After 56 years as chairman, Warren Buffett is moving to chairman emeritus, handing the title to son Howard while Greg Abel runs the company. Berkshire shares dipped before the bell, even as Buffett's tenure as CEO nearly doubled the S&P 500's returns.
— via PBS NewsHour, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
A new lawsuit says federal officers stationed near polling places would count as illegal voter intimidation. It targets repeated suggestions from the Trump administration that agents could show up on Election Day.
— via NPR, Jude Joffe-Block
A bill meant to show patients exactly where their generic drugs are made just lost its two toughest provisions before heading to a full Senate vote. Gone: a factory ID code tying labels to FDA inspection records, and a one-year deadline, now stretched to five.
— via ProPublica, Naisha Roy
Over 600,000 Iranians have registered for a new volunteer militia, state media say, as Tehran stages its biggest rally since the U.S. and Israel struck in February. Iran also claims a fresh tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping traffic remains about 90% below prewar levels.
— via PBS NewsHour, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press
The Houthis just seized their largest stretch of Yemeni territory in years, snapping a fragile truce and rattling global fuel markets. The advance puts them closer to a critical shipping chokepoint and puts Saudi oil exports back in the crosshairs.
— via NPR, The Associated Press
Ms. Rachel is moving beyond screens into a recording studio, cutting an album with real instruments built around big feelings and toddler ears. Her YouTube empire already dominates the toy aisle and Netflix; now she wants a place on the stereo too.
— via NPR, Leila Fadel
Nine women killed in the same area in recent weeks has reignited fury over South Africa's violence against women, already among the worst rates in the world.
— via NPR, Kate Bartlett
A weekly news quiz that shows up whether or not the robots take over. Test how much actually stuck from the last seven days.
— via NPR, Holly J. Morris
Two Trump-aligned super PACs are pouring more than $150 million into ads, and most of it is going to House and Senate races Republicans once considered safe. The spending spree signals how much the political map has shifted against the party.
— via NPR, Tamara Keith