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PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Forecasters are warning that Hurricane Patricia is headed for a "potentially catastrophic landfall" along Mexico's southwestern coast. They say the Category 5 storm with winds near 200 mph is the strongest ever in the Western Hemisphere. It's expected to come ashore later today in the area that includes the resort of Puerto Vallarta.
PUISSEGUIN, France (AP) — French authorities now say 43 people are dead after a truck and a bus carrying retirees collided in southwestern France's wine region. It's France's deadliest road accident in more than 30 years. Eight people escaped after the bus driver quickly opened the bus door, but others were trapped as flames engulfed the two vehicles.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Muslim prayers at Jerusalem's holiest site have ended peacefully. Israel allowed Muslims of all ages to enter the shrine today for the first time since violence erupted there in mid-September. In recent weeks, police had barred younger Muslim men from the shrine, citing security concerns. Clashes at the site, which is revered by both Muslims and Jews, often involved teens and young men.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is joking about her 11-hour grilling yesterday by the House committee investigating the Benghazi attacks. She told Democratic women at a party breakfast today that she has "recovered her voice" after the long day of testimony. Clinton says she tried to "rise above partisanships and reach for statesmanship" in her testimony about the 2012 attacks that left four Americans dead.
TAVARES, Fla. (AP) — A man in South Florida is threatening to sue Lake County if officials pray during a commission meeting but don't allow him to give a satanic invocation. Chaz Stevens, a self-described atheist, tells local news outlets his request this week is part of his "Satan or Silence Project." He wants elected officials to either drop prayers before meetings or allow him to lead a satanic prayer. Commission Chairman Jimmy Conner says a satanic prayer is not going to happen.
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