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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.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports on Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's visit to the United States. One of the main issues discussed will be Japan's failing economy, which Secretary of State Colin Powell calls a "security concern" for the U.S.

Laura Carlson of Colorado Public Radio reports on the controversy over a stone tablet of the Ten Commandments, mounted in Grand Junction's City Hall. A group of citizens has filed a lawsuit to have the tablet removed, on the grounds that it's an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. The city council will decide tonight whether to leave the monument and go to court, or move it.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Maidstone, England, on the trial of Dutchman Perry Wacker, the truck driver charged in the deaths of 58 illegal Chinese migrants who suffocated while being smuggled in his truck into Britain. Wacker took the stand yesterday to insist he didn't know he was carrying human cargo. In its cross-examination, the prosecution sought to show he knew full well and closed the vent on his truck to make sure no one heard the illegal migrants inside.