Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks. Read more on NPR

Why does it feel so weird to ride in a driverless car? Driverless cars are expanding into more markets across the country. In San Francisco they’re already ubiquitous, but the robo-taxis’ behaviors are unsettling riders. Read more on NPR

‘That’s a bloodbath’: How a federal program kills wildlife for private interests A federal program kills hundreds of thousands of wild animals a year. Documents obtained by NPR show that many of those animals were killed in places where no wildlife damage was reported. Read more on NPR

Internationally acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret looks back on a year of war Keret, who lives in Tel Aviv, reflects on the protests in Israel and the U.S. over the hostages and Gaza. The son of Holocaust survivors, he has left- and right-wing political views in his own family. Read more on NPR

Ethel Kennedy, social activist and widow of Robert F. Kennedy, dies at age 96 Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy who raised their 11 children after he was assassinated and remained dedicated to social causes for decades thereafter, died Thursday. Read more on NPR

Amid airstrikes and armed conflict, Lebanese musicians hit a somber note Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they’re dealing with escalating conflict in the region. Read more on NPR

Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from tennis after 22 Grand Slam titles The 38-year-old tennis legend, who has been dealing with injuries in recent years, said he will step away from the sport after next month’s Davis Cup finals. Read more on NPR

Han Kang becomes the first South Korean writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature The citation commended Han Kang’s “intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.” She won the International Booker Prize for The Vegetarian in 2016. Read more on NPR

What matters to key swing state voters in Wisconsin? A single road offers a glimpse A team from NPR speaks with voters along a 15-mile road that cuts through the Milwaukee area’s segregated neighborhoods as election season continues in this crucial swing state. Read more on NPR

Politicians say health plans should cover IVF. Currently only 1 in 4 employers do This election, the future of health coverage for fertility treatments has been a hot political issue. A new report highlights what coverage looks like for American workers right now. Read more on NPR