TWO IOWA POLICE OFFICERS KILLED ‘AMBUSH-STYLE’ The two officers were shot in their separate patrol cars. The suspect is still at large. [Alana Horowitz-Satlin, HuffPost]

SIX DAYS TO GO... Here’s why the poll that shows Donald Trump aheadis an outlier ― for now. Paul Ryan ended up still voting for Trump after all of that hand-wringing. Global stocks are falling due to “election jitters.” The Philadelphia transit strike could make it harder for people to vote. And low black voter turnout so far could hurt Hillary Clinton. [Natalie Jackson, HuffPost]

THE GOP HOPES THE CLINTON EMAIL SCANDAL WILL BETTER THEIR SINKING SENATE CHANCES As HuffPost Pollster shows the Republicans only have a 17 percent chance of holding the majority. [Michael McAuliff, HuffPost]

ANALYSIS OF MH370’S WING SHOWS PLANE WAS SPIRALING FAST AT TIME OF THE CRASH In a “death dive.” [Reuters]

NIGERIA INVESTIGATES CLAIMS SOLDIERS AND POLICE RAPED BOKO HARAM SURVIVORS Who were fleeing from the terrorist group. [Reuters]

MAUREEN DOWD: WHEN HILLARY AND DONALD WERE FRIENDS “Trump realized that golf was his entree if he wanted to pal around with Bill Clinton, whom he considered a kindred spirit in some ways — a great man who attracted jealous haters.” [NYT]

THE CHICAGO CUBS HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THEIR FIRST WORLD SERIES IN 108 YEARS TONIGHT You can bet Bill Murray will be there. And as a reminder, here’s what the world looked like the last time the Cubs won the World Series. [Reuters]