A knife-wielding man has attacked people at the VIVO! mall in the city of Stalowa Wola in southeast Poland, killing at least one person and injuring eight others, local officials say. The suspect was taken into custody. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Near-record warm water has allowed Ophelia to strengthen further, making it a major category three hurricane south of the Azores, U.S. forecasters say. The storm is expected to lose some of its intensity as it moves closer to Ireland. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Tropical Storm Nate has strengthened into a category one hurricane as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico and takes aim for New Orleans, where a city-wide curfew has been announced and some areas have been ordered to evacuate. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

North Korea will soon test another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States, according to a Russian lawmaker who returned Friday from a four-day visit to the reclusive country. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

A shooter has opened fire at a country music festival near the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 100 others, officials and witnesses say. James Valles reporting. (BNO News)

The autonomous region of Catalonia has voted to break away from Spain in an unauthorized referendum, the regional government announced on Monday after more than 800 people were injured in a crackdown by Spanish police. James Valles reporting. (BNO News)

At least 337 people have been injured during an intense police crackdown in Catalonia, where several people are reportedly in critical condition, according to a regional government spokesman. Spanish police have blocked people from voting in an independence referendum that calls for the autonomous region of Catalonia to breakaway from Spain. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned on Friday amid continuing controversy over his frequent use of government-funded private jets, the White House says. James Valles reports. ( BNO News)

Emanuel Kidega Samson, a black man who opened fire at a Sunday church service in Tennessee left a note that referenced retaliation for a white supremacist's shooting massacre at a black church in South Carolina, the Associated Press reports. James Valles reports. (BNO News)

Hugh Hefner, who founded men’s magazines "Playboy" and turned it into one of the world's most recognizable brands, has died, the company announced on late Wednesday evening. He was 91 years old. James Valles reports (BNO News).