Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz to win U.S. Open, weeks after doping exoneration No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner’s two positive drug tests. Read more on NPR

‘Mr. Greedy,’ a prolific penguin dad, has died at age 33 Mr. Greedy, a beloved member of the Maryland Zoo, was a prolific breeder who helped boost the endangered African penguin population. He died following an age-related health decline, the zoo said. Read more on NPR

Jazz historian and critic Dan Morgenstern dies at 94 Over the course of seven decades, Morgenstern helmed major jazz magazines, wrote books, produced concerts, won multiple Grammys, taught college and oversaw one of the world’s largest jazz archives. Read more on NPR

Kendrick Lamar will headline next year’s Super Bowl halftime show The Grammy-winning rapper, who spent this summer topping the charts, previously performed at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. But this will be his first Super Bowl as the headliner. Read more on NPR

Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers Dr. Frank Hoffman was appalled by the sheer numbers of cases of early-stage breast cancer that were being missed. Then he had an idea: What if “we were to specially train others to do it.” Read more on NPR

New York City is trying a new solution to its rat problem: trash cans New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it — with trash cans and by changing human behavior. Read more on NPR

Why a card with a QR code brings hope to the hungry in Ethiopia After months of disruption in a massive national feeding effort by global groups, there’s a scramble to digitally register more than 6 million Ethiopians to make sure food aid goes to those in need. Read more on NPR

Boeing reaches tentative deal with its production workers in hopes to avoid strike The union’s members still need to vote on Boeing’s proposal and decide whether to authorize a strike if the offer is rejected. If that’s the case, a walkout could begin as soon as Friday. Read more on NPR

On the ground in Sudan, an ‘apocalyptic’ situation Fighting in and around Sudan’s capital is fierce and devastating to the people who either cannot flee or feel compelled to stay. Read more on NPR

Mother of Georgia shooting suspect called school to warn of emergency, aunt says The mother had called the Georgia high school before the fatal shooting of four people, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative said to the Washington Post. Read more on NPR