With less than two weeks until Election Day, several critical races are down to the wire. In our CBS models, the House leans toward Democrats and the Senate looks like a toss-up. @SalvantoCBS compares the data to what traders think on Kalshi, CBS News’ prediction market sponsor.

Pope Leo XIV will not need any further treatment after having lung cancer surgery, his doctors said in a statement on Wednesday. cbsn.ws/4z5tbpR

Jordan Elliott was cut from the Tennessee Titans after he was involved in an altercation with another player during practice on October 15 and then tried to get a gun from his parked car. Another teammate was able to de-escalate the situation before it turned violent. Titans Head Coach Robert Saleh called the incident “a call for help more than a criminal act,” as players have voiced their support for the defensive tackle and referenced possible mental health struggles. Saleh said Elliott’s removal was because of NFL rules prohibiting personnel from bringing guns to team facilities.

Prosecutor seeking death penalty for Idaho mom who blamed vaccines for twin toddlers' deaths cbsn.ws/4iecCAU

Body camera and surveillance footage from the fatal police shooting of 1-year-old Kohen Wiley show the moments several police officers rush out of a Mississippi Walmart and open fire as a driver accused of shoplifting tries to pull out of the parking lot. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced this week that no charges would be filed against the officer who opened fire on the car. Wiley's mother and her friend reject accusations that they were shoplifting, according to their lawyer, Ben Crump. They have not been charged with any crime. cbsn.ws/4BlhRas

Becky Drury, a 54-year-old teacher at the Bend, Oregon school where a gunman shot and killed three students and a teacher last week, said she tried to close the door of her classroom, but the shooter was already there. In a statement, Drury said she suffered severe injuries and pretended to lie dead on the ground “in the hope he would not shoot me again.”

Hundreds of people in Toledo, Ohio, are still out of their homes this morning because of a fiery chemical leak that sent dozens of people to local hospitals. Smoke and fog covered the area around the site for hours: "It looked like a movie." Officials say no injuries or fatalities have been reported. cbsn.ws/3WFhx6t

First case of New World screwworm in U.S. wildlife confirmed in Texas elk, USDA says cbsn.ws/4zDzksY

Son says Stephen Hubbard was experiencing "extreme tiredness with life" before release from Russian jail cbsn.ws/4soR8pG

Pope Leo won't need further treatment after lung cancer surgery, doctors say cbsn.ws/3UfOyp0

10 years ago I was diagnosed with melanoma. Here's what my dermatologist wants you to know. cbsn.ws/4sqdUNJ

Electricity bills force 1 in 5 Americans to cut back on food, Consumer Reports finds cbsn.ws/4k2eLC4

We bought and tested what was sold as an experimental weight loss drug. The lab results were "pretty terrifying." cbsn.ws/4zIwbZ5

Why did Sacha Baron Cohen bring back Ali G? He shares why he felt like “an impossible character” to revive for his new movie, “Ali G: Who Iz I?”

.@ZekeEmanuel believes artificial intelligence can improve healthcare — but not all chatbots are created equal: "You should not go to ChatGPT or Claude, just out of the box." cbsn.ws/4zQdW4a

Elon Musk signals Tesla and SpaceX could merge. Here's why he thinks it's a good idea. cbsn.ws/3WEVFIr

It took @JasonofBH 22 carats of diamonds and blue sapphires, 180 grams of gold and nearly 800 individually set stones to capture New York City's DNA in the Knicks' championship rings. The designer breaks down all the details. cbsn.ws/4jzy0CY

"I wanted something that really captured the essence, the grit, the energy of New York City": It took Jason Arasheben 22 carats of diamonds and blue sapphires, 180 grams of gold and nearly 800 individually set stones to capture New York City's DNA in the Knicks' championship rings. cbsn.ws/4ys0MJf

Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to restrict some medical treatments for transgender inmates cbsn.ws/4A6Hrij

Prince Harry said “the most important thing” is to reconcile with his family, after moving back to the UK following a dispute that motivated his family’s move to the U.S. years ago. The rift between Prince Harry and Prince William remains, in part, because of Harry’s public conversations about Princess Diana, Roya Nikkhah, royal editor at The Sunday Times, said: “There is undoubtedly an issue between the brothers about their mother’s legacy.”