California Voters Give Uber, Lyft A Win But Some Drivers Aren't So Sure Uber and Lyft are cheering the passage of Prop 22, which says they don't have to treat their drivers as employees and provide benefits like paid sick leave. Critics say they'll keep fighting. Shannon Bond
Another Black Eye For Polling Industry, Media That Rely On It Nearly all election polls forecasted a blue wave. But when that failed to materialize, pollsters looked foolish — and the news organizations they partner with lost credibility too. David Folkenflik
Stocks Soar As Tense Election Draws To A Close Investors are betting that Democrats could take control of the White House and the Senate, increasing the prospect of passing a new relief package once the election is over. Jim Zarroli
The American Government Once Offered Widely Affordable Child Care ... 77 Years Ago Affordable, quality child care was hard to come by even before the pandemic and now even more so. It's not for a lack of ideas about how to fix it. Is this the moment those ideas are taken seriously? Andrea Hsu
Cruise Lines Can Sail Again From The U.S., But It's Not Clear How Soon 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. Greg Allen
In Reversal, Walmart Puts Guns Back On Display Walmart is returning guns and ammunition back to display shelves after earlier citing "isolated civil unrest" as the reason for temporarily taking them out of view as a safety precaution. Alina Selyukh
News Brief: Final Electoral Map, Hidden Coronavirus Data, Stock Market NPR's final electoral map still shows plenty of uncertainty. Federal agencies are not sharing key hospitalization data with the public. And, Wall Street weighs in on the election and the stock market.
Walmart Yanks Guns Off Shelves Citing Rising Tensions The retail giant removed firearms and ammunition from its shelves saying it's a precautionary step amid the recent outbreak of civil unrest. But the weapons are still available, if you ask for them. Vanessa Romo
Halloween Must Have: 12-Foot-Tall Skeleton With Glowing Eyes According to the New York Post, the skeleton is one of the country's most popular Halloween decorations. It costs $300 and is sold at Home Depot — if you can find it.
Tupperware Benefits From More Home Cooking During The Pandemic Where are your dinner leftovers? In the fridge, in a Tupperware container? Tupperware's profits quadrupled this past quarter. Other companies thriving: Netflix, Peloton and board game maker Hasbro.