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6 injured in "targeted shooting" outside Pittsburgh church during funeral

The victims were shot while attending a funeral for a 20-year-old man who had recently been shot and killed, police said.

Camera left in Yukon by explorers in 1937 found 85 years later

In 1937, two explorers were in Canada's frigid Yukon region when they had to abandon their gear. Now, after 85 years, the cache of gear they left behind has been found.

Indiana teen sheds light on 144-year-old injustice

Seven Black men were lynched in Posey County, Indiana, in 1878. It was the largest lynching in state history. Yet the whole incident had been largely forgotten -- until a 17-year-old girl heard about it. Steve Hartman shares more in "On the Road."

Soaring inflation drives up Halloween prices

Candy prices are soaring this Halloween thanks to inflation. It's not just candy, pumpkin prices are also up. Carter Evans takes a look.

3 accused of hoarding nearly 200 cats in Connecticut home charged with animal cruelty

All of the animals were either adopted or relocated to shelters and rescues a little more than one month after they were found in the home.

Man in custody in Delphi deaths investigation

A man is in custody in connection with the deaths of two teenage girls that rocked the small town of Delphi, Indiana, more than five years ago. Roxana Saberi reports on the break in the cold case.

10/28: CBS News Weekender

Catherine Herridge reports on the violent attack against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, the threats to U.S. elections from China and why the Army secretary is changing military child care policies after a CBS News report.

Israel and Lebanon finalize maritime border deal

Israel and Lebanon have reached a maritime border agreement centered around gas fields. Hanin Ghaddar, a Friedmann Fellow with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, breaks down the deal.

U.S. economy returned to growth in third quarter despite surging inflation

According to a Bureau of Economic Analysis report released Thursday, the U.S. gross domestic product grew at a 2.6% annual rate from July through September. David Wessel, the director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution joined John Dickerson to discuss the latest economic numbers and state of the economy.

Examining threats of violence against polling places ahead of the midterm elections

CBS News has obtained a law enforcement bulletin from the New York Police Department warning that polling sites are potential targets for extremist violence. This bulletin comes after police in Phoenix, Arizona, arrested a man in connection with a break-in at the campaign headquarters of Democrat Katie Hobbs, a gubernatorial candidate. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, and CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane, discuss the threats.