First lady Jill Biden has joined forces with the television network Lifetime in a collaborative effort to inspire women across the nation to prioritize breast cancer screenings. Together, they aim to raise awareness and emphasize the importance of early detection through a new public service announcement. Source

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Jill Biden has a message: “Talk to your doctor about whether it’s time for your mammogram or other cancer screenings.” Source

“Jeopardy!” record-holder Amy Schneider joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss her new memoir, “In the Form of a Question,” which is published by Simon & Schuster, a division of CBS News’ parent company Paramount Global. Source

Police say four of the five victims are students and none of the victims appear to have life-threatening wounds. Source

More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers are walking picket lines at hundreds of hospitals and medical centers across the U.S. Source

Millions of Americans are living with some form of liver disease, and the millions with a chronic liver condition are at risk of developing hepatic encephalopathy. “Scandal” actor Bellamy Young joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss, for the first time, the impact of hepatic encephalopathy on her family, and the warning signs to look for in loved ones. Source

FEMA and the FCC will launch a nationwide test of the emergency alert system on Oct. 4. Source

Our series “Protecting the Planet” looks at a manufacturing boom driven by new plants for making electric vehicles and their batteries. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports on how the EV transition is transforming an unlikely corner of the country. Source

Interest on federal student loans began accruing again and payments resume this month. Government agencies are now warning consumers to watch out for scammers trying to take advantage of the situation. CBS News consumer investigative correspondent Anna Werner has more. Source

Lewis Pugh, a 53-year-old swimmer, is on a mission to make waves in conversation about ocean, and now river, preservation. Source