The fact that Halloween lands on a Sunday this year is causing lots of scheduling issues says the New York Times. For some, it’s a religious-based conflict. For others, it’s a conflict with a different type of religion—football. In Savannah, Georgia city officials are actually trying to officially move the holiday to Saturday.

The Washington Post has a front-page story this morning about BP using bad cement long before the Gulf of Mexico disaster. A federal investigation found that as early as February, three different lab results showed that the recipe being used was “unstable.”

I tried to steer clear of all the Charlie Sheen stories peppering the tabloids this morning. But this New York Post cartoon was too good to pass up. It’s of a naked trick-or-treater. Guess who he’s going as?

Please tell me, what type of cat wears stilettos and carries a whip? Enough is enough says the New York Post. After hearing complaints from parents about the sexier-than-ever choices for girls’ Halloween costumes, the paper did a little investigating. And what they found was scary.

A 22-year-old mother has been charged with second-degree murder for shaking her baby to death. The Florida Times-Union says the woman told police she shook the child because he wouldn’t stop crying while the mother was playing FarmVille of Facebook.

Before Gorillaz made the Guinness Book of World Records for selling the most albums by a virtual band, there was The Archies. And the Chipmunks. And don’t forget Fat Albert and the Junkyard Band. The San Jose Mercury News has a fun list of their all-time favorite cartoon bands in today’s paper.

Some good news came out of those crazy storms that ripped across the Midwest this week. The Indianapolis Star says after the storms passed, a woman decided to go check her rural property for damage—and it’s a good thing she did. Nestled near a ravine was a barely conscious man, who’d been stuck since crashing his motorcycle three days earlier.

Not even an app can replicate the simplicity of a “book with a dog-eared page” says the New York Times in an article about the pros and cons of all these new travel guides for your mobile phone. The bottom line? You’re still better off with your printed travel book.

Rudy Giuliani has lost some serious weight—at least the portrait version of him has. The former mayor’s official portrait was unveiled at City Hall yesterday says the New York Daily News. But Giuliani was so trim that many visitors mistook him for Gerald Ford. Observed one man: “He looks a little too thin to be Giuliani, but they always try to make paintings look flattering.”

In terms of trick-or-treating, every kid knows there are good houses and bad ones. And this year parents in New Orleans will know which houses to steer clear of as well. The Times-Picayune says the police department is decorating the doors of sex offenders’ houses with posters that read: “No trick, no treat, no candy.”

What do you call a person who lives with an animal? According to the San Francisco Chronicle, ‘owner’ is quickly falling out of favor.  In fact, many cities around the country have banned the use of ‘owner’ all together in favor of the more ambiguous, ‘guardian’. It’s a change vets aren’t happy about because they worry the change could lead to more malpractice lawsuits.

There’s a great series of photos in the New York Daily News this morning that looks straight out of the first “Sex and the City” movie. They show a bride, dressed to the nines, on her cell phone in the streets of Manhattan. Who’s she trying to call? Her tardy groom. But unlike the movie, he actually shows up..and even gets a kiss.

The US is no longer home to the world’s most powerful computer—China is. According to the New York Times, it’s an honor that gives bragging rights to the Chinese tech community and is a source of national pride. The new Chinese computer is about 40 percent faster than the reigning US supercomputer.

I’ve never been tempted to try a juice cleanse. And now I’m pretty sure I never will. New York Times writer Judith Newman found out that most doctors don’t recommend doing a cleanse. For one, they say, it’s an unnecessary shock to your system. And it can permanently lower your metabolism.

I guess $2.7 billion in worldwide box office receipts is good incentive to try again. The LA Times says James Cameron has signed on to make two more “Avatar” movies. But apparently, we won’t have to wait a decade to see them. Fox announced that the two sequels will be the director’s next two projects and that Cameron will start working on scripts early next year.

The woman involved in Charlie Sheen’s Monday meltdown wants you to know she’s not a call girl. She’s a porn star. The New York Post says both of the pay websites for erotic actress Capri Anderson were quick to link to TMZ’s coverage of the debacle, arguably to profit from her newfound notoriety.

Nothing like a shirt that reads ‘World Wide Evil’ to evoke Washington politics. Connecticut voters, get ready for a smackdown. A federal judge just gave the OK for voters to wear WWE-inspired clothing to the polls, reports the Hartford Courant. In case you forgot, it’s illegal to wear political paraphernalia to the polls. Since when has wresting gear been classified as political couture, you might ask?

President Obama sat down with Jon Stewart last night as a guest on “The Daily Show.” This is how the Washington Post describes it: “Two men, brimming with mutual regard, each of them funny in his own way, but managing to not be very funny together for the show’s entire 22 minutes.” VIDEO

Instead of tarp, says the New York Post, expect to see a kaleidoscope of color, puffy clouds, or a park scene when you look up because New York is about to get a makeover. Mayor Bloomberg just announced the names of four graphic artists who won an online contest to design screens to cover up the city’s many ugly construction projects.

It’s time for Plonkapalooza. For the uninitiated, that’s the Boston Globe‘s annual contest to name the best cheap wine. No contender can cost more than $12 and the winner should be a wine the judges “would be willing to buy a few cases of.”

He’s become one of the most popular forecasters in Minnesota—but not for his weather predictions. The Star Tribune says Alan Klein has made a name for himself as a McRib chaser. That’s right. Everyday, the 28-year-old spends hours locating McDonalds that still offer the “almost-forgotten pork sandwich.”

How can you not read this headline: “Deputy Marshals Indicted in Antler Theft.” According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the two officers are accused of stealing another man’s antlers and passing them off as their own.

There are definitely political colors, especially when it comes to ties. But what constitutes a political smell? The Orange County Register says if you’re sending out a scratch-and-sniff mailer attacking your opponent, then it’s the worst odor you can imagine. Some unlucky voters in California got a whiff of the “stench of Washington” in an attack ad produced by Republican Congressional candidate Van Tran.

Add gubernatorial debate behind funerals, movies and other places where a turned off cell phone is expected. Especially, says the Miami Herald, if you are a candidate. Democrat Alex Sink didn’t get that message but she did get another one—a text message—during Monday’s live televised debate. VIDEO

Thanks, Tina, whoever you are. That’s what Alex Polakis had to say after his restaurant was mobbed this weekend due to Tina Fey’s pronouncement—in a webisode for “30 Rock”—that the Athenian Room’s roasted chicken is her favorite Windy City dish. Polakis told the Chicago Tribune he’s grateful for all the business—he just wishes he knew who Fey was. VIDEO

George Soros’ $1-million donation has provided a last-minute bump for Proposition 19, California’s measure to legalize marijuana, says the LA Times. Proponents of Prop 19 say the infusion will be used to combat a recent spate of negative radio ads.

The LA Times says something described as “blackout in a can” has been banned from another college campus after a party broke the “extreme standards of typical college mayhem.” The malt beverage in question, something called Four Loko, is one of a new class of “alcospeed” beverages, which mix caffeine and alcohol.

You might think it’s not swimming weather now that Thanksgiving is around the corner. But tell that to this adorable lion cub at the National Zoo. The Washington Post says he and his siblings were given a swim test yesterday to make sure that they could keep their heads above water. VIDEO

Registered voters in Alabama have an interesting choice to make: to elect or not elect a man named Young Boozer. The Wall Street Journal says the state treasury candidate starts almost every speech with the same line—“yes, that’s my real name.” And he’s not alone. From Krystal Ball to Isaac Hayes, this election season is packed with crazy names.

Call it a William Michelin Clinton star says the New York Times. Somehow, the man who was synonymous with Big Macs in the 1990s has become “an arbiter of international fine dining.” Put another way: “He is doing for restaurants around the world what George Washington once did in America for places to sleep.”