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Lex Gillette, blind since childhood, competes with help from guide Wesley Williams. "Jumping into the air, it's like someone opens up this cage door and I'm able to go out and be free," Gillette says.

Why is Apple pushing users toward wireless earbuds? "Courage," says an Apple executive. Other news from the Apple event involved Super Mario, Pokemon Go and water-resistant features.

Voting rights advocates in the state say some Republicans are trying to sidestep a recent court decision and make it harder for African-Americans to vote.

The Philippines high court extended its temporary ban on the late dictator's burial. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Marcos to be buried in a hero's cemetery. Human rights activists are opposed.

The Clinton and Trump presidential campaigns have been endorsed by military leaders. Steve Inskeep talks to retired Army Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl, who says politicizing the military is dangerous.

Olly Hicks and George Bullard paddled across open ocean and a stretch called the Devil's Dance Floor. They made the trip in 66 days.

The park is increasing by 400 acres along its western boundary, thanks to a donation by the conservation group The Trust for Public Land. The land includes a grassy meadow and wetlands.

The attacks came at a time when Afghanistan was under harsh Taliban rule, isolated from the world and on the verge of famine. Reporter Hannah Bloch, who was in Kabul on Sept. 11, recalls the day.

One study found booking requests from Airbnb users with African-American sounding names were roughly 16 percent less likely to be accepted; another found discrepancies in hosts' profits.

The U.S. cable giant has been on a buying spree, and acquiring the Formula One auto-racing franchise would boost its sports offerings.