How cities are reducing crime, insight into diet culture, the next step for marijuana: get the scoop on the stories of the day

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👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Marijuana has come a long way toward legitimacy in the United States and is on the verge of being classified as a less dangerous drug. An expert explains what that would mean for the average American.

Here’s what you might have missed during your busy day:

1️⃣ Success stories: The FBI just released new data showing violent crime is down across the United States. This is how Baltimore, Detroit and San Antonio are making their neighborhoods safer thanks to the consent of people in the community.

2️⃣ Weak sales: Apple relied on new artificial intelligence features to make the iPhone 16 a huge success. But despite several high-profile launch events, initial sales were mediocre. The company is hoping for a boost during the holiday season.

3️⃣ A lost battle: Oprah Winfrey’s body has been the subject of public debate for much of her career. People watched her when she was at her largest and smallest sizes. Experts explain the intricacies of diet culture – and why it’s so important to us.

4️⃣ Growth spurt: Scientists think they know why one of the highest mountains on Earth suddenly became even taller. Everything can be traced back to what happened in the Himalayas thousands of years ago.

5️⃣ ‘Who are you?’ How well do we really know our parents? A photographer discovered images of several mysterious women while going through her late father’s belongings and turned them into a book that tackles a sensitive subject.

⛴️ “Flying” ferry: A Swedish company’s all-electric hydrofoil vehicles could make people’s commutes faster and more comfortable while helping the planet.

• Helene left at least 128 dead and hundreds remain missing in several states
• Israeli Defense Minister: “Next phase” of Hezbollah war will begin soon
• VA employees unlawfully accessed Vance and Walz’s medical records

📺 Here’s how much DirecTV will pay to buy rival Dish Network, ending decades of on-going satellite service merger talks.

🐦 Back from the brink: The northern bald ibis, considered one of the rarest birds in the world, has recovered thanks to persistent conservation efforts. For the first time in centuries they are migrating back to Europe.

⚽ Accustomed to losing: San Marino, a tiny enclave within Italy, rarely wins a game. The players described what it was like to be on the worst-ranked team in the world.

⚡ Which country just closed its last coal-fired power plant and became the first major economy to stop burning coal to generate electricity?
A. Japan
B. Canada
C. Australia
D. Great Britain
⬇️ Scroll down for the answer.

⭐ Critical time: Will Ferrell hopes his new documentary Will & Harper will inspire compassion and conversation. The actor and comedian explained why he wanted the film about his friendship with a transgender woman to come out before the election.

⚾ We would like to end the matter on a positive note: As the baseball season came to an end, the Chicago Cubs once again missed the playoffs, but were still among the top teams that season. Wanting to show his appreciation, left fielder Ian Happ threw a ball wrapped in $100 bills into the stands at the team’s final home game. Check out his message to fans.

👋 See you tomorrow.
🧠 Quiz answer: D Britain’s Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station closed on Monday, ending 142 years of coal-fired power in the country that sparked the Industrial Revolution.
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5 Things PM is produced by CNN’s Tricia Escobedo, Meghan Pryce and Kimberly Richardson.