While serving time, Ryan Rust was beaten, stabbed and threatened with hot oil if his relatives didn’t pay up. After disturbing calls and texts, they bought guns for protection. — Serge F. Kovaleski, Dan Barry and Annie Flanagan
Election day falls on Nov. 3. But another set of crucial elections falls in late November or early December on Capitol Hill. FOX News: Chad Pergram
New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas said Monday “it angers” his players to see what is said and written about them entering the 2020 season. — FOX News: Ryan Gaydos
A veteran New Jersey police officer jumped into a river to save a burglary suspect– and then died hours later. — FOX News: Robert Gearty
A pair of hungry and feisty starlings were spotted near St. Andrews, Scotland, duking it out over morsels of food. — FOX News: Chris Ciaccia
Five months ago, President Trump’s re-election campaign had a huge financial edge over Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s. The Times conducted an extensive review of how the Trump team spent lavishly to show how that advantage evaporated. — Shane Goldmacher and Maggie
Lawmakers are also facing a potential government shutdown that could prolong the economic pain. Nine drugmakers are pledging to thoroughly vet any coronavirus vaccine.
FOX News: Antifa violence is backed by “powerful political entities” who need to be exposed to stop it, Fox Nation host Lara Logan told “Fox & Friends First” on Tuesday. — Talia Kaplan
FOX News: Bill Belichick is only focused on one thing at the start of the 2020 season – the Miami Dolphins. — Ryan Gaydos