The Record (Troy, NY)

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By SETH BORENSTEIN The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date line, turbocharged by nature’s supersized El Niño, scientists said. “Since September 20th, when Odalys formed, it’s been berserk,” said Colorado State University researcher Phil Klotzbach, who forecasts and studies storm activity.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) — One person has died and several others were injured in an incident involving a Six Flags roller coaster Monday afternoon in Georgia, according to police.The incident took place at Six Flags Over Georgia, about 15 miles northwest of Atlanta, according to the Cobb County Police Department. Detectives with department’s major crimes unit will investigate the incident.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By THOMAS PEIPERT and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ EVERGREEN, Colo. (AP) — With wagging tails and kind eyes, the four-legged staff members at Evergreen High School welcome students each morning, walk the halls and visit classrooms to offer a loving, calming presence and moments of joy to a student body still processing a school shooting.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — “Breaking Bad” actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte died Monday at age 34, authorities and his representatives said. Cameron County Justice of the Peace Cyndi Hinojosa told The Associated Press she declared Mitte dead at about 1:30 p.m. at what she believed was his home in Brownsville, Texas. She said she was unable to provide a cause, but an autopsy will be performed.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — Every Thursday and Sunday at noon, dozens of people gather outside an apartment building in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. Laura Mendoza comes downstairs, checks their names against a list and hands out medicine they requested through WhatsApp. Antihistamines, diuretics, eye drops and antibiotics are among the drugs she distributes. She charges nothing.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MELISSA GOLDIN and JESSE BEDAYN AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican officials and conservative social media users spread unfounded rumors in recent days that state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee in a competitive Texas Senate race, had suffered a mental health crisis. Questions about Talarico’s whereabouts began spreading after the candidate was not seen in public for nine days.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed lethal injection last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by The Associated Press. The recordings show that precious minutes elapsed as officials and responders tried to figure out whether a request for emergency help in the execution chamber was legitimate.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JAIMIE DING and JULIE WALKER Forecasters issued flood watches Monday and warned more rain and isolated thunderstorms could hit the Southwest after the remnants of tropical storm Rachel caused severe flooding in Las Vegas over the weekend. Las Vegas tied an all-time daily rainfall record for the month of October after receiving 1.08 inches of rain into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The Robert and Lisa Moser Family Foundation recently made a $3 million leadership gift to Saratoga Hospital to be put towards a new center dedicated to older adults and their families – inspired by their longtime connection to the Saratoga community and a desire to help local families navigate the challenges that come with aging.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Campaign mailers urging Ohio voters to support a socialist U.S. Senate candidate over Democratic nominee Sherrod Brown are being underwritten by a newly incorporated PAC with ties to President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc., public filings show. The mailers are sponsored by Enough Promises Ohio PAC and began arriving in voters’ mailboxes in recent days.