Harris will spend Election Night at Howard University, the HBCU that helped shape her Harris is the first vice president to be an alum of a historically Black college, and if she wins, would make history as the first president to be an HBCU graduate. Read more on NPR

Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S. The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu’s potential to become a human threat. Read more on NPR

‘Witches marks’ and curses found carved into the walls of historic England manor About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England. Read more on NPR

Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers. Read more on NPR

What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump Depending on who wins the presidential election and the Senate, the conservative supermajority could remain the same, be trimmed or expand to an even larger and more lopsided conservative majority. Read more on NPR

The World’s Largest River is Running Low The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon Rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has lead to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon and its major tributaries. Millions of people and an array of wildlife…

The U.S. economy is growing solidly. Here’s what’s working — and what’s not The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, led by strong consumer spending. The news comes days before a presidential election in which the economy has been top of mind for many voters. Read more on…

Worried about your 2024 ballot being counted? These states let you track it online “There’s no need to panic,” an elections expert tells NPR. All but three states have free tracking sites that send updates to voters as their ballot goes through the system. Read more on NPR

Handsy fans disrupted a World Series game. Here are 5 notable MLB interference cases Two Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for trying to pry a ball out of a Dodgers player’s glove. It’s a particularly brazen instance of fan interference, but far from the first. Read more on NPR

How a little-known organization is poised to shape a second Trump administration New York Times reporter Ken Bensinger says the America First Policy Institute, which has nearly 300 executive orders ready to be signed, would influence a Trump second term more than Project 2025. Read more on NPR