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NPR and other news organizations rely on the Associated Press for election night. AP's Deputy Managing Editor, David Scott, tells us how he and his team make the call on election results.

There are four days left to vote before Election day, and a number of states are still a toss-up. Georgia, Texas and Arizona have historically voted Republican but could swing the other way this year.

This year could see a surge in provisional ballots, a special fail-safe ballot designed to ensure that every vote counts, because some voters are worried their mail-in ballot could get lost.

A new film focuses on Nasrin Sotoudeh, a leading human rights lawyer whose health is declining in prison. "She is the closest thing that Iran has to Nelson Mandela," says analyst Karim Sadjadpour.

After NBA players stopped play to protest racial justice issues over the summer, they resumed with a commitment from owners: to turn their arenas into voting precincts. Go inside one of them.

Most overseas troops use the mail and the law requires their ballots to go out early.

Agatha Christie published her first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 100 years ago this month. Popular on the page, screen and stage, she continues to be the bestselling novelist of all time.

The federal government has given the go-ahead for cruise ships to sail from ports in the United States. Officials stopped cruise lines in March as the coronavirus pandemic ramped up.

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met virtually Friday to review what's known about potential coronavirus vaccines. The main issue is who should get a vaccine first.

Since more people are working from home, they're using the opportunity to migrate to other places. Big cities are seeing the biggest outflows, according to new surveys.