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At least 5 dead in Bahamas from Hurricane Dorian, prime minister says

By Associated Press

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said Monday that rescue crews will respond to calls for help as soon as weather conditions allow.

Defending U.S. Open champ Naomi Osaka loses to Belinda Bencic in 4th round

By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press

Osaka’s achy left knee didn’t let her serve without pain. Bencic's clean, crisp strokes, struck with the ball still on the rise, contributed plenty to the outcome, too.

Mattis won't weigh in on Trump's leadership fitness

By Ali Rogin

Mattis served for two years in the top job at the Pentagon, helping craft and implement Trump administration decisions such as a troop surge in Afghanistan, a ban on transgender military members, and airstrikes against Syria’s Assad regime, following its…

WATCH: Officials say Texas gunman was fired from his job, called 911 before shooting

An FBI special agent said the suspected shooter "was on a long spiral down" before the shooting and that he went to work that day "in trouble."…

Texas governor says guns must be kept from criminals

By Associated Press

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says the criminal history of a man who killed seven people in West Texas this weekend means "we must keep guns out of criminals' hands."…

Dozens feared dead in California boat fire, officials say

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press

Five crew members who jumped off the dive boat Conception were rescued, and the Coast Guard was searching for others who may have been able to escape the same way.

Global stocks mixed after U.S. and China increase tariffs

By Joe McDonald, David McHugh, Associated Press

U.S. stock and markets were closed for the Labor Day holiday, draining some of the energy from global trading. Benchmarks in London, Paris and Shanghai advanced. Tokyo and Hong Kong declined.

Police unsure why man went on West Texas shooting rampage

By Paul J. Weber, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

olice say they are not sure why a man with a misdemeanor on his record and no warrant for his arrest erupted in a spate of violence after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven.

AP fact check: Trump's bluster on hurricanes, guns, economy

By Hope Yen, Seth Borenstein, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Facing another deadly mass shooting, President Donald Trump is deflecting on gun control.

Hurricane Dorian pummels Bahamas with Category 4 storm

By Ramon Espinosa, Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Forecasters said Dorian was most likely to begin pulling away from the Bahamas early Tuesday and curving to the northeast parallel to the U.S. Southeast seaboard.