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As Florida voters weigh a proposed property tax cut on the November ballot, realtors, sheriffs and local officials are clashing over whether Amendment 3 will strip funding from local police, fire and emergency services. The Vote Yes on 3 website run by Florida Realtors — the largest professional trade association in the state — says Amendment 3’s opponents are overhyping the risk of massive cuts to public services.

The products promise younger-looking skin. The salespeople promise special deals. But customers at skincare stores across the country say they've walked away with something else entirely: thousands of dollars in unexpected charges and purchases they can't return. Over the past year, NPR investigated complaints from shopping malls in Michigan to hotel spas in Hawaii, where customers reported being pressured into spending thousands of dollars on skincare products they never wanted.

Mario had his moment. Now it's Zelda's turn. After The Super Mario Movieand The Super Mario Galaxy Moviemade billions, Zelda is heading to the big screen next April. So to keep the franchise front and center, Nintendo is lavishly remaking its 1998 classic The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The game debuts Nov. 5th, two weeks before the meteoric arrival of Grand Theft Auto VI — the only major release to dare compete with it that month.

Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. In an interview with NPR, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the Trump administration warned it could cut intelligence-sharing with Ukraine unless Ukrainian forces halt long-range drone strikes on Russian oil refineries.

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Christopher Davis is a Professor of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences at UMass Amherst. Hurricane Isaias shattered the peace of one of the quietest Atlantic hurricane seasons on record as it grew into 2026’s first Atlantic hurricane and made landfall on the northern Gulf Coast near Destin, Fla., late on Oct. 9.

President Donald Trump traveled to the red state of Alaska on Tuesday, to rally in support of an endangered Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with veteran diplomat Richard Haass about the Russia-Ukraine war and the role President Trump is playing.

In an NPR interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discusses tensions with Trump, U.S. sanctions relief for Russian oil and threats to intelligence-sharing as the war continues.

Florida's western Panhandle is still recovering four days after Hurricane Isaias swept through the area as a Category 2 storm. Nearly 54,000 homes and businesses remained without electricity Tuesday afternoon and state and local emergency personnel were still working to clear smaller local roads and remove debris from residential areas. About 450,000 residences and businesses were without power after the initial surge from Isaias, and 16,000 linemen have helped to reconnect them.

Corin Denmon has a lot of concerns for Florida and her country, but there is one topic that she puts above the rest. "Healthcare. I'm voting for anybody that has healthcare on their ballot as a priority," Denmon said. Healthcare affordability is the cause of a lot of anxiety for voters across the country ahead of an election where the general concept of affordability dominates the conversation.