Recent Humanitarian and Legal Controversies in the U.S.

An 11th person accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual assault, Rolling Stone reports. The magazine’s Cheyenne Roundtree discusses the allegations against him. She also previously spoke to In Conversation about them. 

CNN reports that Republican efforts to change the way voting works in Nebraska have stalled. Apple News editor Gideon Resnick unpacks why, while USA Today looks at another state contending with last-minute attempts to modify the election process. 

Missouri executed Marcellus Williams, even after prosecutors said evidence had cleared him. The Kansas City Star has the details. And Slate says the U.S. is in its worst execution spree in three decades. 

The Wall Street Journal has the story of how the White Sox became baseball’s worst team, perhaps ever.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu