Stephen Miller is heading back to the White House as Trump’s deputy chief of staff One of the architects of Trump’s family separation policy during his first time in office, Miller will return to the White House in a key role. Read more on NPR

A ‘Wicked’ mistake: Mattel apologizes for printing a porn site on its doll packaging Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500. Read more on NPR

Taurid meteor shower to light up the night sky. Here’s how you can see it The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that broke up about 10,000 years ago. Read more on NPR

Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana? The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward. Read more on NPR

Alzheimer’s timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent A study of cells from 84 brains finds that Alzheimer’s has two distinct phases, and that one type of neuron is especially vulnerable. Read more on NPR

A Marine Corps veteran expresses concerns for the military in a 2nd Trump presidency Essayist Phil Klay says Trump tried to use the military to push his partisan agenda before, and may further erode norms around the military as he looks for those willing to “go with his whims.” Read more on NPR

Dance pioneer Judith Jamison dies at 81 Jamison was a dance star who led the famed Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to new heights. Read more on NPR

Israel’s fired defense minister slams Netanyahu on his last day Israel’s ousted defense minister says the military achieved all of its Gaza objectives, and the prime minister held up a cease-fire deal that would have ended the war and freed remaining hostages. Read more on NPR

It was ‘great relief’ for Haruki Murakami to finish his latest novel In the first interview about his new book The City and its Uncertain Walls, the celebrated author also talks with NPR about his age and finding beauty in isolation. Read more on NPR

What to know about Tom Homan, the former ICE head returning as Trump’s ‘border czar’ Homan was the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement from January 2017 to June 2018, where he was a key architect of the Trump administration’s controversial family separation policy. Read more on NPR