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The "October surprise" has a long history in American politics, but not as long as you might think — and not as consequential as you might think, either.

A month before voters weigh in on a record $2.5 billion in school bonds for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, campaigns for and against the bonds are heating up. And the dynamics have shifted this year.

The Israeli military urges civilians to leave Rafah. China's president begins a five-day European tour. NASA and Boeing are set to launch astronauts to the International Space Station Monday night.

Whether President Biden should withdrawal from 2024 race, puts his VP under scrutiny. Biden camp focuses on tying Donald Trump with Project 2025. Houston reels after Hurricane Beryl tore through.

The stock marked suffers a sharp sell-off. Justice Department wins a historic victory against Google in an antitrust lawsuit. Tropical storm Debby is expected to dump significant amounts of rain.

French authorities indict Telegram founder on multiple charges. Donald Trump shares TikTok video including footage that may violate federal law. Republicans insist noncitizens will sway the election.

What could Donald Trump's economic agenda could look like if he gets back into the White House?

NCAA and others agree to settle antitrust suits. Louisiana lawmakers vote to classify two drugs used to induce abortions as dangerous controlled substances. DOJ sues concert ticket behemoth.

No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas music dominates for one last week.

Referenda began in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine today. The flu might be coming back strong this year. Leaders meet in Pittsburgh for climate talks.

Two mass shootings over the weekend, just hours apart, leave 29 dead in Texas and Ohio. When can a shooting like these be considered domestic terrorism?

Thirty-four years ago, Daniel Larusso bested high school bully Johnny Lawrence at the All Valley Karate Championship in the beloved '80s movie The Karate Kid. What became of the underdog, Larusso, and his bully-boy rival is the subject of yet another reboot: Cobra Kai. Writers Josh Heald and John Hurwitz talk with NPR's Audie Cornish about the series, now available on YouTube Red.

Grand jury in Arizona indicts 18 allies of ex-President Trump. Supreme Court to hear Trump's claim he's immune from criminal prosecution. Secretary of State Blinken meets with top Chinese officials.

Israel presses its offensive in the occupied West Bank. Russia says it repelled a drone attack on a Moscow airport. A Chicago suburb remembers victims of a mass shooting at a July Fourth parade.

In 2014, on the 100th anniversary of the World War I Christmas Truce, former All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro set out to reconstruct the events of that day.

As the job grows more complex — and schools become more central to the culture wars — superintendent turnover is becoming more problematic in North Carolina. Tracy Grit in McDowell County Schools is one of 30 new superintendents learning the ropes this year.

Entering this election season, Republicans are just five seats shy of a supermajority in the state legislature, needing to gain three the state House and two seats in the state Senate. Both parties will be pouring money and resources into races that can be viewed as potential pick-ups.

The latest on the Israel-Hamas war. The European Union has agreed to a new deal on migration. Heavy rain events are becoming more common as the world warms, scientists say.

The song "Amazing Grace" was first performed on New Year's Day, 1773, and has gone through many changes over the years.