In Russian-occupied Izyum, she was raped and tortured  —  IZYUM, Ukraine — Soon after Russian forces took her prisoner, the 52-year-old woman picked up a nail and carved her name into a brick wall.  —  A-L-L-A, she wrote.  —  Below, she scratched how many days she had been held in the shed outside a medical clinic in her hometown.

Kanye West warns Jews about ‘toying’ with him and those opposing ‘agenda’  —  Kanye West said that he couldn't be antisemitic, because black people are actually Jews.  —  American rapper Kanye West threatened Jewish people about a supposed conflict with him over a Jewish agenda …

Ron Johnson and Mandela Barnes in tight Senate race in Wisconsin — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  It seems like Wisconsin elections are always pretty close these days, and here are two more following that trend.  The Senate race has incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson running …

The Power of Joe Biden's Anti-Charisma  —  According to Gallup, 56 percent of Americans disapprove of the job President Biden is doing.  Around 80 percent say the country is on the wrong track.  Eighty-two percent say the state of the economy is “fair” or “poor,” and 67 percent think it's only getting worse.

Trump Blames U.S. for ‘Almost Forcing’ Putin to Invade Ukraine  —  Former President Donald Trump blamed the United States for “almost forcing” Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine.  —  Trump's remarks came as Russia continued to stall in their struggling “special military operation …

China's chip industry set for deep pain from US export controls  —  Experts predict ‘tsunami of change’ for semiconductor industry as Washington wields tools tested on Huawei  —  Two years after the US hit Huawei with harsh sanctions, the Chinese technology group's revenue has dropped …

Judge Narrows Trial of Analyst Who Reported Salacious Claims About Trump  —  Matters deemed tangential to the charges of making false statements, including a notorious and uncorroborated rumor of a sex tape, will be excluded from the case.  —  WASHINGTON — John H. Durham …

Kari Lake was booted from Arizona town hall audience before Hobbs took the stage  —  Democrat Katie Hobbs won't debate her opponent in Arizona's race for governor, yet Republican Kari Lake tried to make it happen at a candidate town hall that organizers say she disrupted.

Bullet-proof glass, guards: U.S. election offices tighten security for Nov. 8 midterms  —  When voters in Jefferson County, Colorado, cast their ballots in the Nov. 8 midterm election, they will see security guards stationed outside the busiest polling centers.

Ex-partner of Ukrainian ‘heiress’ who infiltrated Mar-a-Lago club shot outside Canada resort  —  Valeriy Tarasenko was left with ‘significant injuries’ but expected to survive, according to Quebec police  —  An associate of the Ukrainian woman who posed as a member of the Rothschild banking family …

New Florida records raise more questions about DeSantis's migrant flights  —  The governor's administration had been orchestrating the flights for several months  —  In the request for bids to round up migrants to transport across the country, the administration of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis …

J.D. Vance's First Attempt to Renew Ohio Crumbled Quickly  —  In 2017, the Republican candidate for Senate started a nonprofit group to tackle the social ills he had written about in his “Hillbilly Elegy” memoir.  It fell apart within two years.  —  J.D. Vance was not running for office.

BLM founder Patrisse Cullors spends thousands renovating backyard of posh $1.4M LA home  —  The controversial Marxist co-founder of Black Lives Matter recently completed tens of thousands of dollars in renovations at her posh Los Angeles home, including building a new plunge pool and backyard sauna, according to a new report.

First on CNN: Top US officials hold first in-person meeting with the Taliban since the US killed al Qaeda's leader in July  —  Top Biden administration officials met in-person with the Taliban on Saturday for the first time since al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by the US …