense Forces and it was the beginning of her second day as a soldier. Her family hopes and prays she is still alive, though It has been months since the last sign of life. Nour Swirki is a Palestinian journalist and young mother of two who is now stranded in Gaza alongside her husband. Her two children, parents and siblings all crossed into Cairo when the border was briefly opened. Nour hoped she could follow soon after but that plan was scuttled when the border was abruptly closed again. Shlomi and Nour are just two of the many thousands whose lives have been upended by the events of October 7th and the year of war that followed. For both, it has been a year of agony punctuated by small moments of joy that somehow carried them through it all. This the story of that year, in their own words. 

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USA TODAY Trump Campaign Reporter Zac Anderson reports on how former President Donald Trump has referred to the July assassination attempt, as he returns Saturday to the same Pennsylvania town where the shooting happened.

The death toll from Hurricane Helene reaches at least 226.

The U.S. gets some positive news from the jobs market.

USA TODAY Trending News Reporter Jonathan Limehouse explains what new evidence in the Menendez brothers' case might mean for them going forward.

The European Union's top court rules that every member country must recognize official changes to gender identity acquired elsewhere within the bloc.

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A massive strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports has ended.

Former Memphis police officers have been found guilty of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating.

Tennessean Investigative Reporter Kelly Puente reports from North Carolina, where the National Guard is working to assist devastated communities.

Two California dairy workers have been infected with bird flu.

Barbie releases a new doll for Diwali.

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Who will win this razor-tight presidential election in November? Well, it depends on who you ask. Historian Allan Lichtman has accurately predicted the outcome of 9 out of the last 10 presidential elections, and he’s done it without the use of polling data. Instead, he uses a set of 13 keys to make his predictions. And, yes, he is almost always right. Who does he predict will win in November? Allan Lichtman, historian and professor at American University, joins us on The Excerpt to discuss his prediction and why his pick almost always emerges the winner.

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