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Día de los Muertos is a Mexican holiday that commemorates loved ones who have died. It is believed their spirits return to their families, who put up ofrendas, or altars, on Nov. 1.

DePape faces a maximum of 50 years in prison if convicted of the crimes against the immediate family of a U.S. official.

South Koreans are mourning 154 people who died in a Halloween stampede in Seoul. There has been criticism of the police, who admitted they failed to predict the risks of big crowds.

Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won Brazil's election, but there is still no word of concession from incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro.

As the police launch an investigation, the country is mourning the victims of Saturday night's deadly stampede in Itaewon. Eyewitnesses are lamenting the lack of crowd control measures.

R.L. Stine's mega-popular series has spawned TV shows, movies and many, many books. A humor writer who stumbled into horror, Stine says its been a thrill to scare so many generations of kids.

The Coronado Historical Association, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents "The Dragon Painter" (1919). This cinematic gem was inducted into the prestigious National Film Registry in 2014 and stars silent-era heartthrob Sessue Hayakawa. In this romance drama, Hayakawa plays an artist desperate to find a sought-after princess muse, played by Hayakawa's wife Tsuru Aoki. This black-and-white film features the exquisite Coronado Japanese Tea Garden as a lush backdrop for the couple’s happy moments with many scenes also filmed in Yosemite National Park. Despite being filmed here in Coronado's Japanese Tea Garden over 103 years ago, this film will be screened for the first time in Coronado at the historic Village Theater. This silent film is accompanied by a complete score by Japanese-American composer Mark Izu. Date | Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 5pm Location | Village Theater Purchase Tickets here! $15-$40 A limited number of "The Dragon Painter" screening VIP tickets will include a post-screening reception with Q&A with Daisuke Miyao at the Coronado Historical Association (1100 Orange Avenue). Run-time is 53 minutes. The screening of this film is in collaboration with the Coronado Historical Association exhibit Uprooted: The Story of Japanese Americans in Coronado. For further information on this event please visit website: https://www.goelevent.com/CIFF/e/TheDragonPainterScreeningReception

South Korean officials say at least 26 foreign nationals were among the more than 150 people killed in the incident in Seoul's Itaewon district. Many were young adults celebrating Halloween.

Nearly 300 people were wounded in Saturday's explosions, the country's president said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility, saying it targeted the education ministry.

More than 150 people were killed after a crowd pushed forward in a narrow alley during Halloween celebrations in Seoul. Many of the dead are teenagers.