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McLEAN'S TOWN CAY, Bahamas (AP) — Hurricane Dorian remains stationary as it continues to pummel Grand Bahama Island. At 10:50 p.m. EDT Monday, the ferocious storm's center was about 30 miles northeast of Freeport Grand Bahama Island. But its wind speeds lessened slightly to 130 mph (209 kph). That was down from 140 mph (225 kph) earlier in the evening.
ODESSA, Texas (AP) — A neighbor of the gunman who killed seven people in West Texas described him as "a violent, aggressive person" that would be firing his guns at all hours of the night. Rocio Gutierrez says her family has lived near Seth Ator for the past five months. But she says they were afraid of him. Gutierrez says Ator would go out at night and shoot at animals, mostly rabbits. Ator was killed by police Saturday in Odessa after opening fire on troopers during a traffic stop and then shooting at random.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have interviewed the five crew members who survived a boat fire off the Southern California coast. The Coast Guard says 39 people were aboard the Conception, a dive ship on a three-day scuba diving excursion to the Channel Islands. There was a six-member crew and 33 passengers when the fire broke out about 3 a.m. Monday and quickly engulfed the boat. Five crew members survived after jumping overboard. Eight bodies have been found and 26 people missing.
UNDATED (AP) — Hurricane Dorian has been stalled over tiny Grand Bahama Island for nearly a day, and the reason is because steering currents high up in the air have collapsed. Nearly four miles up in the atmosphere, the winds are too calm. Meteorologists say that means there's nothing pushing or pulling Dorian. So Dorian just sits there, pounding the Bahamas relentlessly. While it's horrible for the Bahamas, meteorologists say it may help spare Florida a bit.
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he doesn't want an election and has urged legislators not to undercut Britain's negotiating position with the European Union. Johnson has said in a brief televised address that there are "no circumstances" under which he would accept a delay to Brexit, which is scheduled for Oct. 31. He says a parliamentary move to limit his options and seek another Brexit delay would "chop the legs" out of Britain's negotiating position.
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