Several other Americans are still believed to be held captive in Syria, including freelance journalist Austin Tice Source
Today’s Top Picks: Yankees erase ugly loss to Red Sox and more MLB best bets for Friday
Also, watch SportsLine on CBS Sports HQ live at 6 p.m. ET for all today’s best bets Source
Halloween date change petition gets more than 80,000 signatures
Changing the date of Halloween may not be so easy since it’s not a federal holiday Source
T-Mobile, Sprint merger OK’d, creating No. 3 wireless carrier
The agreement requires the two companies to divest enough assets to help Dish become new No. 4 player in mobile phones Source
Trump signs agreement on asylum with Guatemala
President Trump announced the signing of a “safe third country” agreement with Guatemala, in which asylum-seekers will wait in Guatemala as their claims are processed. The president had threatened to take some sort of action against Guatemala after it recently declined to sign such an agreement. Source
GOP Rep. Martha Roby announces she won’t run for reelection
The Alabama Republican announced her decision on Twitter Source
Mitch McConnell blocks election security legislation
The Senate majority leader blocked the bill hours after former special counsel Robert Mueller warned Russians are still interfering in U.S. politics Source
Jerry Jones pretends to not hear reporter ask about Jason Garrett’s contract, moves on to the ‘next question’
“‘Next question’ – Drew Rosenhaus” – Jerry Jones Source
House panel is considering impeachment, court filing says
The committee wants the court to grant access to redacted parts of the Mueller report, including grand jury transcripts related to Don McGahn Source
Proposal to change the date of Halloween gaining momentum online
A petition to change the date of Halloween to the last Saturday in October has gained more than 60,000 signatures online. Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Vlad Duthiers discuss the pros and cons. Source