Retired NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson’s disease Favre, 54, revealed the diagnosis while testifying before a U.S. House committee about his role in a controversy over millions of dollars of misspent welfare funds in his home state of Mississippi. Read more on NPR

Mueller investigator says Russia interfered in 2016 — and in the 2024 election too Mueller deputy Aaron Zebley looks back on the investigation of Trump’s ties to Russia and explains why his team didn’t indict the president in 2017. Zebley is the co-author of Interference. Read more on NPR

A new approach to employer health care? Give workers money to buy their own plan Some companies are trying something new: Instead of offering a group health insurance plan, they’re giving workers a contribution to buy their own individual plans. Read more on NPR

Harris says she would support ending the filibuster to bring back ‘Roe v. Wade’ Harris said that as president she would support eliminating the filibuster in the U.S. Senate in order to bring back federal protections for a women’s right to an abortion. Read more on NPR

Push for compensation for U.S. nuclear testing fallout resumes on Capitol Hill Dozens of advocates are blanketing Capitol Hill this week to continue their push for Congress to revive a program that provided compensation for people suffering long-standing impacts from US nuclear testing programs. Read more on NPR

Watchdog sheds light on FAFSA fiasco, from a birthday bug to call center failures A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form’s troubled rollout. Read more on NPR

A boy snatched from a California park in 1951 is found living on the East Coast Luis Armando Albino was lured away from a California park at the age of 6. He reunited with his biological family this summer after his niece found him through DNA testing and newspaper clippings. Read more on NPR

How Trump and Vance’s tour of dude influencers might help them win Donald Trump has spent the last several months speaking with popular male influencers and podcasters like Logan Paul and Theo Von. The appearances are part of a strategy to turn out young men. Read more on NPR

Why Trump and Vance are turning to dude influencers for an edge over Harris Donald Trump has spent the last several months speaking with popular male influencers and podcasters like Logan Paul and Theo Von. The appearances are part of a strategy to turn out young men. Read more on NPR