Isaias became the Atlantic season’s first hurricane late Wednesday and was expected to approach the U.S. Gulf Coast on Friday, with landfall possible late Friday or early Saturday. Forecasters warned of storm surge, heavy rain and flooding as coastal communities prepared.
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Attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha killed three people and wounded 36, Saudi authorities said. Yemeni government forces reported a large counteroffensive as the UN said more than 200,000 people had been displaced.
The WHO wants more information about the unexplained death of a worker at a Russian plague research institute and reports of a possible second illness. Russia says tests have found no plague cases or evidence of an outbreak.
A federal appeals court is considering Saudi Arabia’s challenge to a ruling allowing 9/11 families’ claims to proceed. Judges raised questions about unresolved facts and did not say when they would rule.
A federal judge ordered Wanying Zhang held pending trial after prosecutors said she posed a flight risk. She is accused of surveilling Taiwan’s president’s son near his Seattle-area home for Chinese officials.
The DNC alleges that government-funded ads promoting President Trump violate federal spending and propaganda laws. Trump says private funds will pay for the ads going forward, but the dispute over money already spent remains.
Trump says he supports a proposal for a presidential retreat at his West Palm Beach golf course and says the military and Secret Service suggested it. The club’s attorney has asked Palm Beach County to provide land, with the club paying to build the lodging facility.
Federal prosecutors are expected to bring charges alleging Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores played a role in the torture of Americans detained in Venezuela, CBS News reported. The couple have pleaded not guilty to existing drug and weapons charges.