The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers.
1. US DESTROYER COLLIDES WITH TANKER, 10 SAILORS MISSING
The USS John S. McCain suffers damage to its port side in the second accident involving a ship from the Navy’s 7th Fleet in the Pacific in two months.
2. MILLIONS IN US PREPARE TO WATCH MOON BLOT OUT SUN
3. TRUMP TO OUTLINE AFGHAN STRATEGY IN NATIONAL TV ADDRESS
The speech Monday night will give Trump a chance for a reset after one of the most difficult weeks of his short presidency.
4. WHO CRIED AS HARD AS HE LAUGHED
Jerry Lewis — the manic performer whose pratfalls led him to stardom, and who later found new fame as the tireless, teary host of the annual muscular dystrophy telethons — dies at 91.
5. VEHICLE RAMS BUS STOPS IN FRANCE
A French official says a suspect who rammed his white van into two bus stops in the southern French city of Marseille, killing a woman, is being treated for psychological problems.
6. MANHUNT EXPANDS FOR LAST SUSPECTED CELL MEMBER IN SPAIN ATTACKS
Police search northeastern region bordering France for the man suspected of driving the van that ran over in Barcelona and killed 14 people.
7. US, SOUTH KOREA START DRILLS AMID NKOREA TENSIONS
Pyongyang decries the largely computer simulated war games as an invasion rehearsal.
The killing of a Chicago hairstylist was linked to a sexual fantasy hatched online between a Northwestern University professor and an Oxford University employee, an assistant state attorney says.
9. CHINA TO RELAUNCH WORLD’S FASTEST TRAINS
China first ran trains at 350 kilometers (217 miles) per hour in August 2008, but later cut speeds back after a two-train wreck.
10. WHY LONDON’S BIG BEN WILL FALL SILENT
After 12 deep bongs Monday, repair work will keep the bell from ringing until 2021.