Q&A: Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto on teaming up with VP Harris as attorney generals Morning Edition spoke to Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who worked with VP Harris when the two were state attorneys general, on why that experience is relevant to being Commander in Chief. Read more on NPR

Migrants from around the world are trying to reach the U.S. via charter planes The Biden administration accuses charter companies of collaborating with global smuggling networks. Read more on NPR

Legal questions about Pennsylvania mail-in ballots loom as voting starts As voters in the key swing state of Pennsylvania start receiving mail ballots, multiple legal fights over how the ballots of mail-in voters should be counted are still playing out in the courts. Read more on NPR

Are UFO’s real? Historical markers say yes Historical markers were once just for American history. But many now claim aliens have visited earth from outer space — and they aren’t hedging. Read more on NPR

As the White Sox narrowly avoid loss #121, fans bid farewell to a season to forget The Chicago White Sox have 120 losses, tied for the most in a season — one more L, and the record would be theirs. Fans at the final home game said they wouldn’t mind seeing history made. Read more…

Do you know your indicted mayors from your deported pandas? Take our news quiz This week, a zoo said it would send its pandas packing, a fabled game character finally got her chance to shine, and a mayor was indicted. Were you paying attention? Read more on NPR

Dear Life Kit: My wife wants to use the last of our savings for a 4th round of IVF An NPR listener says they are ready to adopt a child and move on from in vitro fertilization. But their wife is focused on having a baby. Read more on NPR

Former Defense Minister Ishiba will become Japan’s Prime Minister next week Japan’s ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week. Read more on NPR

Alabama puts man to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness has been used in the country. Read more on NPR

Voting-tech company settles with right-wing network over false election claims Smartmatic sued Newsmax for defamation over false claims related to the 2020 presidential election. The trial was supposed to begin next week. Read more on NPR