National & World

• US State Department issues first passport with X gender marker
• An Illinois officer was fatally shot as he approached a suspected stolen vehicle, authorities say
• Negotiators near agreement on key Biden priorities expanding child care and universal pre-K
• Whitmer orders state to prep for vaccinating kids ages 5-11
• Michigan removes township clerk from running election next week
• FDA advisers back Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young kids
• Hate crime reports in US surge to the highest level in 12 years, FBI says
• Justice Department announces 150 arrests in operation targeting international darknet opioid trafficking
• Suspect killed and off-duty reserve police officer wounded in Atlanta shooting, authorities say
• Can you help identify John Wayne Gacy's unidentified victims?
• Investigators confused Brian Laundrie's mother for him while watching their home, police reportedly acknowledge
• Man convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan's father is denied parole
• Alabama governor instructs state agencies to fight federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates
• Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital
• Extreme couponers were sent to prison in $31.8 million fraud scheme
• Twitter suspends Indiana Rep. Jim Banks' official account about transgender officer
• 3 children found abandoned in an apartment with another child's remains in Texas, sheriff says
• Biden administration boosting at-home Covid testing efforts
• James Michael Tyler, who played Gunther on 'Friends,' has died
• Blumenthal says Facebook's calls for regulation are the 'height of disingenuousness'
• With Brian Laundrie dead, here's where else authorities could look for answers on what happened to Gabby Petito
• Plainfield crash claims one life and closes I-70
• How a plane crashed with more than 20 people on board and everyone survived
• One person was killed and seven more injured at an off-campus party near Fort Valley State University
• The manhunt for Brian Laundrie is over. But several big questions remain
• US kills senior al Qaeda leader in Syria airstrike
• Lev Parnas found guilty on campaign finance charges
• Supreme Court lets Texas 6-week abortion ban stay in place and will hear oral arguments November 1
• Robert Durst charged with murder of ex-wife last seen 39 years ago
• A notebook found near Brian Laundrie's remains could answer some key questions, experts say
• Liz Cheney calls out Jim Banks for falsely signing letter as the ranking member of January 6 committee
• House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoena
• Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor resentenced to 4 years and 9 months in prison for fatal 2017 shooting
• Dental records show remains found at Carlton Reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, FBI says
• Parents of 6-year-old girl killed on Colorado amusement park ride file wrongful death suit
• If you don't know where your onions came from, throw them away to prevent salmonella, CDC says
• Drone attack targets US troops at US base in Syria, initial assessment suggests no US injuries
• Suspected human remains, items belonging to Brian Laundrie found in Florida park, FBI says
• FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J&J boosters
• New York City vaccine mandate extends to all city workers and includes a new $500 bonus, mayor says
• HHS' Dr. Rachel Levine sworn in as US' first openly transgender four-star officer
• Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to murder charges and apologizes for Parkland high school massacre
• White House details plan to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11
• Biden administration rolls out plan to address students' mental health
• Broward County reaches $25 million settlement with victims of Parkland massacre, attorney says
• Biden tells House Democrats tuition-free community college is out of economic package
• More than 20 people safely escape after plane crashes outside Houston
• Gabby Petito's parents travel to Wyoming to bring her remains home
• Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law
• More than a third of Chicago police officers defy city vaccine mandate
• Colin Powell, military leader and first Black US secretary of state, dies after complications from Covid-19
• Deputy killed in shooting outside Houston bar had just returned from paternity leave, official says
• An Alabama teen was fatally shot while in his room playing on his iPad
• Americans among more than 350 passengers who departed Kabul on evacuation flight Sunday
• Jill Biden makes high-stakes campaign appearances for the first time as first lady
• The secret Supreme Court: Late nights, courtesy votes and the unwritten 6-vote rule
• California couple's home was destroyed Monday by a small plane crash that killed at least two people
• Former President Bill Clinton released from hospital
• Buttigieg says US supply chain issues will 'certainly' continue into 2022
• US officially rejoins controversial UN Human Rights Council
• Smithsonian webcam offers view of its adorable litter of just-born cheetahs
• Vehicle of family that went missing 20 years ago discovered in Ohio River
• What happens if Brian Laundrie isn't found in the coming weeks
• Robert Durst, convicted murderer, has Covid-19
• Five times as many police officers have died from Covid-19 as from gunfire since start of pandemic
• 4 people shot outside a high school football game in Mobile, Alabama, police say
• Assistant to House Sergeant-at-Arms charged with possession of child pornography
• Vigil for Judah Morgan
• World Cat Day
• Alex Murdaugh waives his extradition hearing in Florida, will return to South Carolina to face charges
• Police officer attacked by woman carrying a baseball bat near US Capitol
• US financial institutions report major increase in ransomware payments to cybercriminals
• Biden says DOJ should prosecute those who defy January 6 committee subpoenas
• Michigan lawmakers advance measure to end 'tampon tax'
• FDA panel endorses booster shot for Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine
• Nikolas Cruz intends to plead guilty to Parkland shooting charges, his lawyer says
• White House says fully vaccinated foreign visitors can start entering US on November 8
• Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized for infection but 'on the mend'
• More than $15 billion in child tax credit payments distributed on Friday
• Robert Durst, eccentric figure made infamous in 'The Jinx,' sentenced to life without parole for first-degree murder of best friend
• Alex Murdaugh arrested on new charges after release from Florida drug rehab center
• White House vetting former FDA Commissioner Dr. Rob Califf to once again lead agency
• Judge finds marine guilty after he posted videos criticizing the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
• FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
• Biden says nation is 'headed in the right direction' on Covid but now is a 'very critical period'
• Up to half of Chicago police officers could be put on unpaid leave over vaccine dispute
• Ground turkey products recalled for possible contamination
• Multiple people killed in suspected bow and arrow attack in Norway
• Ex-Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee dies; was in Congress 36 years
• William Shatner, TV's Capt. Kirk, blasts into space
• Supreme Court conservatives appear ready to endorse death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
• Social Security recipients get 5.9% increase, but rising prices will offset the boost
• House approves debt ceiling extension through early December
• Indianapolis police sergeant charged after body camera video showed him kicking a handcuffed man in the head
• Michigan provides update on election fraud cases
• Wisconsin parents file lawsuits against school districts over their children's Covid-19 infections
• Gabby Petito's cause of death was strangulation, coroner says
• Jon Gruden has resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after reports of homophobic, racist and misogynistic emails
• UPS driver among at least two killed after small plane crashes in Southern California neighborhood
• Prosecutors granted second hearing after evaluators find Colorado supermarket mass shooting suspect incompetent to stand trial