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A cholera outbreak in Mexico has been traced to the same strain that first appeared in Haiti three years ago. It has appeared in the Dominican Republic and Cuba, too. So far nearly 9,000 people have died in the four countries, and health authorities think it will spread further in the Americas.

Voters reelected seven Republicans and two Democrats to the U.S. House. Neither of the state's Senate seats was on the ballot.

The incumbent Democrat will be back in the Indiana House after a close race and a political advertisement that caused some controversy.

The midterms marked a drubbing for Democrats. Republicans picked up at least seven Senate seats, wresting control of the chamber and setting up a divided government for at least the next two years.

On this day in 1979, Morning Edition broadcast its first show, bringing a new style of storytelling to the early drive-time airwaves. That first show was hosted by Bob Edwards and Barbara Hoctor.

The board had been expected to approve those grades on Oct. 15, but delayed that until Wednesday's meeting after officials from two schools told the panel their students' International Baccalaureate scores had been improperly factored.

After months of negotiations, city-county council leaders today announced that they've reached a deal to expand access to high-quality Pre-K education. The program would spend roughly $40 million over five years helping qualified families pay for early childhood education.

Fifty-four percent of all schools received the state's highest grade. That's 9 percentage points higher than last year. About 4 percent of schools received failing grades compared to 5.4 percent of schools last year.

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will not seek a third term in office next year.

They began their U.S. tour just as Ebola started spreading in Sierra Leone. They don't want to go back until the epidemic is under control. So for now, they're giving concerts and sending money home.