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Katie Wright breaks into tears Tuesday in Minneapolis recounting her last conversation with her son, Daunte Wright. She said he called her for advice after police pulled him over. An officer shot him shortly afterward.

'I Never Imagined This': Daunte Wright's Family Calls For Accountability

The family, joined by their lawyer Benjamin Crump and George Floyd's relatives, questioned why police felt the need to use force, in the form of a Taser or gun, on Wright.

Examples of fake news stories shared on Facebook by a site posing as a news source, PeaceData, which the research firm Graphika says was part of a Kremlin-backed operation to steer voters away from the campaign of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Facebook And Twitter Remove Russia-Backed Accounts Targeting Left-Leaning Voters

Researchers say one of the operation's goals was to steer left-leaning voters away from the Biden-Harris campaign ahead of the November election.

Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf is sworn in on Capitol Hill, where he is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee about Wells Fargo's opening of unauthorized customer accounts.

WATCH: Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf Faces House Panel Over Fake Accounts

Questions for Stumpf include one about his sale of $13 million in stock, which Rep. Carolyn Maloney calls "by far the largest open-market sale of Wells Fargo stock" in the CEO's tenure.

6 Book Stories That'll Cast The Election In New Light

With plenty of election ennui going around, NPR Books dug into the archives for new ways to look at the election storyline, including an idea of what happens when a campaign gets a dose of sci fi, fantasy and puberty, respectively.

Judges would be accountable for abuse even if they retired or resigned, under new bill

A new bill from a top Democrat seeks to close a loophole that federal judges have used to collect pension benefits despite facing credible accusations of wrongdoing by employees.

Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman talks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., following a 2018 Senate subcommittee hearing on keeping athletes safe from abuse.

In Wake of Abuse Scandals, Bill Would Hold U.S. Olympic Organizations Accountable

Two senators have introduced a bill to address the failures in the U.S. Olympic system that allowed a team doctor to sexually abuse athletes for years.

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