How the man behind Khashoggi murder ran the killing via Skype  —  (Reuters) - He ran social media for Saudi Arabia's crown prince.  He masterminded the arrest of hundreds of his country's elite.  He detained a Lebanese prime minister.  And, according to two intelligence sources …

Republicans outpacing Democrats in early voting in key states, NBC News finds  —  The data suggests enthusiasm among early GOP voters that could put a dent in Democratic hopes for a “blue wave” in the midterms.  —  Is the “blue wave” turning purple?  —  Republican-affiliated voters …

Surveillance footage shows Saudi operative in Khashoggi's clothes after he was killed, Turkish source says  —  Graphics by Henrik Pettersson, CNN  —  Istanbul (CNN)One member of the 15-man team suspected in the death of Jamal Khashoggi dressed up in his clothes and was captured …

Michael Avenatti hit with $4.85-million judgment for unpaid debt as court orders eviction of his law firm  —  Michael Avenatti, the lawyer for porn actress Stormy Daniels, was hit with a personal judgment of $4.85 million Monday for his failure to pay a debt to a former colleague at his longtime Newport Beach firm.

Barack Obama Is Back On The Campaign Trail.  Here's What He's Doing.  —  “That is not how America works.  That is how some tin-pot dictatorship works.”  —  Reporting From  —  Former President Barack Obama was on stage at the University of Las Vegas here Monday, doing a familiar, uncomfortable job.

The Caravan's Members Have No Idea What Trump Meant When He Tweeted About “Middle Easterners”  —  TAPACHULA, Mexico — As the migrant caravan advanced through Mexico en route to the US on Monday, 15 days before midterm elections, President Donald Trump attempted to stoke new fears, tweeting that …

Do Liberals Hate Trump Because He's a Typical American?  —  Anti-intellectualism is an enduring feature of modern Republican politics, and accordingly, conservative intellectuals have taken up the job of justifying this state of affairs.  Historically, their claims have glommed onto …

VIDEO: Surveillance footage shows man kicking down glass door to get into FOX 5 building  —  Surveillance video shows suspect kicking glass door to get into FOX 5's building  —  FOX 5 security shoots man attempting to break into building  —  Scene outside of FOX 5's building after suspect was shot by security

Trump says he's ditched Lyin' Ted name: 'He's Beautiful Ted'  —  President Donald Trump let bygones be bygones Monday with his former rival presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, praising the Texas Republican before heading to Houston to rally for him.  —  When the two men were duking …

Joachim Ronneberg, Leader of Raid That Thwarted a Nazi Atomic Bomb, Dies at 99  —  The Norwegian saboteurs skied across the Telemark pine forest in winter whites, phantom apparitions gliding over moonlit snow.  They halted at a steep river gorge and gazed down at a humming hydroelectric power plant …

Trump distances himself from a potential GOP thumping  —  At his rallies, President Donald Trump argues that the midterm elections are about one person — Donald Trump.  “Get out in 2018,” Trump told a crowd in Missouri last month, “because you're voting for me!”  —  Privately, the president says the exact opposite.

Lyft Partners With Voto Latino to Help Get Dodge City Voters to the Polls  —  Less than a week after the sole polling place in Dodge City, Kansas was moved outside city limits, corporate sponsors are pledging to help voters get to the polls.  —  Since 2002, Dodge City had one polling place …

Two in Three Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sixty-six percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, another new high in Gallup's trend over nearly half a century.  The latest figure marks the third consecutive year that support on the measure has increased and established a new record.

With the midterm campaign in its final weeks, poll signals a Democratic edge for the House and widespread doubts about Kavanaugh … The last year has seen the enactment of a major tax cut, the first-ever summit between a U.S. president and the leader of North Korea, felony convictions …

Mueller drills down on Roger Stone's WikiLeaks contacts  —  Washington (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller's scrutiny of Roger Stone includes investigating whether Stone had backchannels to WikiLeaks during the 2016 election beyond the New York radio host and political activist whom Stone claims …

Bernie Sanders casts doubt on blue wave  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) thinks there is reason to doubt the predicted “blue wave” in next month's midterm elections, saying control of Congress will be decided by a few tight races.  —  “I know a lot of people talk about this blue wave and all that stuff …

Fewer Sex Partners Means a Happier Marriage  —  If you are on the proverbial market, as you rack up phone swipes, first dates, and—likely—new sexual partners, you might start to ask yourself, Is all this dating going to make me happier with whomever I end up with?

An Alternative History of Silicon Valley Disruption  —  A FEW YEARS after the Great Recession, you couldn't scroll through Google Reader without seeing the word “disrupt.”  TechCrunch named a conference after it, the New York Times named a column after it, investor Marc Andreessen warned that …

Black Voters in Georgia Fear Brian Kemp Is Rigging the Election  —  The man running for governor also oversees the election as Secretary of State.  He's also sitting on voter registrations, sparking a wave of skepticism among voters.  —  Patricia Murphy  —  Bibb County, Ga. …

Your move, Bloomberg  —  John Micklethwait, the editor in chief of Bloomberg News, told a group of top editors a week ago that their news organization no longer had to groom young, raw talent.  It could go after the best journalists around.  As an example of its capabilities in high-impact reporting …

Malta academic in Trump probe has history of vanishing acts  —  SWIEQI, Malta (AP) — It was her last day of class and Leida Ruvina was getting suspicious.  —  The Albanian student had just finished the first module in what was purported to be a doctoral program co-administered …

What to Make of Trump's Cryptic Tax Cut Statement  —  DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH for the “major tax cut for middle-income people” that President Trump floated over the weekend.  —  Campaigning in Nevada, Mr. Trump said a tax cut or a tax-cut plan was coming around Nov. 1 or even before that.