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Kevin Williamson, National Correspondent for The Dispatch, on how deep-red states became midterm battlegrounds, and what that could mean for the future of MAGA and the GOP.

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JIANG MIDTERM FINAL PUSH: President Trump makes closing midterm pitch to voters

KAUL CLANCY HEARING: Lindsay Clancy could face a new trial

THE GOOD STUFF: Two women have come as close as humanly possible to Best Friends Forever at the age of 109

Dancing With the Stars is breaking voting records even after 35 seasons, cringe Love Is Blind clips are breaking the internet, and Love Island is still breaking hearts week after week... It seems we are having a reality TV renaissance. But what's behind it?

Are we yearning for people to be “real” and "messy" in an online world so otherwise polished? Or are we falling for a trap? Is reality TV the furthest thing from reality of all?

CBS News correspondents Vlad Duthiers and Kelly O'Grady are breaking it down in the very first episode of the new series, "Straight Up."

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JIANG MIDTERM BLITZ: Four days left until election.

STRASSMANN MECHANICS AND THE ECONOMY: Cutting the cost of car care.

ON THE ROAD: Steve Hartman finds a Halloween display that's become a source not of fear but of connection.

DUTHIERS PATRICK STEWART OBIT: Actor Patrick Stewart dies at the age of 86

HANSON TIKTOK MONEY SCAM: Cruel prank sweeping social media

THE GOOD STUFF: Strangers paying to crash weddings

OKEEFE DAN SULLIVAN CONTROVERSY: New York Times: Democrats recruited candidates to influence Alaska senate race.

BENAVIDES STRANDED CRUISE SHIP: Americans stranded in Cambodia after cruise ship goes broke.

THE GOOD STUFF: A U.S. sailor returns from Ukraine and surprises his sixth-grade son at school.

The worst violent protests in years expose France’s stagnant economy and its romance with revolt. Thomas Chatterton Williams says the country is on a knife's edge.

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KVC HOUSTON AIRPORT FIRE: Fire emergency at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.

ALLEN TX KIDNAPPING ARREST: Stranger saves woman from suspected kidnapping.

THE GOOD STUFF: A group of moms got all zombied up and learned 'Thriller' for a Halloween flash-mob dance.

Down to the wire in senate race in Texas.

Dispute at youth soccer game leads to 911 call.

Yoga's youngest instructor.

Malcolm Gladwell explains why America has been dishonest about gun violence and why the answer to combating murder is more cops, not fewer.

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EVANS BEND HERO DAD: Father who killed school shooter tells his story.

HANSON SCHOOL BUS FIRE: Driver saves students before school bus erupts in flames.

HARTMAN ON THE ROAD: A "kindness mob" secretly battles cyberbullying.

EVANS SEVERE WEATHER: Flooding and strong winds move through the west, southwest

MORALES EMOTOS PARENTS: California county cracks down on electric motorcycles

THE GOOD STUFF: Two friends are trying to drive further than anyone ever has... in toy cars

QURAISHI TOLEDO HAZMAT: Toxic chemical leak prompts evacuations

KAPLAN SCHOOL BUS HERO: Man stops runaway bus, saves students

THE GOOD STUFF: Forget plates and silverware, parents are dumping dinners right on the table

HANSON APPLEGATE MS: Christina Applegate reveals devastating misdiagnosis

KINIRY PRINCE HARRY INTV: Prince Harry hoping to reconcile with family

DOKOUPIL THE GOOD STUFF: A few middle school kids design a Halloween costume for a new girl in school

STRETCH FRANCE PROTESTS: European cities rocked by riots and looting over poor school conditions

HANSON JALEN HURTS: Eagles quarterback sidelined with blood clots in lungs

DYLAN PETERSON: In his NHL debut, Dylan Peterson of the St. Louis Blues got into fist fights while his proud parents watched

In an hour-long town hall hosted by CBS News, Vice President JD Vance argued the Trump administration's handling of the economy and Iran strategy will pay dividends in the future.

He was also pressed on the Trump administration's controversial immigration tactics, widespread discontent about the cost of living and his own political future during "Things That Matter: A Town Hall With Vice President JD Vance," which aired Saturday evening (10/17/26) and was hosted by "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil.

KVC RAGING WILDFIRES PKG: Extreme fire danger in southern California.

STRASSMANN MLB UNDERDOGS PKG: Milwaukee Brewers in the World Series after a 44-year drought.

HARTMAN ON THE ROAD PKG: Steve Hartman in Philadelphia goes on a pigeon tour.

STRASSMANN OR ACTIVE SHOOTER: At least four dead in Bend, Oregon elementary school shooting.

OLIVER HOME HEATING OIL PRICES: High price of heating oil impacting Americans.

THE GOOD STUFF: A competition that could help Boston's Logan Airport sound a little more like Boston.

LIVESAY POPE UPDATE PKG: Pope expected to remain in hospital for about a week after lung cancer diagnosis.

ZAK AMELIA EARHART PKG: Mystery of what happened to Amelia Earhart leads to expedition team to remote island.

THE GOOD STUFF: A young man offers up the shoes on his feet to a stranger, and it's all caught on camera.

LIVESAY POPE SURGERY: Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer.

HANSON BIRCHMORE TRIAL: Trial underway for former police officer accused of killing pregnant woman.

THE GOOD STUFF: Peter Parker's house in Queens, New York is now officially on 'Spider-Man Way'