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The Election is four days away and already, more young people have cast ballots than participated in the 2016 election overall. WGCU’s Michelle Alvarez spoke with a few young voters about the importance of voter participation.

Thousands of people are believed to died in Pakistan after a 7.6 earthquake hit the country Saturday. The quake also killed hundreds in neighboring India. Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Perry, Time magazine bureau chief in Kashmir, about rescue and recovery efforts.

Turkish television is reporting a new case of bird flu. The case was discovered as Turkish officials conducted tests across the country. Turkey had already confirmed 14 bird flu victims, including three children who died.

Volunteers in boats and personal watercraft are taking people to see their flood-damaged houses in Houston. For some, seeing their home for the first time is more emotional than they expected.

The FBI says it has arrested more than 400 people in the last three months on charges related to mortgage fraud. Agents have arrested real estate agents and others. On Thursday, the FBI arrested two Bear Stearns investment fund managers. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston and Michelle Norris discuss the arrests.

The eastern Congolese city of Goma is grappling with Ebola. Antiseptic washes, thermometers and road blocks are in place. But Congolese say they have far bigger things to worry about then infection.

President Trump visits El Paso, Texas Wednesday after making a stop in Dayton, Ohio. Both cities are working to recover after mass shootings this past weekend.

The last remaining areas of the embattled Syrian town of Qusair fell to government forces and fighters from the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah over the weekend. The main concern now is what's happening to the civilians.

While Houston is experiencing record-breaking flooding, cities across East Texas are taking stock of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and bracing for more rain. NPR's Debbie Elliot reports from Beaumont, Texas.

Dozens of people were killed and hundreds more wounded when the blast went off during morning rush hour. Steve Inskeep talks to Mujib Mashal, a correspondent for The New York Times, who's in Kabul.