TODAY'S TALKING POINTS 11-02-15

TODAY'S TALKING POINTS

A Russian airliner crashed, killing all 224 people on board. The Metrojet plane was traveling from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Saturday when it broke apart in midair and crashed in the Sinai Peninsula just 20 minutes into the flight. If you’re thinking the circumstances sound bizarre, you’re right: Planes are usually out of the woods when it comes to deadly glitches at that point in the flight.

The cause of the crash is still a mystery, but officials said early today that the crash had to have been caused by an "external impact on the plane." The Islamic State group said they shot it down in retaliation for Russian airstrikes in Syria, but officials said that's probably not true. Russia opened an investigation to get to the bottom of what really happened.

The Kansas City Royals won the World Series for the first time in 30 years. In 12 innings, the Royals crushed the New York Mets 7-2.

It was a big weekend in the sports world; Kenya’s Mary Keitany, 33, made history by winning her second consecutive New York City Marathon, making her the eighth woman to win multiple NYC Marathon titles. In the men’s race, 29-year-old Stanley Biwott of Kenya won his first major title. It’s the third year in a row that Kenyans swept both the women’s and men’s titles.

A new report shows a shocking amount of sexual misconduct by police nationwide. A yearlong Associated Press investigation revealed that over six years, about 1,000 officers lost their badges for rape, sodomy and other sex crimes. It gets worse: The actual number is definitely higher since not all law enforcement agencies keep records on the incidents. This latest information just adds to the sweeping discussion about police misconduct and the lack of data available to hold officers accountable.

Scientists figured out how to detect cancer from a single drop of blood. Dutch researchers just developed a revolutionary way to spot cancer early on — and the test is 96% accurate. The groundbreaking invention means cancer could be detected at an early stage and survival rates could rise.

Former U.S. senator and actor Fred Thompson died at 73. Thompson, who also briefly ran for president in 2008, died after a recurrence of lymphoma.