If you're a stargazer, prepare yourself for an uptick in northern lights activity amid the peak of the current solar cycle. trib.al/QmO5cCO

DOD, FBI investigating suspected major intelligence leak of Israeli military preparation documents abc11.com/politics/dod-f…

A 2nd major recall for Honda in October, this time for pumps that can crack, leak fuel apnews.com/article/honda-…

Tens of thousands of people bleed out each year from injuries they could've survived because U.S. rescue services don’t stock their ambulances and helicopters with blood, medical experts say. A group of ex-military surgeons are on a mission to fix that. nbcnews.com/news/investiga…

Target is cutting prices on more than 2,000 products for the holiday shopping season. The move marks the continuation a recent trend among retail and fast-food chains looking to entice budget-conscious consumers with value meals and discounted items. cbsn.ws/3UfoeII

Flying air taxis move closer to US takeoff with issuing of FAA rule apnews.com/article/faa-ai…

New cervical cancer treatment approach could reduce risk of death by 40%, trial results show trib.al/hpqRAZ5

BREAKING: E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, federal health officials said. apnews.com/article/mcdona…

Amazon is shutting down a service that offers same-day delivery from mall and brick-and-mortar retailers. nbcnews.com/business/busin…

Grandfather Mountain announces plans to reopen on Oct. 23 | Click on the image to read the full story wxii12.com/article/grandf…

Ukraine's population has shrunk by 10 million since Russia first invaded, according to U.N. estimate cbsn.ws/4eWwA0a

A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade, Defense Minister Wellington Koo said after drills by China last week practiced such a scenario reut.rs/3NyMXUz

Thousands of duloxetine bottles, an antidepressant sold as Cymbalta, recalled over toxic chemical cbsn.ws/4hjlNyK

VIDEO: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 'One of the last': handmade bagpipes a dying art in Scotland Ruari Black, one of only a few remaining craftsmen in Edinburgh who knows how to make the instrument by hand, is proud to be carrying on the long-lasting tradition

Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says apnews.com/article/mining…

McDonald's takes Quarter Pounder off the menu at 1 in 5 restaurants due to E. coli outbreak. cbsn.ws/3Yev5mR

This church up Bee Tree in Swannanoa, NC really got me. The sign says it was established in 1872, over 150 years ago. Water was to the roof. It will take years for WNC to recover from this.

The secretary of state's office in Georgia says it was unsuccessfully targeted by a cyberattack earlier this month. cbsn.ws/3BSOEcG

Israel unleashed a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah's southern Beirut stronghold on Wednesday night, Lebanese state media says, as the Iran-Hezbollah war reached its one-month mark u.afp.com/5K3y

Starbucks Chief Executive Brian Niccol announced Tuesday that the Seattle-based coffee chain needs to "fundamentally change" its strategy after the company's sales fell again this quarter. trib.al/qtItLCn