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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — There's no immediate confirmation of North Korea's claim of a successful test-firing of a ballistic missile from a submarine. Pyongyang's announcement warns of its growing ability to cut down its enemies with a "dagger of destruction." South Korean experts say it's unlikely that North Korea has an operational submarine that can fire multiple missiles, but they acknowledge that the North is making progress.
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The earthquake death toll has gone up again in Ecuador. Officials now say week's magnitude-7.8 earthquake killed at least 654 people with 58 people missing. The quake flattened towns along Ecuador's coast. The website of the secretariat for risk management said that 113 people had been rescued alive following the quake and more than 25,000 people remained in shelters. Hundreds of aftershocks have rattled the country.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A solar-powered airplane on a journey around the world is now in a holding pattern circling near San Francisco. The Solar Impulse 2 is waiting for winds to die down before ending the journey with a landing at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View. The aircraft performed a fly-by over the Golden Gate Bridge in the late afternoon following 56 hours of flight that began Thursday morning in Hawaii.
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Two officers are in stable condition, with one requiring surgery, and the suspect is dead following a shooting Saturday at a Wal-Mart in suburban Phoenix. Authorities say Mitchell Oakley was killed after opening fire at officers who were responding to a call about a trespasser. Chandler police say a Wal-Mart employee recognized Oakley as someone who had been ejected from the store in the past and called police.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Donald Trump tells supporters in Connecticut that he's not changing his pitch to voters, a day after his chief adviser assured Republican officials their party's front-runner would show more restraint. Speaking in Rhode Island, Democrat Hillary Clinton warned voters that Trump is attempting to appeal to a broader audience but will "go after every one of the rights we have."
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