Politicians, actors, writers, musicians and fans are paying tribute to author Toni Morrison, who died Monday after a brief illness. She was 88 years old. The Nobel Laureate’s influence went far beyond the world of books. Michelle Miller reports. Source

SportsLine’s top experts have released their best MLB parlay for today Source

Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke goes at it with Trump, as does his successor, Victoria Escobar Source

This week, on “Intelligence Matters,” Michael Morell talks with national security expert Michael Allen about the El Paso mass shooting and the role of the intelligence community in domestic terrorism Source

Woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 was released from prison this week after being granted clemency Source

Car bombing at police building in Afghan capital is latest in spate of violence even as “excellent progress” is reported in U.S.-Taliban peace talks Source

Chaos ensured as people mistook the sounds for gunfire and fled, in the wake of weekend’s mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton Source

Long Beach police scheduled extra patrols in high visibility areas following a string of fatal mass shootings in the U.S. in recent day Source

Judge Amy Berman Jackson dropped the second count, but Craig still faces charges on the first Source

“Targeting and harassing Americans because of their political beliefs is shameful and dangerous,” tweeted House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Source