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This combination of file photos shows Vice President Harris speaking during a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich., on Oct. 26, and former President Donald Trump during a rally Oct. 22 in Greensboro, N.C. AP/AP hide caption

Harris and Trump will bring their closing arguments to 2 key Southwest swing states

With five days left until Election Day, the candidates are expected to make a pitch to Latino voters in Arizona and Nevada — and talk about border security, one of the biggest issues for the campaign.

People wait in line to cast their votes during in New York on October 26, 2024. Online, social media users are floating unverified and false claims about voting that can quickly go viral. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

Untangling Disinformation

Crowdsourced voting fraud claims could become grist for republican lawsuits.

Former California Governor and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives for a ceremony to receive a honorary doctorate by the Hertie School, a university of governance, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. Markus Schreiber/AP/AP hide caption

Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed Kamala Harris for president

Freddie Freeman had a breakout World Series for the Los Angeles Dodgers including a walk-off grand slam to end game 1 in the tenth inning against the New York Yankees during Game One of the 2024 World Series at Dodger Stadium last Friday in Los Angeles, Calif. Harry How/Getty Images hide caption

After setting a home run record, the Dodgers' Freddie Freeman named World Series MVP

Pat Haskins, a 72-year-old retired school teacher, poses for a portrait in the backyard of her home in Silver Spring, Md., on Oct. 22. She had struggled to keep up with repairs as her basement flooded, a bathroom floor sagged and her disabled partner needed a ramp. Moriah Ratner/For NPR hide caption

Millions of low-cost homes are deteriorating, making the U.S. housing shortage worse

Starbucks has hired a new CEO to turn around sales declines. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

Starbucks hopes faster drinks, fewer upcharges and nicer mugs bring people back

During her pregnancy, Megan Norris struggled with addiction to fentanyl. During a relapse, she exposed herself and her fetus to the toxic animal tranquilizer xylazine, which has flooded the street drug supply in the U.S. "Xylazine is so addictive, so physically addictive, you just can't stop," Norris said. Brian Mann/NPR/NPR hide caption

Pregnant women and babies face 'terrifying' threat from xylazine addiction

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Watch NPR's news roundup: Presidential campaigns head West, North Korea missile test

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump will campaign in Nevada and Arizona today. North Koreas has test-launched its first inter-continental ballistic missile since December 2023.

People walk through flooded streets in Valencia, Spain on Wednesday. Alberto Saiz/AP hide caption

At least 95 people die in devastating flash floods in Spain

Spain's national weather service said it rained more in eight hours in Valencia than it had in the preceding 20 months.

Spain flooding: Photos show the devastation in Valencia

Visitors walk near a wire fence decorated with ribbons written with messages wishing for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea on Thursday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption

North Korea launches new intercontinental ballistic missile designed to threaten U.S.

North Korea confirmed the launch hours after its neighbors detected the firing of what they suspected was a new weapon.

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An Elon Musk-backed political group is posting fake Kamala Harris ads on Facebook

Ads seemingly advocating for Vice President Kamala Harris on Facebook are really part of an effort by a dark money group to mislead voters. The messages have been viewed millions of times.

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Puny humans of Earth, the Scumdogs of the Universe are here to celebrate your so-called "Halloween" with such holiday hits as "Sex Cow" and "I'll Be Your Monster."

‘Witches marks’ and curses found carved into the walls of historic England manor

About 20 carvings in “a wide range of designs” including some meant to trap demons or to seek help from the Virgin Mary have been found at Gainsborough Old Hall in Lincolnshire, England.

A crowd chants "Stop the count!" and pounds on the windows and doors after partisan election challengers were told that the capacity for election challengers had been met in the counting facility at what was then Detroit's TCF Center on Nov. 4, 2020. Elaine Cromie/Getty Images hide caption

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Four years ago, Trump supporters, motivated in part by false election fraud claims, loudly protested at a Detroit counting facility. Election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos.

A ballot drop box in at the Fishers Landing Transit Center in Vancouver, Wash., was set ablaze early Monday morning, destroying hundreds of ballots. Erik Neuman/OPB hide caption

Portland police say ballot box arsonist has ‘wealth of experience’ with welding

Police believe the suspect in Monday's attack on ballot drop boxes in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., is a white male who is 30 to 40 years old.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump shake hands during their debate on Sept. 10. Whoever wins the election could shape the Supreme Court for years. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

What could happen at the Supreme Court under Harris and Trump

Depending on who wins the presidential election and the Senate, the conservative supermajority could remain the same, be trimmed or expand to an even larger and more lopsided conservative majority.

Ms. Meyers and her students begin to count the tallies after counting the ballots at Salt River Elementary School on October 22. Sharon Chischilly for NPR hide caption

In this school’s election, it’s pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner

At an Arizona tribal school, it's a fierce campaign to pick the top school lunch, as students learn about making their voice count

Gov. Glenn Youngkin gives remarks following a ribbon cutting ceremony at Hotel Petersburg on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 in Petersburg, Virginia. Shaban Athuman/VPM News hide caption

With Supreme Court backing Va.'s voter purge, experts look to what comes next

It's unclear how many suspected non-citizens may have been on the purge list mistakenly. They can re-register for provisional ballots but the ruling could have wider effects.

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge individuals from voter rolls

Congressman, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Moral Courage Award recipient Jared Golden speaks on stage during Headstrong Washington DC Gala at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on November 03, 2021 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Headstrong hide caption

A lawmaker's change of heart on assault weapons is central in this congressional race

The Lewiston mass shooting changed Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden's perspective on assault-style guns. That's changed the political dynamics in a close race for the swing-district seat.

Vice President Harris takes the stage at a rally in Harrisburg, Pa., on Oct. 30, 2024. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption

Harris will spend election night at Howard University, the HBCU that helped shape her

Harris is the first vice president to be an alum of a historically Black college, and if she wins, would make history as the first president to be an HBCU graduate.

Former President Donald Trump takes reporters' questions from inside a garbage truck in Green Bay, Wis., on Oct, 30, 2024 before heading to a rally in the city. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

Harris urged unity in her closing argument. Biden's 'garbage' line undercut that

It sounded like the president was calling Trump supporters "garbage." But the White House said he was talking about a joke made by a comedian at a Trump rally who disparaged Puerto Rico.

Facing fallout, Trump claims no president did more for Puerto Rico than he did

A 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion. A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. Cynthia Goldsmith, Jackie Katz/CDC/AP hide caption

Bird flu has been found in a pig for the first time in the U.S.

The discovery of an infected pig at a backyard farm in Oregon raises concerns about bird flu's potential to become a human threat.

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Walking pneumonia is spiking, especially in kids. here's what to know.

If you or your kid has a cough that's been lingering, it could be a case of walking pneumonia. Cases are rising across the U.S. The good news — it's usually mild and easily treated. Here's how.

Walking Pneumonia cases on the rise in kids

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 27, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption

Americans bet $100 million on Trump v. Harris, but at what cost?

Political prognosticators legally bet over $100 million on the 2024 presidential election, favoring Harris over Trump.

People watch a light show on the banks of river Sarayu on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in Ayodhya on Oct. 23, 2022. Sanjay Kanojia/Getty Images hide caption

Millions of people will celebrate Diwali this week. Here is what you should know

Known as the “Festival of Lights,” Diwali is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in India and across the Indian diaspora, including in the U.S. Many celebrate it with food, gifts and fireworks.

A volunteer performer is transformed into character before opening night at Trail of Terror. September 28, 2024. Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public hide caption

WATCH: Explore this legendary Trail of Terror, which has provided countless screams for 30 years

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the Trail of Terror in Connecticut Public's latest Mini Doc.

Olive Luther prepares to stock costume displays at The Theatrical Shop, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

Kids in Iowa's capital will trick-or-treat on Halloween for the 1st time since 1938

Kids in the greater metro area of Iowa's capital city typically go trick-or-treating the night before Halloween, a tradition that began in the 1930s as a way to help prevent vandalism.

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Enforcement was considered discriminatory. Now New Yorkers can jaywalk legally

The NYPD can no longer ticket jaywalkers, after years of protest that enforcement unfairly targeted Black and Hispanic New Yorkers.

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Central asia’s ticking time bomb: water.

The Aral Sea has nearly disappeared over the last 60 years. Now, its source rivers are depleting.