The Associated Press
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
1. HEAD OF ARAB LEAGUE URGES MEMBERS TO CONFRONT EXTREMISTS
Backing from the 22-country body could give crucial support for President Obama’s effort to assemble a coalition against the Islamic State, the marauding group that has conquered a swath of Iraq and Syria.
2. WHAT COULD IMPERIL UKRAINE TRUCE
Shelling and other clashes between government forces and Russian-backed separatists jeopardize the days-old cease-fire agreement in eastern Ukraine.
3. EBOLA DRUG SHOWS PROMISE
One shot of an experimental Ebola vaccine can trigger fast protection in monkeys, but it must be followed by a booster, a study shows.
4. WHY FEUDING LAWMAKERS MAY WORK TOGETHER, BRIEFLY
As Congress returns from summer recess, Democrats and Republicans will have to put differences aside to prevent a government shutdown.
5. POLITICS TRUMP PROMISES ON IMMIGRATION
President Obama’s reversal of a vow to take action on immigration near the end of summer has left him with few allies on an issue he had hoped would become a core component of his legacy.
6. STATES: EPA SHOULD SET TOXIC ALGAE STANDARD
A growing chorus is calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to create a national standard for allowable amounts of microcystin, the toxin that contaminated the water in Toledo, Ohio.
7. WHO YOU CALL WHEN THE WATER RUNS DRY IN INDIA
Amid New Delhi’s annual hot season water shortage, some 2,000 illegal tankers ply the city’s roads every day, lifelines to millions dealing with the drought.
8. HOW FAR US GAS PRICES HAVE FALLEN
A gallon of regular has dropped 25 cents over the past 11 weeks, to a national average of $3.46, a survey says.
9. AT JOAN RIVERS’ FUNERAL, A STAR-STUDDED SENDOFF
Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang “Smile” and bagpipers played “New York, New York” at the memorial for the late comedian, who died Thursday at 81.
10. SERENA WILLIAMS WINS 3RD CONSECUTIVE US OPEN
By defeating Caroline Wozniacki, Williams also equaled Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the fourth-most in history.
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