Water shutoffs will continue...Stocks fall...Repairs continue at FAA facility

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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit will continue to be able to shut off water service to people who can't pay their bills. A judge overseeing the city's bankruptcy today refused to stop the shutoffs. He said the water department probably hasn't done enough to help people with chronically low income — but he noted that there is no "enforceable right" to water.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening sharply lower, following losses overseas. The Dow was down more than 150 points in the first few minutes. Earlier, Asian markets closed mostly lower as investors fretted over pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have been spending more. The government says consumers boosted spending by a healthy five-tenths of one percent in August, with about half of the increase coming from auto sales. Income rose by a modest amount.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it will take about two weeks to fully reopen a Chicago-area control center. An act of sabotage there brought the city's two international airports to a halt last week. Authorities say a contract employee started a fire Friday at regional control center in suburban Aurora and then attempted to commit suicide. More than 2,000 flights were canceled that day at O'Hare and Midway international airports, disrupting travel nationwide.

BOSTON (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv). The friend is accused of lying to authorities investigating the bombing. Robel Phillipos is charged with making false statements when he was questioned about his movements three days after the bombing and hours after the FBI released photos of Tsarnaev and his brother as suspects in the attack.