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The Associated Press via ABC News
The House passed a bill that delays for three to five years the mandate for railroads to put long-sought safety technology in place.
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Medical News Today
Almost 250,000 children and adolescents in the U.S. were treated in emergency departments for sports-related injuries that included concussion or traumatic brain injury in 2009. Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics have issued new guidelines to improve safety for youths who play one of the most popular sports: football.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
A study by NASA and university researchers finds there's a 99.9 percent probability of a magnitude-5 or greater earthquake within three years in an area of greater Los Angeles where a moderate temblor occurred last year.
The study is based on measurements of how the Earth's crust was deformed by a magnitude-5.1 quake on March 28, 2014, in La Habra, California, about 20 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
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By Denise A. Valenti
 During night and dusk hours, what you wear as well as where you wear it can be crucial for visibility to drivers. This is especially important this time of year as drivers need to see the pint-sized Halloween ghouls out and about seeking candy in time to stop. Halloween is considered to be the deadliest day of the year for children as pedestrians. The twilight hours are the most dangerous due to the greater numbers of children and increasing difficulty to see them with pending darkness.
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The New York Times
An international panel of experts convened by the World Health Organization concluded that eating processed meat like hot dogs, ham and bacon raises the risk of colon cancer and that consuming other red meats "probably" raises the risk as well. But the increase in risk is so slight that experts said most people should not be overly worried about it.
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Emergency Management
Kimberly Sonnenfeld walked through the halls of what once was her home, explaining to a FEMA housing inspector which parts of the house were the kitchen, the bedrooms and the "Woman Cave."
Not much is left inside the home on Glenhaven Drive off South Beltline Boulevard, now a skeleton of wood beams, ruined flooring and dangling wires.
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Governing
If Americans needed any further proof that voting itself has become a partisan battleground, look no further than proposals calling for automatic voter registration.
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Claims Journal
Technological breakthroughs in wearable technology are revolutionizing health care, particularly the well-being and independence of individuals with serious injuries. Using wearable technology in the workers' compensation industry could profoundly impact overall claims costs, significantly improve the quality of life for seriously injured workers, and boost productivity within the workplace, according to Zack Craft, vice president of Rehab Solutions and Complex Care Education at One Call Care Management.
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Los Angeles Times
Skies are clear, highways are flowing with traffic and airports across the western coast of Mexico are open.
The official death count from the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere: zero.
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The Consumerist
When a manufacturer recalls a vehicle for a safety defect, they're required to contact owners of the affected models and provide a remedy for the issue free of charge. But federal investigators say this sort of smooth recall just isn't possible for tires because the current tire recall system is "completely broken."
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TWC News
Hunting and fishing groups want Texans to vote "yes" on Proposition 6, which would guarantee the right to hunt and fish by putting it in the state's constitution.
Texans United for Hunting and Fishing Rights is a Political Action Committee that was created to promote Prop 6. The group is not concerned that state lawmakers would chip away at their rights, instead they are looking for an added, legal safe guard.
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