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Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Kenneth Walker in Kampala. In Uganda's presidential election the returns are still not complete but incumbent Yoweri Museveni has a decisive lead. However, local and international monitors have reported election irregularities, and there are allegations of outright fraud.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that as the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Britain spreads, more countries are banning animal products from the European Union. Amid growing criticism of the way it's handling the crisis, the British government is responding by slaughtering more animals. Farmers complain, however, carcasses are already piling up.

Credit card companies and other lenders have spent millions of dollars in recent years lobbying for changes in the nation's bankruptcy laws. Today, the bill that would strengthen creditors ability to collect is expected to pass a crucial test in the Senate on its way to becoming law. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.

Gertrude Abercrombie was a bohemian midcentury painter whose surrealist paintings, newly coveted by collectors, are now touring museums as part of the show "Supernatural America."

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has a comfortable lead over his GOP challenger in the Nov. 2 election. If Murphy wins, he'll be the state's first incumbent Democrat to get a second term since 1977.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Alex Heath, a reporter for The Verge, about Facebook announcing a major re-branding of the company. The new entity, Meta, will encompass Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.

In the Netflix hit series Squid Game, cash-strapped players compete in deadly children's games for money. NPR's podcast, The Indicator, looks at what the show reveals about debt and decision making.

NPR's Guy Raz reports on rebel groups in Macedonia who are fighting for increased rights for the country's ethnic Albanian population.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Rashawn Ray about the nuances and problems associated with citizen's arrest laws.

Democrats say they have a path forward on social spending. Facebook's new corporate name is Meta, but the app is still Facebook. Ex-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces a misdemeanor sex charge.