Mail ballot challenges are dropped in Pennsylvania shortly after Election Day Within two days after Election Day, right-wing activists and two Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania withdrew thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ absentee ballot applications. Read more on NPR

Why it’s so hard for parents to let their kid quit Piano lessons and soccer practice can encourage grit. But if your kid isn’t into it, it can become a stress-inducing obligation. Here’s how to have hard conversations with your child about quitting. Read more on NPR

Death toll rises to 20 in powerful bombing at rail station in southwestern Pakistan The bomb exploded when nearly 100 passengers were waiting for a train to travel to the city of Rawalpindi from Quetta, the capital of the restive Balochistan province, said a senior police officer. Read more on NPR

Judge cancels court deadlines in Trump’s 2020 election case after presidential win The judge overseeing Trump’s 2020 election interference case canceled remaining court deadlines as prosecutors assess the “the appropriate course going forward” in light of the presidential victory. Read more on NPR

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds Firefighters gained ground Friday against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of gusty winds. Read more on NPR

DOJ brings charges in an alleged Iranian murder-for-hire plot against Trump Federal prosecutors charged a man who said he had been tasked by a contact in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect. Read more on NPR

It’s legal for police to use deception in interrogations. Advocates want that to end Ten states have passed laws to ban the practice of lying to juveniles in custody during police interrogations. Now, one state wants to extend the ban to adults too. Read more on NPR

Ballot measures to upend state election systems failed across the country Statewide efforts to adopt open and nonpartisan primaries, as well as ranked choice voting, failed in this year’s election, delivering a stinging setback to the election reform movement. Read more on NPR

ESPN host Kirk Herbstreit’s beloved game day-crashing dog, Ben, has died Ben, Kirk Herbstreit’s certified emotional support animal, had been diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Audiences grew to love the 10-year-old golden retriever who appeared on TV with his owner. Read more on NPR

Boycott men? South Korea’s 4B movement gains traction in the U.S. after Trump’s win After Trump’s win, there are growing calls among American women to boycott men. They’re drawing inspiration from 4B, a South Korean feminist movement that rejects dating, sex, marriage and childbirth. Read more on NPR