• Congress presses DOJ to improve jail reporting system after Reuters report
• After keeping low profile on campaign trail, Obama makes debut for Biden
• U.S. set to announce legal action on opioid maker
• Morgan Stanley unveils scholarship fund for Black colleges
• Battle over coronavirus relief intensifies ahead of U.S. election
• Late night shooting in Houston club kills three, fourth critical
• COVID-19: U.S. Northeast states discourage travel; California rebuffs theme parks
• Obama appointee named as judge to hear U.S. case against Google: filing

World

• Iraqi leader battles pressure from friends and foes in security crackdown
• Analysis: Biden risk looms for Turkey's Erdogan and beleaguered lira
• G20 women's forum urged to press hosts Saudi on rights
• Gunman takes up to 20 hostages in Georgian bank, demands $500,000
• Attacker paid students to identify French teacher before beheading, says prosecutor
• EU tells Britain to make up its mind as Brexit deal 'within reach'
• Naples teachers bring socially distanced school to streets and balconies
• EU leaders to hold COVID-19 video-conference October 29: officials

• U.S. retailers secure stores as worries about election unrest mount
• U.S. banks sweat regulatory exposure from pandemic loans
• Wall Street muted with eyes on stimulus
• Verizon profit beats estimates on remote working boost
• Analysis: Green is the color of money for funds betting on a Biden win
• Morgan Stanley unveils scholarship fund for Black colleges
• Ant Group gets green light for Shanghai listing from China regulator
• PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network

• Academy-award winner Jeff Bridges diagnosed with lymphoma
• Netflix turns to telecoms tie-ups in challenging African markets
• 'Rebecca' proves to be the novel that keeps on giving
• Pitt's 'Fight Club' jacket, 'Pretty Woman' boots up for sale in memorabilia auction
• Italian govt enlists top influencers to promote COVID masks
• Former ABC executive to become chairwoman of Warner Bros. TV
• AMC to reopen more theaters in the United States
• Liam Neeson Thriller 'Honest Thief' Leads Cratering U.S. Box Office

• Federer pain-free and on track for Australian Open
• Dodgers rookie RHP Gonsolin will start Game 2
• Djokovic pulls out of Paris Masters with no points to win
• Cycling: Team doctor confirms Gaviria has been re-infected by COVID-19
• Almost 80% of Tokyo Games volunteers concerned about COVID-19: survey
• Olympics: Tokyo urges Olympics supporters to "pack less, wait less" following security tests
• Clippers officially hire Lue as head coach
• Saints to allow fans at home games