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1 2 3 4 Halloween weekend shootings leave at least 11 dead:

Shootings across the U.S. over the weekend before Halloween have left at least 11 people dead and more than 70 injured, authorities said. The deaths between Friday and Sunday included two in Tampa, Florida, three in Texarkana, Texas, and two each in Dodge City, Kansas; San Antonio, Texas; and Mansfield, Ohio, according to police. Many involved altercations arising from Halloween celebrations, including the mass shooting in Tampa’s Ybor City section.

Judge orders agents to stop cutting razor wire at border:

A federal judge ordered Border Patrol agents not to interfere with razor wire that Texas installed at a busy crossing for migrants on the U.s.-mexico border, ruling that the barrier can only be cut to provide aid during medical emergencies. U.S. District Judge Alia Moses ruled that the barriers should remain intact for now as a court case over the barrier moves forward.

China holds major financial conference:

China’s leaders are expected to search for ways to mend the country’s fractured property market, create jobs for millions of unemployed youths and spur faster growth in a meeting in Beijing. The National Financial Work Conference, usually held twice a decade, is expected to further fortify leader Xi Jinping’s control of the country’s $61 trillion financial sector. It follows the announcement last week of plans to issue 1 trillion yuan ($330 billion) in bonds for infrastructure projects and disaster prevention.

Employees at Walgreens, CVS stage walkout:

Walgreens and CVS workers staged walkouts Monday, marking the second such job action this month by pharmacy staffs demanding better working conditions. Organizers say they hope the job action will step up pressure on management to address concerns about wages and staffing shortfalls that pharmacy workers say could hurt patients.

College faculty, students push 5 for name change:

De Anza College is the latest institution where students, faculty and community members are pushing for a name change to honor indigenous people who were harmed and pushed out by Spanish colonizers several centuries ago. Founded in 1967, De Anza College in Cupertino, Calif., was named after Juan Bautista de Anza — an 18th century Spanish military officerwholed two expeditions California.