The mother of an Arizona toddler who was found breathing in a hospital morgue hours after being pronounced dead is speaking out about the shocking incident. abcnews.link/2FFbDhx

Fuel prices are unlikely to ease significantly before Election Day on Nov. 3, some analysts told ABC News, predicting gas prices would all but certainly remain above $4 a gallon. abcnews.link/GAOK5HY

What's so important about the midterms? ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports from the campaign trail with a closer look at what's at stake. abcnews.link/cWvqCwC

President Trump claims that the U.S. "gave nothing in exchange" for Moscow's release of American citizen Stephen Hubbard, but his administration has made several moves seen as highly advantageous to Russia in recent weeks. abcnews.link/FNNWrSd

Veteran actor Tom Skerritt, known for his roles in projects including "Steel Magnolias, "Alien" "Top Gun" and "Picket Fences," has died at the age of 93. Skerritt died on Wednesday due to natural causes, according to a statement released by his family. abcnews.visitlink.me/bBCvUn

Holiday hiring is heating up with multiple companies saying they are adding temporary workers in the coming months, ahead of the holiday shopping season. abcnews.link/mgItOo7

A Kansas elementary school suffered an outbreak of norovirus that impacted nearly 100 people, health officials said. The outbreak at Bentwood Elementary School in Olathe, Kansas, began in early October and spread to 95 cases of norovirus among students and staff and two cases among family members, officials with the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment and Olathe Public Schools told ABC News in a statement Thursday. Read more: abcnews.visitlink.me/ipIufb

Officers with the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office were called upon to wrangle an emu over the weekend. Officials said the task included keeping the “escaped emu out of traffic long enough for its owner to come and get it.” abcnews.link/cAelglK

Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine said it was "wrong" of Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign to run an ad with opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother. DeWine called the ad "deeply troubling," but said he would maintain his endorsement for the whole Republican ticket.

"Heated Rivalry" is headed to the big screen. Regal is bringing all six season 1 episodes of the hit Crave/HBO Max hockey romance to select movie theaters for a limited run in November. abcnews.link/D1xGpyY

A former New York City police detective pleaded not guilty Thursday in New York City to charges he shot and killed a motorist on New York's George Washington Bridge Wednesday night. abcnews.link/JDYmKIi

France has reported the first documented human case of the Shamonda virus, which was previously detected only in animals. abcnews.link/11oWQm7

The IDF and the United States military have drawn up plans to renew joint strikes on Iran in the coming weeks, according to two Israeli sources familiar with the plans. Read more: abcnews.visitlink.me/ym6ewu

Two women got caught in a severe storm in Phoenix, Arizona, with large hail severely damaging the windshield of their car. abcnews.link/8MrdAtp

Meet Knickson Fyve Bradford. A family of New York Knicks fans gave their newborn son the unique name to commemorate the team's 2026 NBA title win. The Bradford family was seven months into the pregnancy when the Knicks won the championship and said the name was a quick decision once finding out they were having a boy. abcnews.visitlink.me/Golx-G

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday condemned a controversial ad from GOP gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring his Democratic opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother calling her daughter a "liar." abcnews.link/zPhxKWC

New footage shows Canadian cliff diver Molly Carlson becoming the first woman to dive off an iceberg, which was also her highest backwards dive to date. abcnews.visitlink.me/LT68wV

ABC News’ Alex Perez reports the latest on the hazmat emergency in Ohio that forced hundreds of residents to evacuate and sent dozens to the hospital to be treated.

The Israel Defense Forces and the U.S. military have drawn up plans to renew joint strikes on Iran in the coming weeks, two Israeli sources familiar with the plans told ABC News. The Israeli sources said the strikes would almost certainly take place after the U.S. midterm elections, citing President Donald Trump’s reluctance to further destabilize oil markets in the final days of the campaign. abcnews.visitlink.me/wReT6U

A Kansas elementary school suffered an outbreak of norovirus that impacted nearly 100 people, health officials said. abcnews.link/RWPUuiz