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University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno has mapped the look of the duck-billed Edmontosaurus annectens in rare detail, publishing findings in Science after tracking down a century-old mummy site in eastern Wyoming. Archival sleuthing and a tip from a rancher whose great-grandmother was the Warren, Wyoming postmaster led his team to the mummy zone, where river sand preserved skin as fragile clay masks. The specimens, an adult Ed Sr. and late juvenile Ed Jr. (the only juvenile dinosaur mummy, the university says), reveal hooves, a crest, and tail spikes. Experts praised the feet and called the study a baseline.

At Bahrain’s Manama Dialogue, U.S. national intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard said Washington has ended its approach of regime change or nation building under President Donald Trump, stressing a pivot to economic prosperity and regional stability. She cited a ceasefire halting the Israel Hamas war in Gaza and an end to Israel’s 12 day war on Iran after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, while warning the Gaza truce is fragile and noting renewed activity at Iran’s facilities. Separately, Bahrain revoked an AP reporter’s visa; activist Abdulhadi al Khawaja later paused his hunger strike after EU and Danish letters.

At an APEC summit in Gyeongju, Xi Jinping took center stage, urging creation of a World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization to set rules and treat AI as a public good, with Shanghai floated as a base. With Donald Trump absent after talks that produced a one year deal to partially roll back trade and technology controls, Xi promoted China's approach to multilateral trade and green tech. APEC members approved a joint declaration and pacts on AI and aging. China will host the 2026 summit in Shenzhen.

Newly unsealed court records reveal JPMorgan Chase filed a September 26, 2019 suspicious activity report flagging more than $1 billion in Jeffrey Epstein transactions from 2003 to 2019, including links to Alfa Bank and Sberbank. The documents, unsealed by Judge Jed Rakoff amid litigation with the US Virgin Islands, include earlier SARs, emails with former executive Jes Staley, and references to prominent contacts; none of those individuals are accused of wrongdoing. JPMorgan, which closed Epstein’s accounts in 2013 and later paid settlements without admitting wrongdoing, says it repeatedly alerted authorities, while pressure for broader disclosures continues.

An intensifying government shutdown is approaching five weeks, with food stamp benefits at risk, airports slowed by staffing shortages, and hundreds of thousands of federal workers unpaid. President Trump left Washington for Florida events and touted a renovated White House bathroom, while blaming Democrats and calling to eliminate the filibuster, a step Senate Republicans reject. The stalemate centers on a short term funding bill: Republicans back current levels; Democrats seek health care money and limits on funding freezes. A judge ordered SNAP payments to continue, but timing is unclear, as polls show more voters fault Republicans and Trump.

Voters head to the polls next week in California, Virginia and New Jersey, among other states. NPR’s Mara Liasson and Domenico Montanaro discuss what they’re watching and what voters’ choices might say about the political moment on Consider This. The episode was produced by Kai McNamee and Connor Donevan, edited by Kelsey Snell, Ben Swasey, Jeanette Woods and Courtney Dorning, with executive producer Sami Yenigun. Sponsor-free listening is available via Apple Podcasts and plus.npr.org; comments can be sent to [email protected].

Gunmen killed at least 460 people in repeated assaults on el-Fasher's Saudi Hospital, abducting doctors and nurses before gunning down staff, patients and those sheltering there, the World Health Organization said. The attack came amid a reported Rapid Support Forces rampage that seized the besieged city, with witnesses describing house-to-house killings and sexual assaults. Communications are down, the death toll is unclear, and more than 62,000 people have fled; only thousands have reached Tawila, where aid groups report severe malnutrition, injuries and sexual violence. The RSF denies the hospital killings.

Heidi Klum reigned over Halloween night with a lurid Medusa look, her headpiece alive with writhing snakes and crafted by Mike Marino and a team of more than 35. Husband Tom Kaulitz played her petrified victim. Stars piled into her annual bash: Ice-T and Coco Austin leaned into slasher vibes, James Charles went headless horseman, Darren Criss turned Shrek, and Ilona Maher channeled vintage Barbie. Online, responses ranged from buzz to backlash over Julia Fox’s blood-soaked Jackie Kennedy. Beyond Heidiween, costumes surfaced outside Hollywood, with President Trump hosting and JD Vance channeling his own meme.

The US plans to announce that Dutch chipmaker Nexperia BV, which has facilities in China, will resume shipping chips, according to a person familiar with the matter. The step follows a trade pact reached by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at their summit this week. The Trump administration is preparing a fact sheet on the US-China deal that will outline the move. The agreement involving Nexperia was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.

Donald Trump’s early departure from the Apec summit in Gyeongju left space for Xi Jinping to cast himself as a champion of open trade, as leaders wrestled with a fractured forum that produced only a vague declaration without mentioning the WTO. Canada’s Mark Carney and Xi signaled a thaw, with an invitation to visit China and talk of a turning point, days after the White House cancelled trade negotiations and raised tariffs on Canada. Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, made a low-key but steady debut, balancing careful ties with Seoul and guarded engagement with Beijing.