Top 5 On the Go: Friday, October 23
It's the evening of Friday, October 23 and these are the top stories you need to know right now on AOL.com
1. Hurricane Patricia slams into Mexican coast as dangerous Category 5 storm
Hurricane Patricia, the most powerful tropical cyclone ever measured in the Western Hemisphere, slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast today, making landfall as a Category 5 storm.
2. Hundreds at candlelight vigil for Swedish school stabbings
Hundreds of people gathered for a candlelight vigil in Sweden today in honor of those who were killed and wounded when a masked man went on a rampage yesterday armed with a sword and knife.
3. Report: Pilots in deadly Black Hawk crash disobeyed orders
An investigation into the Black Hawk helicopter crash that killed all 11 service members on board last March revealed the pilots had disobeyed direct orders.
4. Carter: Soldier heroically entered Kurdish-ISIS firefight
Defense officials said today the U.S. soldier who died during a hostage rescue mission in Iraq heroically ran into a firefight to defend Kurdish forces.
5. Mitt Romney makes surprising comment about Obamacare
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney made an eyebrow-raising comment today in which he partially took credit for Obamacare.
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