President Biden on Thursday stressed the importance of finishing the job and taking advantage of ending the pandemic. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source

The U.S. economy added 300,000 fewer jobs than expected in September — the smallest gain since December. The problem isn’t a lack of jobs, it’s a lack of candidates. Nancy Cordes has more. Source

Susan Thompson-Gaines is like a fairy godmother who magically appears to make peoples’ lives better through random acts of kindness. Steve Hartman shares more in “On the Road.” Source

Dozens of people were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Afghanistan. ISIS-K claimed responsibility. Charlie D’Agata reports. Source

Former President Trump sought to stop the release of White House documents pertaining to his baseless claims of election fraud, but President Biden declined the request. Kris Van Cleave shares more details. Source

Caring for dying COVID-19 patients, many of them unvaccinated, is taking such an emotional and mental toll on exhausted health care workers. Many are deciding to quit for their own well-being. Jonathan Vigliotti visited an embattled ward in Boise, Idaho. Source

Scientists say more than 1.2 trillion tons of ice per year are lost to warming temperatures globally. For a nation named after the very stuff that’s disappearing, that’s forcing difficult conversations. Ben Tracy reports. Source

President Biden issued a first-ever presidential proclamation of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The day will be observed on October 11, alongside Columbus Day. Susan Faircloth, a professor and the director of the School of Education at Colorado State University and member of the Coharie Tribe of North Carolina, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak with more on the meaning behind this day. Source

Among the festival’s closing weekend’s high points is Denis Villeneuve’s visually stunning adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi classic, which builds splendid worlds that amaze the eyes (and leaves us waiting for Part Two). Source

The gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin narrows after they participated in the final debate. State political reporter for Politico Zach Montellaro joins CSBN to discuss the upcoming election. Source