Consumer sentiment is near a record low as prices continue to outpace wage growth, even as Americans keep spending. @TheKellyOGrady breaks down key economic indicators and what they could mean for the midterm elections.

Walter Koenig, the actor who played Pavel Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series and several movies, has died at age 90, his representative confirmed to CBS News. "Through countless convention appearances and interactions with fans, he shared his kindness, wit, and appreciation with everyone fortunate enough to meet him," his rep said. "He understood what 'Star Trek' meant to people and embraced the community that grew around it." cbsn.ws/4ip3rxr

Roughly a quarter of Microsoft's workforce will be eligible for a "voluntary exit offer" as the company tries to shed workers. cbsn.ws/4yMoAb0

BREAKING: Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the original "Star Trek" series, has died at 90, his rep says. cbsn.ws/48eCVCb

Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon, who joined the Democratic Socialists of America in June, rejected the label of democratic socialist. "I don't subscribe to labels," Nixon told @cbenavidesTV. Asked how she would respond to voters concerned about her DSA affiliation, Nixon criticized her Republican opponent, Sen. Ashley Moody, accusing her of being unresponsive to constituents and refusing to debate.

Only two weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer, Pope Leo XIV has been given the medical green light to embark on an ambitious 12-day tour of South America next month. cbsn.ws/4Bnhuwl

Israelis are about to vote to choose their next government. The race is wide open, and Benjamin Netanyahu's political fate could hinge on a couple key factors. cbsn.ws/4e1qFIN

Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon responded to Vice President JD Vance's assertion that she doesn't belong in America, accusing him of trying to divide the country and distract voters from Republican policies. "It was a little hurtful," Nixon told CBS News’ @cbenavidesTV, adding that she's channeling her anger into her campaign. "My message is, I look forward to him calling me senator on November 3."

A bystander captured video of a JET2 Boeing 737-800 veering off the runway and onto the grass during landing at Birmingham Airport in the U.K. on Sunday. High winds caused the plane to leave the runway momentarily, according to reporting by CBS News' British partner BBC. Jet2 said the aircraft that originated from Venice returned to the runway and later taxied to its stand. All passengers disembarked normally.

Egypt's parliament on Monday approved a request by President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi that allows him to send troops to Saudi Arabia to help defend the kingdom from attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels. cbsn.ws/4yE0Dm7

A federal judge on Monday found that the Justice Department unlawfully fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of ex-FBI Director James Comey, from her post as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York. cbsn.ws/4Bth9YI

For nearly 100 years, Route 66 has carried travelers across the country, but not every town along the way survived. Their common killer? The Interstate Highway System. As Route 66 nears its 100th anniversary this November, CBS News’ @rileymcallanan visits the ghost towns that got left behind.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, confronted her estranged father last year about child sexual abuse allegations leveled against him, about six years after she was first made aware of the claims, according to new information from CBS News' British partner BBC News. cbsn.ws/4yN0H3h

A new preliminary survey finds that the rate of violent crime victimization in 2025 fell by about 25%, compared with 2024. The DOJ called it the largest decline since 1973. cbsn.ws/4jHfc4I

Americans are forecast to spend a record $13.5 billion on Halloween this year, with the average consumer shelling out hundreds of dollars. cbsn.ws/3W6fnNa

As Israel heads into a general election on Tuesday, a long-running dispute over ultra-Orthodox Jewish men being exempted from military service has become a major test for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governing coalition, CBS News’ @DovLieber reports.

FIRST ON CBS: As President Trump boasts about how much money the U.S. oil and gas industry is making from the war with Iran, the president's personal holdings in oil and gas are now worth between $22.5 million and $81.6 million, compared with $12.6 million to $46 million at the end of 2025, according to a new report by Democrats on the Congressional Joint Economic Committee. cbsn.ws/47IN9un

Fighter jet uses "headbutt maneuver" to intercept plane near Pres. Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort cbsn.ws/48g5xef

Anthropic filed for an initial public offering on Monday, bringing the maker of artificial intelligence platform Claude a step closer to its highly anticipated public market debut and providing a key test for the rapidly emerging AI sector. cbsn.ws/4eO6P3N