Here's a roundup of news trending across the nation and world today.
What to know now:
Contradictory account: Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday suggested Hillary Clinton did not back the raid that killed terror leader Osama bin Laden as the former secretary of state has said, and also changed his own account of what he did on that day in 2011. Clinton has said she urged the president to go ahead with the mission while Obama's other advisers "were split." Biden said he, too, urged the president to approve the operation, though previously he had said he did not.
Was the photo faked: It has been a piece of the puzzle of events that culminated in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, but now, it seems, technology has put the question to rest. Some believe the famous photo of Lee Harvey Oswald holding a rifle as he stands in the backyard of a Dallas-area home is a fake, produced to cement the idea that Oswald was the lone gunman who had planned for months to kill JFK. Researchers at Dartmouth say they used state-of-the-art 3D imaging technology to determine that the photo is authentic. Said the study's senior author Hany Farid, "Our detailed analysis of Oswald's pose, the lighting and shadows, and the rifle in his hands refutes the argument of photo tampering."
Is Ryan in: Rep. Paul Ryan, (R-Wisc.), told House Republicans Tuesday he would serve as speaker of the House – under certain conditions. Ryan said in a press conference that he would run only if he is supported by the House Freedom Caucus, the Republican Study Committee and the moderate Tuesday Group. Ryan also said he wants to change House rules; wants a better work/life balance in the job – he has young children; and wants to make it harder to overthrow the sitting speaker. He said he would make his mind up about running for the job by next week.
Asteroid surprise: An asteroid the size of a skyscraper will give astronomers a Halloween treat as it comes within 310,000 miles of Earth before dawn on Oct. 31. Scientists say the asteroid, called Asteroid 2015 TB145, is approximately 1,542 feet in diameter and is traveling at 78,000 mph. TB145 was discovered only 11 days ago by the Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System 1 (Pan-STARRS-1) in Hawaii. According to NASA, "This is the closest approach by a known object this large until (asteroid) 1999 AN10 approaches within 1 lunar distance in August 2027."
Corey Jones shooting: According to law enforcement authorities, a church drummer shot dead by a policeman early Sunday was armed and confronted the plainclothes officer when he stopped to check on a car he believed had been abandoned. Corey Jones, 31, was killed by Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Police officer Nouman Raja around 3:15 a.m. "As the officer exited his vehicle, he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject," a statement from police read. "As a result of the confrontation, the officer discharged his firearm resulting in the death of the subject, Corey Jones." Police say Jones purchased the gun three days before the shooting. Family and friends of Jones say he had had car trouble and was on the side of the road awaiting help.
And one more
The future is here – at least if you are a fan of the 1980s film franchise "Back to the Future." In the second installment of the series, Michael J. Fox's Marty McFly travels from 1985 to 2015 on this date -- Oct. 21. What did he see in the landscape of the future? Flying cars, hoverboards, self-tying shoelaces, flatscreen TVs and biometric scanning. Still waiting for the shoelaces.
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