Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79 Garr’s breakout role was as sexy Inga in Young Frankenstein. She earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the 1982 film Tootsie, and played Phoebe’s mom on the sitcom Friends. Read more on NPR

Undone by the loss of his brother Eddie, Alex Van Halen looks back in a new memoir Though Alex had been the guitarist in the family, when they formed Van Halen, it quickly became clear who would play: “[Ed] made that instrument sing.” Alex’s new memoir is Brothers. Read more on NPR

Steve Bannon says feels ’empowered’ after four months in federal prison Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon was back to hosting his daily podcast “War Room” just hours after his release from federal prison. Read more on NPR

Amid a backlash over Puerto Ricans, Trump repeats claims about the border The Republican nominee’s remarks come days after jokes about Puerto Ricans at his New York rally prompted backlash. Read more on NPR

Poop on Pelosi’s desk, a neo-Nazi tiki torch: Mysterious statues are popping up in D.C. Two politically pointed statues have mysteriously appeared in the nation’s capital in the leadup to the election: a pile of poop on the former House speaker’s desk and a hand holding a tiki torch. Read more on NPR

Hezbollah picks cleric Naim Kassem to lead the Lebanese militant group The cleric takes over after Israel killed Hezbollah’s longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in an airstrike in a Beirut suburb in late September. Read more on NPR

How Trump’s speeches have changed. And, Israel threatens to ban aid agency in Gaza Trump’s rally speeches have become increasingly erratic in the final days of his campaign. And, Israel has voted to ban the United Nations aid agency in Gaza. Read more on NPR

This DIY Halloween costume turns you into the world’s scariest animal Here’s a costume that won’t take a lot of fuss — and will earn you the title “world’s scariest animal” this Halloween. Read more on NPR

‘Dreamers’ can get Obamacare this year, unless a court case stops them A Biden administration rule allows people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to enroll in ACA health plans and qualify for subsidies. Nineteen states are seeking to block the rule. Read more on NPR

Colleges are key to Democrats’ strategy to lose by less in rural Pennsylvania In the rural, red parts of Pennsylvania, young Democratic organizers have a plan to lose by less to win the state for Vice President Harris. But former President Donald Trump’s campaign isn’t worried. Read more on NPR