Hurricane Dorian has parked itself over the Bahamas. The storm has killed at least five people and destroyed thousands of homes. Power outages are the norm.
When IKEA employees caught wind of the plan laid out in a Facebook group, they weren't into the idea of 3,000 people hiding in the store so they called the police. Game players were turned away.
In South Africa, riots have spread across the country's most populous region. Rioters are targeting foreigners, marking an escalation in xenophobic attacks.
Hurricane Dorian strikes the Bahamas. There are multiple deaths after a diving boat catches fire in California. Presidential candidate Joe Biden says verbal slip-ups don't undermine his judgement.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is not planning to seek early elections — though observers say that may change if his political opponents push through a bill blocking a no-deal Brexit.
The storm has slowed as it passes over the Bahamas, battering the islands. It's expected to move west and north, grazing Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, but the track is less solid than usual.
David Greene talks with science writer Peter Brannen about fires in the Amazon and across central Africa, and about what people get wrong when we talk about the Earth's forests burning.
It's the first day of fall semester in Hong Kong, but many students are not in classes — they're on strike, calling on Hong Kong's chief executive to listen to their demands.
Steve Inskeep talks to Reuters reporter Stephen Nellis about his report showing Apple Inc.'s growing dependence on China for production amid the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China.