• U.S. attorney general calls for counseling, intervention to prevent mass shootings
• U.S. FAA must restore 'public confidence' in plane certification -inspector general
• Report documents decades of abuse by Colorado's Catholic priests
• Thousands could be hit by PG&E's latest planned power cutoffs
• U.S. FDA says carcinogen not found in alternatives of Zantac and its generics
• California 'veered' out of its lane in climate pact with Quebec: U.S. lawsuit
• Democrats set December impeachment target, but obstacles abound
• Forecast points to deepening Illinois budget deficit

World

• EU keeps UK waiting on Brexit delay, Johnson gears for an election
• Driver arrested after 39 found dead in truck near London
• Chile sees first major organized labor strikes since president pledged social reforms
• Facing protests, Lebanese leaders mull reshuffle: sources
• Bolivia's Morales blasts opposition 'coup' as tensions build over vote count
• Chastened Trudeau to reach out to opponents after Canada election blow, rules out coalition
• Divided over dictator, Spain to exhume Franco's remains
• North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Trump have 'special' relationship: KCNA

• J&J slashes third-quarter profit by $3 billion over proposed opioid deal
• Facebook's Zuckerberg grilled in U.S. Congress on digital currency, privacy, elections
• Asian shares edge up; investors anxious over earnings, Brexit
• U.S. trade envoy meets lawmakers on U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal as time runs short
• Israeli fashion mogul submits bid for Barneys, challenging Authentic Brands
• Ford cuts full-year profit outlook as third-quarter profit dips
• U.S.-China trade reprieve makes no dent on recession chances: Reuters poll
• Microsoft forecasts cloud sales above expectations

• Asterix gets update with female heroine in latest outing
• Already a star, singer King Princess releases debut album
• Disney's Marvel to create exclusive podcasts for SiriusXM
• British-born Nigerian actor hopes black skinhead film will 'heal' pain
• Box Office: 'Maleficent: Mistress of Evil' dominates with soft $36 million
• A day in Elton John's life: Buy Rolls, write hit song, dine with Ringo
• 'Abominable' film axed in Malaysia after rebuffing order to cut China map
• Singer Robbie Williams to release first ever Christmas album

• Leonard brings his NBA dominance to dangerous Clippers
• NHL notebook: Wild's Dubnyk (upper body) is day-to-day
• Trout, Yelich win prestigious Hank Aaron Award
• Alex Morgan announces she is pregnant with April due date
• Clippers' Beverley fined for tossing ball into stands
• Tennis: Ruthless Federer obliterates Albot to reach Basel quarter-finals
• Motor racing: No vegan, but Leclerc is happy to investigate
• Horse racing: Breeders' Cup trainers confident in safety of Santa Anita