GOP candidate for NC schools chief has spread conspiracy theories, ‘groomer’ rhetoric Michele Morrow has a track record of falsehoods – for example, saying Islam is a cult and that the plus in LGTBTQ+ stands for pedophilia. Read more on NPR

Local voter guides: Find candidate information and resources in your community What you need to know about the races, issues and decisions being made in your community. Read more on NPR

A frustrated Supreme Court to look at one version of judge shopping Both liberal and conservative lawyers have judge-shopped, but in recent years, some conservative-leaning groups have been laser focused on bringing their challenges in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more on NPR

‘Multiple’ people dead after Helicopter crash in Houston Houston officials say the helicopter was flying from Ellington Airport when it crashed into a radio tower. Read more on NPR

Supreme Court declines challenge to CPSC’s structure, for now The court left in place a 90-year old landmark decision that declared that presidents cannot fire members of a multi-member independent agency, except in cases of bad behavior. Read more on NPR

Lebanon assesses the damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked banks Israel’s military carried out airstrikes overnight on targets in Lebanon that the military says belong to Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a financial institution that undergirds the militant group Hezbollah. Read more on NPR

This farmer ‘planted blindly’ in a changing climate. A weather app came to his rescue “I kept on guessing and just taking risks,” says farmer Stephen Nzioka of Kenya. A weekly text message has been a game changer as he copes with a changing climate. Read more on NPR