In an election drawing nationwide attention, both candidates vying to become New Jersey’s next governor are bringing in national figures to boost their campaigns. Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are spending the final weeks campaigning alongside high-profile politicians to convince voters they are the best choice.

The date remains the same each year; however, if Oct. 16 falls on a weekend, the day is celebrated on the closest working day. On Oct. 16, 2022, National Boss Day was observed on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, since the official day fell on a Sunday. In 2027, National Boss Day will fall on Friday, Oct. 15, since the actual day is a Saturday.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave in the central Atlantic which is moving quickly toward the Caribbean. There also is a non-tropical system over the northwestern Atlantic — well away from Florida — that may develop into a tropical or subtropical storm over the next several days, according to AccuWeather.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday announced the names of nine products, under a new fast-track review process, which could potentially get approval within one to two months of filing a complete application.

"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert joked about loving Paramount CEO David Ellison after CBS announced his show will end in May 2026.

President Trump proclaimed Oct. 14 a national day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk, shortly after he posthumously awarded the Turning Point USA co-founder the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday, which would have been his 32nd birthday.

Some of the Texas National Guard members were removed from Chicago for not meeting military standards. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth praised the decision, saying, "standards are back" at the Department of Defense.

National Guard members intervened in a chaotic street fight near Nationals Park Wednesday that ended with one man being stabbed with a large kitchen knife.