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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — With the clerk of Rowan (ROW'-uhn) County, Kentucky, behind bars, five of her deputy clerks are preparing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. A federal judge jailed Kim Davis for refusing to accommodate gays who want to get married. The judge indicated Davis would remain in jail at least a week, saying he would revisit his decision after the deputy clerks have had time to comply with his order.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of shooting to death a Louisiana trooper. Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of Trooper Steven Vincent on Aug. 23. Police say Daigle shot Vincent after the trooper found Daigle's truck in a ditch and stopped to offer assistance. Daigle also faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of his roommate.
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says Britain will take 4,000 more Syrian refugees from camps in the Middle East. No confirmation yet from Number 10 Downing Street. British Prime Minister David Cameron has said only that his country would accept "thousands" more people on top of 5,000 already announced, and would give details next week.
BICSKE, Hungary (AP) — Police in Austria say 71 people found dead in a truck on a highway last week probably suffocated, but it will take weeks to be able to say so for sure. They say the victims included Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees. Meanwhile, Greece's coast guard says it has rescued hundreds of refugees and migrants from the sea near the eastern Aegean islands.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some jitters are evident in overseas markets ahead of this morning's release of the monthly U.S. jobs report. Adding to the nervousness is the resumption next week of trading on Chinese stock markets. European stocks opened sharply lower, while Japan's Nikkei tumbled 2.2 percent. The U.S. government jobs report for August could play a big role in whether the Federal Reserve decides to raise interest rates at its meeting this month.
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