We asked Democrats in red and purple districts: How will you win votes this election? To win the White House, the Harris-Walz ticket will need to appeal to voters in purple areas, and maybe even red ones. We asked Democrats who live in those parts of the country what could make that happen. Read more…

A rideshare driver makes an hourslong trek to take a dad to his gravely ill daughter When Ian Sandler got a middle-of-the-night call that his daughter had collapsed, he didn’t know what to do. Then, an Uber driver went above and beyond to help. Read more on NPR

Sid Eudy, the professional wrestler known as ‘Sid Vicious,’ dies at 63 Eudy wrestled in several professional leagues over the course of his career, starred on teams such as The Skyscrapers and the Four Horsemen and won 2 WWE and WCW titles. Read more on NPR

RFK may be unable to withdraw his name from ballots in some swing states In dropping his presidential bid, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he’d seek to remove his name from about 10 battleground state ballots, but an NPR review finds it is likely not possible in certain states. Read more on NPR

Judge orders pause on Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens The administrative stay comes just days after 16 states challenged the program that could benefit an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the country, plus about 50,000 of their children. Read more on NPR

Eggs and Bananas: Life after a Russian prison It’s been more than three weeks since the U.S. and Russia completed the largest prisoner swap since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Speaking from the White House shortly after news broke that three American prisoners were headed home, President Biden described the release as an “incredible…

French officials question Telegram CEO about child sexual abuse images and drugs Authorities in Paris said on Monday that Durov is being held on questions stemming from an investigation into criminal activity on the app, including the spread of child pornography and facilitating the selling of illegal drugs. Read more on NPR

Trump is trying to allay concerns on abortion, and abortion opponents aren’t happy Anti-abortion rights activists are raising concerns about recent comments from former President Donald Trump, in which he appears to be trying to soften his position on abortion. Read more on NPR

A high school quarterback dies after brain injury, Alabama’s 2nd death in 2 weeks Sixteen-year-old Caden Tellier’s death comes less than two weeks after the tragic death of another Alabama high school football player. Semaj Wilkins, 14, collapsed Aug. 13 during a practice. Read more on NPR

Special counsel Jack Smith appeals ruling tossing Trump’s classified documents case Special Counsel Jack Smith says U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon was wrong when she dismissed the case against former President Donald Trump for mishandling classified and top-secret documents. Read more on NPR