Nineteen defendants are accused of illegally prescribing 12 million opioid doses. Source

Get your yard ready for the Halloween spooky season with these devilish decorations from Amazon. Source

Dr. Bob Lahita, director of the Institute for Autoimmune and Rheumatic Diseases at St. Joseph Health and a professor at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, joined CBSN to discuss the latest on COVID-19, federal mandates and vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. Source

“48 Hours” explores the disturbing aftermath of a teen’s murder and the continued harassment of her grieving family. Jericka Duncan has a preview. Source

An FDA advisory committee will meet today to discuss the safety and efficacy of Pfizer’s booster vaccine. The move comes as debate heats up over who should receive a third dose to protect against the coronavirus, and when. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source

Eva Baisey, who had a life expectancy of just one to five years in 1986, died from COVID-19 — more than 34 years after the surgery. Source

The Library of Congress’ National Book Festival is back and sessions moderated by CBS News journalists will be streamed starting Friday. Source

Candidates in the Virginia governor’s race, Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin, came out swinging on the debate stage Thursday night. Charlotte Rene Woods, local and state government reporter for Charlottesville Tomorrow, spoke with Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers on CBSN about the big moments from the night, and fact-checked some of the candidates’ claims. Source

Many European allies are angry with Washington after it created an Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and Britain designed to counter China’s growing military and economic influence. Meanwhile, China plans on joining a key Asia-Pacific trading pact that, if accepted, will strengthen Beijing’s position in the region, and the Dutch foreign minister resigned over her role in last month’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, becoming the first Western government official to step down following the Taliban’s chaotic takeover. Also, a record number of migrants are heading north along the Colombia-Panama border with the hopes of starting a new life in the U.S. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined “CBSN AM” from London with those international headlines. Source

As the pandemic sent students home to learn remotely, some school administrations began using monitoring software to keep an eye on students’ mental health. In a new report, “The 74” reporter Mark Keierleber took a look at how one school district implemented the technology. He joins “CBSN AM” to discuss. Source