These countries stayed out of the war — but they’re suffering from it

President Trump reversed course on attacking Iran’s power plants Monday, saying they are in talks to end the war and fully open the Strait of Hormuz. The Wall Street Journal’s Tom Fairless joins to discuss how countries are working to save energy as the back-and-forth over the strait continues.

Investigators are working to determine how an Air Canada jet crashed into a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The Washington Post reports on how an air-traffic controller said afterward that he “messed up.”

The Supreme Court might strike down a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after election day. Taylor Vance of Mississippi Today explains how that could affect voters.

Plus, a jury awarded an accuser of Bill Cosby $59 million in punitive damages, Sen. Markwayne Mullin was confirmed as the new secretary of Homeland Security, and the 1970’s disco hit that is said to be generating wealth.

Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.