Appeals court strikes a Mississippi law that provided a grace period for mail ballots A conservative appeals court sided with Republicans in ruling against a Mississippi law that allows election officials to count mail ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after it. Read more on NPR

The Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh dies at 84 Lesh, an original member of America’s preeminent jam band, died Friday morning. Read more on NPR

An Alleged Assassination Attempt By an Indian Spy on U.S. Soil The U.S. Justice Department says it has foiled at least four assassination attempts tied to foreign powers in recent years. They’re part of a trend of governments attempting to silence their critics overseas. We hear from the target of one of those assassination plots,…

McDonald’s E. coli outbreak grows, with 75 people sickened in 13 states The CDC said on Friday that dozens more people have been reported sick with E. coli linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder. Read more on NPR

Pennsylvania county halts hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration forms Officials in Lancaster County in the swing state of Pennsylvania say they identified hundreds of potentially fraudulent voter registration applications. Read more on NPR

Grammy-winning crooner Jack Jones, known for singing ‘The Love Boat’ theme, dies at 86 Jones, who began his singing career in the 1950s and was a frequent guest on the popular romantic comedy TV show, died after a battle with leukemia. Read more on NPR

Former model Stacey Williams is latest woman to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct Stacey Williams, a former Sports Illustrated model, claims former President Donald Trump groped her in 1993. She recounted the incident to CNN. Trump’s campaign denied the allegations. Read more on NPR

‘Washington Post’ won’t endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year’s presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office. Read more on NPR

She says her husband tried to kill her. Enter the ‘Pink Wheels’ squad How do you encourage women to report domestic violence? In one Pakistani city, there’s a new strategy: sending in female cops on pink scooters. Read more on NPR

‘Washingon Post’ won’t endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year’s presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office. Read more on NPR