Ahead of the global environmental summit in Scotland, National Geographic looks at numbers showing that many of the world’s largest polluters aren’t on track to meet existing targets on cutting carbon emissions. NBC News reports on the impact of China, the largest source of greenhouse gases.

A ProPublica investigation reveals how, in one Tennessee county, young Black children were jailed for a crime that doesn’t exist. The adults in charge faced few consequences.

The trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is around its halfway point. The Wall Street Journal reports on where things stand.

The Washington Post explores how the popularity of a 12-foot-tall skeleton that retails for $300 has triggered something of a Halloween arms race among lovers of the bony lawn decorations.

CNN reports on President Biden’s outreach to Democrats on Capitol Hill, as he works to push his economic and climate agenda forward.

In the Atlantic, three professors argue that a lot of people got things wrong about what census data says about the white population of America.

After striking it rich through vaccination lotteries, some lucky winners tell USA Today they have mixed feelings about cashing in. Several say they’re donating money to charity.

Mel Magazine introduces us to a California man who found an unusual path to financial security: seven years of meals at Six Flags Magic Mountain, scored with an annual pass to the park.

Democrats have tax proposals to raise money for big new spending. Bloomberg explains how one plan goes after billionaires.

Thousands of American workers are on strike for better pay and working conditions. Time reports on how some are not just fighting their employers, but also their unions.

During the pandemic, many millennial women in America decided to get more involved in investing. The Washington Post tells some of their stories.

The Wall Street Journal looks at a $5 million lawsuit questioning whether there are enough strawberries in strawberry Pop-Tarts, claiming they actually contain more apples and pears.

Next week’s governor’s races in Virginia and New Jersey will be watched for national implications. Vox explains what to look out for, and why we should be careful not to read too much into the contests.

A review of a migrant’s death by suicide raises questions about the treatment of people in American detention facilities. The Intercept has been following the story.

NPR reports on why what’s happening in Sudan matters to the U.S.

Even if you’re not a baseball fan, you might enjoy the World Series antics of Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale. The New York Post has details of his multimillion-dollar bet on the Houston Astros, his hometown team. And the Houston Chronicle covers how he’s buying tickets for dozens of nuns.

USA Today reports on the furious storm unleashed from a “bomb cyclone” slamming the West Coast, bringing fierce winds and hazardous flooding. NBC Los Angeles explains how an “atmospheric river” is also drenching California and the Pacific Northwest with rain.

Reuters reports that top political leaders in Sudan have been detained in an apparent coup.

A leaked U.S. government report documents how people with medical conditions and disabilities were forced into the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program. BuzzFeed News has the story.

The Guardian reports on an analysis that finds only 14% of the COVID-vaccine doses promised to the poorest nations by wealthy ones have been delivered. The Washington Post looks into Pfizer’s contracts with countries and the difficulty of donating vaccines abroad.

As Halloween approaches, Vox explains how concerns about ghosts can reduce a property’s value.

Data shows high-level execs often get unusually good returns trading their own companies’ stocks. But regulators say insider trading is hard to prove under current law. For Bloomberg Businessweek, Liam Vaughan explains why insider trading is more widespread than you might think — and why some experts argue the system is fundamentally unfair.

World powers are watching to see if the U.S. can pull off major action on climate change ahead of a global summit, Time reports.

Countless murders were covered up during the Jim Crow era. Mother Jones looks at a program that aims to help victims’ families and set records straight.

A cinematographer is dead and a director is injured, shot by a prop gun fired by Alec Baldwin in what the actor’s spokesperson called an accident. ABC News has the story.

Vienna’s tourism board is posting images of explicit works from the city’s art museums on OnlyFans. The Washington Post explains the thinking behind the unusual marketing campaign, devised after some of the museums ran into problems posting art containing nudity to social media.

Trump ally Steve Bannon has defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol insurrection. Democrats are set to hold him in contempt. Politico explains why things will get complicated from here.

A new report lays bare the severe human toll of climate change, detailing how it is killing people and making them sicker. CNN has the key takeaways.

Scammers on social media and dating sites swindled Americans out of a record $304 million as more people searched for love online during the pandemic. The Washington Post warns daters what to watch for.

We now know who owns the sole copy of the Wu-Tang Clan album that recently sold for $4 million. Rolling Stone has the latest twist in the bizarre story.

Police officers are dying of COVID at alarming rates, but some are pushing back hard against getting vaccinated. USA Today looks at how communities around the country are dealing with the problem.

The kidnapping of 16 Americans and a Canadian in Haiti highlights the country’s armed-gang problem. The Miami Herald reports.

A breakthrough surgery that successfully attached a pig’s organ to a human offers live-saving hope to people on transplant waiting lists. USA Today takes us inside an operation that was years in the making.

Authorities have been struggling to save dogs trapped near a volcano in Spain’s Canary |slands. CNN explains how rescuers are preparing to try a new idea: using a drone to scoop the dogs up and fly them out.

President Biden’s climate agenda seems to be in trouble, the Guardian reports. The Atlantic says he cannot declare victory on climate without one of two key policies, and the chances of passing either are getting slimmer.

A Brooklyn apartment building was a peaceful home until residents started dying in brutal, mysterious ways. New York Magazine has the story.

The Washington Post goes inside a new recruiting program for cybersecurity jobs that takes inspiration from the world of professional video gaming.

Colombia is putting its hippos on birth control. CNN explains the effort to manage the invasive species, which was originally brought to the country by notorious drug trafficker Pablo Escobar.