What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men Former President Barack Obama bluntly told Black men this week that they need to get over it if they “just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president.” Read more on NPR

Harris releases medical report, drawing another contrast with Trump The two-page letter says that Vice President Harris is in excellent health and has “the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.” Read more on NPR

Opinion: Remembering Ethel Kennedy NPR’s Scott Simon remarks on the legacy of Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy. She died Oct. 10 at the age of 96. Read more on NPR

Passing down tradition on Navaratri The Hindu holiday of Navaratri involves some complicated dance moves, passed down from parents to children. But as one mother discovered, the line between passing on cultural traditions and mortifying your teenager daughters can be perilously thin. Read more on NPR

The war is in Gaza, but Palestinians in the West Bank are targeted with violence too In the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, the occupied West Bank has seen an increase in Israeli military raids and attacks by Israeli settlers. More than 600 Palestinians have been killed. Read more on NPR

New rules should make methadone easier to get, but change is slow in many places An effective treatment for opioid addiction is easier to get after the Biden administration changed rules. That’s making a difference for some people battling opioid use disorder, but access is still limited. Read more on NPR