Aylin says she fled her home country after her life was threatened. She sought refuge in the US but was deported to a country where her sexuality puts her at risk. cnn.it/4xJXkJG

The Department of Defense can blacklist Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology, a federal appeals court ruled. The decision is a blow to Anthropic after it won a separate challenge in a California court in August that partially invalidated the Trump administration's label. cnn.it/4ys0bIg

The Supreme Court has rejected an effort to use a congressional map in Missouri for the November midterm elections that would have given Republicans an opportunity to pick up an extra House of Representatives seat, siding with opponents of the proposed districts for the third time in as many weeks. cnn.it/4yiNC2b

Newly uncovered archival documents have raised questions over whether Adolf Hitler could have murdered his half-niece, whose death in his Munich apartment in 1931 was officially ruled a suicide. cnn.it/3Tp35OY

New Jersey's Democratic lieutenant governor has resigned after the governor demanded he step down over sexual harassment allegations and ethical lapses involving his relationships with women. He has denied any misconduct. cnn.it/4ym2InE

Ed Sheeran's weekend concerts at Gillette Stadium have been canceled due to weather, the Robert Kraft-owned venue said Friday, as controversy continues to swirl around the tour and Kraft's role in getting Macklemore dropped from the tour's US dates for his onstage support of Palestine. cnn.it/46LkDI4

In a major win for President Donald Trump's efforts to find non-citizen voters, the Supreme Court on Friday said states can use a controversial citizenship data collection tool for reviewing voter rolls. cnn.it/47i9nTE

An intensifying early-season nor'easter is set to slam the Northeast this weekend with a prolonged stretch of strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding. More than 40 million people will feel the storm's impact through Sunday. Track it with our experts in the CNN Weather app. cnn.it/44p6jDM

Video shows waves surging across cracked North Carolina Highway 12 after ocean water spilled over protective sand dunes in the Outer Banks as a nor'easter starts to batter the Mid-Atlantic coast. The storm has brought coastal flooding from North Carolina to New Jersey since Wednesday, with conditions expected to worsen through the weekend as wind gusts reach up to 60 mph and some areas see up to 5 inches of rain. Read more: cnn.it/4AwijlZ

In a new campaign ad, GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers blames the war with Iran for soaring prices, underscoring the trouble Republicans face as they campaign to fix the affordability crisis worsened by the war. cnn.it/4d5evy0

Rivers have burst their banks, highways closed, and people have been left stranded in homes after a flash flood emergency was declared in parts of southeast New Mexico, according to authorities and the National Weather Service.

President Donald Trump and his allies inside and outside his administration are aiming to blanket polling places with an expanding network of party and federal election monitors this November, intensifying scrutiny of the nuts and bolts of voting as Trump hunts for what he claims, without evidence, is widespread cheating and fraud in US elections. cnn.it/4xQGBo9

Satellite imagery and intelligence support provided by Chinese groups has helped Iran threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz and launch precision strikes on US military bases in the Middle East, part of a dramatic improvement in Iranian targeting capabilities over the past several months, according to a series of recent American intelligence assessments described to CNN by four sources. cnn.it/4AC9yH6

Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. cnn.it/3V7sA80

The White House has denied two CNN journalists from covering Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s arrival back at the White House for a state dinner, after trying to tell the network which type of journalists could cover the event. cnn.it/3VNZWJ8

As Caleb Flynn's former lover sat on the stand in his murder trial, a prosecutor handed her a hefty red book to read aloud. Then he gave her another. And then another. 34 books later, the jury had heard key firsthand evidence about their illicit affair, Flynn's hatred for his wife, Ashley, and his desire to kill her. Key takeaways from her testimony: cnn.it/4dVtPxk

Federal investigators are reportedly probing two of Jeffrey Epstein's closest advisers – his longtime lawyer Darren Indyke and his accountant Richard Kahn – marking a major development for the hundreds of survivors and victims who have pushed for accountability for those who may have aided the notorious sex offender. cnn.it/47m290U

Sea turtles usually found in the tropics have been spotted nesting on California beaches — a historical first, according to officials. cnn.it/4yZTVHW

From the 1960s to ’70s, some one million Americans, disillusioned with modern life, left their comfortable homes in cities and suburbs for a totally new way of living. cnn.it/4AwhSYC

Mortgage rates top 7%, a fresh blow to Americans trying to buy a home. cnn.it/4y9zAzL