Honey, a new pygmy hippo just dropped! The quiz has your animal news covered This week’s quiz includes the great, the late and the clickbait. Read more on NPR

Judge strikes down Biden program shielding immigrant spouses from deportation A federal judge on Thursday struck down a Biden administration policy that aimed to ease a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens. Read more on NPR

Argentine prosecutors charge 3 people in connection with singer Liam Payne’s death Three people have been charged in connection with the death of Liam Payne, a former member of musical group One Direction who died after falling from his Buenos Aires hotel room balcony last month. Read more on NPR

Notre Dame welcomes arrival of three new bells as cathedral reopening nears The delivery of the bells comes just one month ahead of Notre Dame’s reopening, which is scheduled for December 8. Read more on NPR

Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California A Southern California wildfire has destroyed more than 100 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease. Read more on NPR

Racist text messages target young African Americans post-election Federal, state, and local authorities are investigating the offensive messages that have been sent over the last two days. Read more on NPR

Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility More than 40 monkeys are now roaming the streets of Yemassee, S.C., after staging an escape from a research facility. Read more on NPR

Donald Trump has chosen Susie Wiles to serve as his chief of staff A longtime veteran of Florida politics, Wiles served as a senior staffer on Trump’s campaign, helping guide his path to victory. She will be the first female chief of staff in U.S. history. Read more on NPR

TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That’s an ‘outrage’ says WHO DIslodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What’s going on? Read more on NPR

Asheville radio reporter covers Helene’s impact for Spanish-speaking communities Nearly six weeks after Hurricane Helene slammed into Western North Carolina, radio reporter Jose Sandoval’s daily Spanish-language broadcasts have become an essential lifeline for the small but growing Latino community in Western North Carolina, providing information about public services and dispelling misinformation as they piece together…