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Also: President Obama's HHS nominees opens confirmation hearings today; Syrian rebels say they bombed a hotel in Aleppo; and a former Fukushima worker sues the utility that owns the plant.

The U.S. military admitted for the first time last week that one of the prisoners held without charges for more than two years at the base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (also known as Gitmo), was never an al Qaeda or Taliban fighter and should be immediately released. Commentator Connie Rice has been monitoring the tribunal, and she's come up with another of her Top 10 lists -- this time: Top 10 Signs You Might Not Get a Fair Trial in Guantanamo.

The third presidential debate was fast-moving with candidates clashing. Hillary Clinton was on the offense; Donald Trump aggressively punched back.

The leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division say they are taking aggressive action to combat potential investment fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

China's health officials say the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has risen to 5,974 in 31 provinces with 132 deaths. People are asking why it took so long for controls to be implemented.

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.

A group of leading Shiite clerics are holding talks to resolve the U.S. standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, whose anti-American rhetoric touched off a wave of attacks on U.S.-led forces in several Iraqi cities. Al-Sadr's militiamen have withdrawn from police and government buildings they had occupied, but the security situation remains unstable. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

Many Iranians are surprisingly muted about Israel's attacks on their country because they do not support Iran's leadership.

The move comes in the wake of two cases of espionage allegedly involving the U.S. and amid the fallout from the mass surveillance of Germans by the National Security Agency.

The FAA changes its tune regarding instruments on planes, the passing of "conduction" innovator Butch Morris, the stats on coughing at concerts and what the New Jersey Symphony board wasn't told about Richard Dare. Plus: violinist vs. composer and a music retailer's staff retaliates on Twitter.