Although Mitchell’s cause of death was ruled as drowning, police say the autopsy report suggested that she “had fought for her life.” Source

Officials at New Zealand’s Dunedin International Airport are “surprised how much global interest” a time-limit on curbside farewell embraces has garnered. Source

Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner was known for his staunch support for the coal industry and other causes in his Appalachian district. Source

Health care hasn’t figured prominently on the campaign trail this fall. These voters wish it would. Source

Workers in four battleground states earn the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. Labor advocates say that’s a recipe for poverty. Source

Cardi B says she’s been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss her scheduled performance at ONE Musicfest in Atlanta. Source

Stephen Matthews, a former Denver cardiologist who was convicted​ over the summer of drugging 11 women and sexually assaulting nine of them, faces sentencing later this week. Source

A journalism trade publication is reporting that the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned. Source

The secretary of state’s office in Georgia says it was unsuccessfully targeted by a cyberattack earlier this month. Source

The vote comes more than a month after 33,000 union members overwhelmingly rejected a negotiated offer and walked off the job on Sept. 13. Source