A federal jury cleared former Kentucky police officer Brett Hankison of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor’s neighbors in a deadly raid in 2020, but remained deadlocked on a second federal charge. Source

The 12-member jury returned the late night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. Source

The Israel-Hamas war is a major vulnerability for Vice President Kamala Harris, with some uncommitted Democratic voters considering leaving the presidential box on their ballots blank. Source

Jody Hartman of Freeport, Maine, went viral for giving his pets the OK to run and jump through the autumn leaf piles. Source

In our increasingly outraged America, even the lowly leaf is subject to controversy, with folks upset about the raking and the bagging and mad about the blowing and the scooping. But there is at least one place left in America where pure autumn joy can still be found. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” to Freeport, Maine, where a family’s dogs are over the moon to simply be jumping in piles of leaves. Source

With Election Day fast approaching, the U.S. is making a final diplomatic push to stop the war in Gaza, along with the cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. As Shanelle Kaul reports, the violence in the Middle East is pushing a key demo of voters in battleground Michigan to vote uncommitted at the top of the ticket. Source

Halloween took a horrific turn in Orlando, Florida, when gunshots rang out during a large celebration overnight. Two people were killed and at least eight were injured. Police have arrested a suspect. Manuel Bojorquez has the latest developments. Source

Three top government agencies are calling out two fabricated videos spreading lies about early voting, and they say a familiar foe is to blame. Nicole Sganga has more. Source

With early voting underway, Major Garrett takes a deeper dive into the numbers, including the gender gap between male and female voters and what it could indicate. Source

The Trump campaign is pouncing on the new jobs report from the Labor Department which shows 12,000 jobs were created last month. Hiring slowed while the country was hit by two major hurricanes and tens of thousands of Boeing workers walked off the job. Caitlin Huey-Burns has details. Source