U.S. says Iranian-American held in Iran as tensions high following Israeli attack The imprisonment of Reza Valizadeh, acknowledged to the AP by the U.S. State Department, came as Iran marked the 45th anniversary of the American Embassy takeover and hostage crisis on Sunday. Read more on NPR

A new copyright rule lets McDonald’s fix its own broken ice cream machines What would a McDonald’s be without its temperamental McFlurry machines? We may be closer to finding out. Read more on NPR

10 key demographic groups that could decide the presidential election From voters young and older to the potentially very wide gender gap, here’s what to watch for as the election results come in. Read more on NPR

For the formerly incarcerated, voting for the first time is also about those who can’t Casting a ballot after serving in prison comes with joy and pain for the formerly incarcerated, particularly because not everyone has their rights restored after completing their sentence. Read more on NPR

Jeff VanderMeer painted a grotesque picture of climate change. Now he’s back for more Since publishing Annihilation and the subsequent Southern Reach novels, VanderMeer has become a poster child for fiction confronting climate change. Now he’s back with a highly anticipated prequel. Read more on NPR

One family’s frantic race to save their mother as Helene flooded a Tennessee factory Bertha Mendoza was one of the Tennessee factory workers swept away in Hurricane Helene’s flash flooding. Text messages show a family desperate to save her. Read more on NPR

Kamala Harris is live from New York on “Saturday Night Live” Vice President Harris is the latest in a long line of politicians to appear on the sketch comedy show over its 50 seasons. In 2015, Donald Trump delivered the show’s cold open monologue. Read more on NPR

Trump and Harris make last-minute stops in North Carolina Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump are making stops in North Carolina — a state that has been red since 2008 — as the campaigns race toward Election Day. Read more on NPR

An influencer thought someone dropping off ballots was ‘suspect.’ It was the postman Even before Election Day, unsubstantiated rumors about voter fraud are beginning to focus on specific public servants and voters, leading to harassment and threats. Read more on NPR

Citing the pandemic, TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic. Read more on NPR