Chronic illness shattered this teen’s life. Her service dog helped get it back The middle school winner of NPR’s Student Podcast Challenge tells how her golden retriever, Lopez, changed her life. Read more on NPR

Which high-profile Republican says they are voting for Harris? Find out in the quiz Queens of the chart, field and Maori adorn the quiz this week, and we also address seasonal topics like memoirs and TV shows. Enjoy it while you can! Read more on NPR

Saturday’s U.S. Open women’s final is set: Jessica Pegula faces Aryna Sabalenka Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula will face off in the tournament’s women’s singles final this weekend. It will be a rematch of August’s final at the Cincinnati Open, which Sabalenka won. Read more on NPR

Telegram founder breaks silence, calling charges ‘misguided’ The tech billionaire breaks his silence more than a week after being indicted by French authorities. He faces wide-ranging charges including spreading child abuse images and drug trafficking. Read more on NPR

Conflicting messages from Trump and his campaign highlighted in Arlington incident NPR identified two Trump staffers involved in an altercation at Arlington National Cemetery including a deputy campaign manager, highlighting a disconnect between Trump’s messaging and his campaign. Read more on NPR

17,000 AT&T workers have been on strike for three weeks. Here’s why. AT&T workers are on strike across the south. Their union says the company refuses to bargain on a new contract with higher wages and healthcare benefits. Read more on NPR

Project 2025: Political winner or loser? Project 2025 – you’ve probably heard about it. It’s a roadmap from the conservative Heritage Foundation for the next Republican president. It’s also been a major talking point for Democrats on the campaign trail. Donald Trump, meanwhile, has tried to disavow it and distance himself. That’s because the plan…

Seeing a Changed Bangladesh from a Double-Decker Bus Last month in Bangladesh, street protests grew into a movement that eventually ended the rule of the autocratic prime minister. Now the country is picking up the pieces and charting a new way forward. We board a double-decker bus in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, to talk to Bangladeshis…

Apalachee High School shooting suspect is charged with 4 counts of murder As the investigation continues, the 14-year-old student who is accused of killing four people and injuring nine others at the Winder, Ga., high school is scheduled for a court appearance Friday. Read more on NPR

Sports brought hope — and love — to these Paralympians who had childhood polio Athletes who contracted childhood polio share their stories of how they overcame the consequences of the disease — and what sports means to them. Read more on NPR