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1. White House strikes deals for lower prices on obesity drugs

   Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to get obesity and Type 2 diabetes drugs for a $50 copay. But there are some limitations.

2. 50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior

   Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.

3. A former teacher shot by her 6-year-old student wins a $10 million jury verdict

   Abby Zwerner's lawsuit accused an administrator of ignoring warnings that a child had a gun at the Newport News, Va., school that day. A bullet damaged her left hand and remains in her chest.

4. A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections

   The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines.

5. What Tesla wants to pay Elon Musk, by the (mind-blowing) numbers

   On Thursday, Tesla shareholders will vote on a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock.

6. Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani

   New York City's CEOs and other billionaires spent more than $40 million trying to defeat the mayor-elect. Now they have to live with him.

7. Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection

   A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.

8. AI steps in to detect the world's deadliest infectious disease

   There's a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.

9. Trump urges GOP to end shutdown. And, SCOTUS skeptical of reasoning behind tariffs

   President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown. And, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs.

10. Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

    Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.