The Verge reports on Elon Musk’s latest move at Twitter: mass layoffs.

NPR explains why voters in five states are deciding whether to go further than the 13th Amendment on slavery.

Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced by gangs in Haiti, and cholera is spreading, the Miami Herald reports. There are also concerns about safety over Haitian skies after an attempted kidnapping of air traffic controllers.

Some people who got special “temporary” tattoos have discovered that the ink is much longer-lasting than they thought. The San Francisco Chronicle spoke to them.

This episode is part of a special series from Apple News Today exploring the lead-up to the 2022 midterm elections.

Which party will control Congress? What are the most crucial races to watch? What do voters say they want? Apple News editor Gideon Resnick put these questions and more to a panel of election watchers: Amy Walter, the editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report, Errin Haines, the editor-at-large for the 19th, and Mike Madrid, a GOP consultant and co-host of the Latino Vote podcast.

Biden says he’ll impose higher taxes on energy companies if they don’t help lower consumer prices. Bloomberg explains why that will be a hard threat to carry out.

The Wall Street Journal looks at how the U.S.-Saudi relationship is straining.

The Parkland school shooter was sentenced to life in prison without parole after victims delivered emotional statements. NBC News has the story.

Ethiopia and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front have agreed to a truce in the two-year war that displaced millions of people. The Guardian reports.

Kanye West can’t sell White Lives Matter shirts without risking a lawsuit from the two Black men who own the rights to the phrase. Capital B spoke to them.

CNN reports on how prominent conservatives pushed a false theory about the assault on Paul Pelosi, and has new details from law enforcement that provide hard facts about the suspect and his motivations.

Politico lays out the national implications of the Texas attorney-general race.

The Washington Post explains how the shortage of Black sperm donors in America is leading to difficult choices for Black women who need a donor to conceive.

For Día de los Muertos, communities are honoring victims of the elementary-school shooting in Uvalde. NBC News has the story.

NPR details how rising mortgage rates are affecting would-be buyers and the market overall. BuzzFeed News looks into why people are questioning the viability of homeownership. And the Wall Street Journal reports on how it’s tough out there for renters too.

Hospital beds are full as children’s hospitals across the country see a surge in cases of common respiratory illnesses. Grid has the story.

Apple News breaks down how the Supreme Court could reimagine the future of the Voting Rights Act.

A Mondrian painting has been hanging upside down for decades. The Guardian explains why the curator isn’t flipping it.

A major case before the Supreme Court could impact the future of voting rights and many states will be voting after restrictive laws passed since the last presidential election.

In this episode of Apple News Today’s special series exploring the most important issues affecting voters, editor Gideon Resnick talks with Janai Nelson, the president and director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund.

There are fears of an increase in politically motivated attacks after the husband of House speaker Nancy Pelosi was attacked in the family home. The Wall Street Journal has more.

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a comeback win in a contentious election. The BBC has details.

South Korean authorities are investigating a crowd crush during Halloween celebrations on the streets of Seoul that killed more than 150 people. The Guardian has on-the-ground reporting.

The deadly collapse of a bridge in India came days after it reopened after renovations, NPR reports.

Dozens of people are dead in a tropical storm in the Philippines that brought heavy rain, triggering landslides. Reuters is following the story.

The Washington Post lays out how the Supreme Court will weigh the question of affirmative action in higher education in two separate cases. And it takes a closer look at the facts and history of one of the cases, brought against UNC.

CNN tells the surprising rescue story of how a Colorado train passenger looked out the window and spotted a missing, injured hiker.

Bloomberg reports on Elon Musk firing top Twitter executives after closing his $44 billion deal. And the Washington Post looks at how his ownership could affect the midterm elections.

Early-voting numbers are strong ahead of November 8, which may indicate massive turnout. ABC News examines the data.

Apple News has full coverage of the midterms, along with details on how to vote where you live.

MLB.com has key storylines to watch in the World Series as the Houston Astros take on the Philadelphia Phillies.

A man played dead hundreds of times on TikTok in a macabre campaign to land a part as a corpse on a TV show or movie. It worked. The Louisville Courier-Journal tells his story.

The Washington Post asks swing-state voters to weigh in on the midterm elections.

The Wall Street Journal explains how winter could affect Russia’s war in Ukraine.

A U.N. report says countries are not doing enough to fight climate change. NBC News has more.

New federal money is helping schools make the switch from diesel buses to electric. CNN has the story. 

The Washington Post goes inside the covert network providing abortion pills to states where abortion is now banned.

Rolling Stone looks at how Kanye West’s latest controversies are much more problematic than previous ones.

The latest episode of Apple News Today’s special election series examines the Democrats’ mad dash to Election Day.