USA Today reports on the furious storm unleashed from a “bomb cyclone” slamming the West Coast, bringing fierce winds and hazardous flooding. NBC Los Angeles explains how an “atmospheric river” is also drenching California and the Pacific Northwest with rain.

Reuters reports that top political leaders in Sudan have been detained in an apparent coup.

A leaked U.S. government report documents how people with medical conditions and disabilities were forced into the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program. BuzzFeed News has the story.

The Guardian reports on an analysis that finds only 14% of the COVID-vaccine doses promised to the poorest nations by wealthy ones have been delivered. The Washington Post looks into Pfizer’s contracts with countries and the difficulty of donating vaccines abroad.

As Halloween approaches, Vox explains how concerns about ghosts can reduce a property’s value.