At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Monday's Top Story [At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies]( [At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies]( NEW YORK (AP) " Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, President Donald Trump heads into his three-day visit to the United Nations this week hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off questions about whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival. [Read More »]( Local News [OVERNIGHT: Man killed at North Austin apartment complex, police say]( [OVERNIGHT: Man killed at North Austin apartment complex, police say]( Austin police are investigating a second homicide at a North Austin apartment complex this month after a man was killed early Monday. [Read More »]( [A look at Austin s summer that won t end, by the numbers]( [A look at Austin’s summer that won’t end, by the numbers]( Even as Monday marks the first day of fall - astronomically speaking anyway - we still can't help but wonder, what's up with Austin's recent weather? [Read More »]( [Man killed by SWAT officers in Northeast Austin apartment complex]( [Man killed by SWAT officers in Northeast Austin apartment complex]( A 74-year-old man was shot and killed by Austin SWAT officers Sunday night in an incident that began as a domestic violence episode inside a Northeast Austin apartment complex, said police Chief Brian Manley, who spoke to reporters Monday morning. [Read More »]( [Austin billionaire Robert Smith s tab for paying off Morehouse student debt: $34 million]( [Austin billionaire Robert Smith’s tab for paying off Morehouse student debt: $34 million]( Austin billionaire investor Robert F. Smith in May announced he would wipe out all student loan debt for the 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College. [Read More »]( [Police discover stolen APD rifle during traffic stop]( [Police discover stolen APD rifle during traffic stop]( Austin police found a stolen police AR-15-style rifle in the backseat of a vehicle officers pulled over last week, according to an arrest affidavit. [Read More »]( Business [Austin jobless rate dips to 2.8% for August, a 20-year low]( [Austin jobless rate dips to 2.8% for August, a 20-year low]( Brace for the already abundant number of "Help Wanted" signs around Austin to multiply, because the region's latest unemployment rate is once again at a 20-year monthly low and growth in the pool of available workers is continuing to ebb. [Read More »]( [Austin Startup Week evolves along with the area s startup scene]( [Austin Startup Week evolves along with the area’s startup scene]( Austin entrepreneur Jacqueline Hughes jokes that the only constants in her life the past decade have been her husband and Austin Startup Week. [Read More »]( Sports [Austin police investigating overnight death of former Ole Miss, Texas quarterback Jevan Snead]( [Austin police investigating overnight death of former Ole Miss, Texas quarterback Jevan Snead]( Austin police are investigating the overnight death of former Texas and Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead, but police were releasing few details about his death Sunday. [Read More »]( [Watson, Watt lead way for Texans]( [Watson, Watt lead way for Texans]( CARSON, Calif. [Read More »]( [Buechele powers SMU over TCU]( [Buechele powers SMU over TCU]( FORT WORTH - Former Texas quarterback Shane Buechele threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score Saturday as SMU beat TCU 41-38 to end a seven-game losing streak in the rivalry and improve to 4-0 for the first time since 1984.The Mustangs jumped ahead 15-0 in less than 10 minutes. [Read More »]( [Prescott gets Cowboys in gear]( [Prescott gets Cowboys in gear]( ARLINGTON - Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are still on a high-scoring roll, and the Miami Dolphins now have the worst scoring differential through three games since at least 1950 despite trying a younger quarterback. [Read More »]( [Texas State works three overtimes for first win, 37-34]( [Texas State works three overtimes for first win, 37-34]( SAN MARCOS - Texas State got its first victory of the season in dramatic fashion, a wild 37-34 victory over Georgia State that was the Bobcats' first conference win at home since 2015.The third overtime was the charm Saturday night for the Bobcats. [Read More »]( Opinion [Herman: In Houston, Howdy, Modi! event offers warm welcome to Trump]( [Herman: In Houston, “Howdy, Modi!” event offers warm welcome to Trump]( HOUSTON - First, and with the deepest and most sincere sense of appreciation and jealousy, a tip of the cowboy hat to the genius who came up with the name of the event in which a crowd announced at 50,000 people of Indian descent gathered Sunday to greet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Houston home stadium of the Texans."Howdy, Modi!" (And always with the exclamation mark.)Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner welcomed everyone to NRG Stadium "to say howdy [Read More »]( Nation [Ex-cop s murder trial for shooting neighbor set to start]( [Ex-cop’s murder trial for shooting neighbor set to start]( DALLAS (AP) " Last September, a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own apartment. [Read More »]( [UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities]( [UK says Iran responsible for attack on Saudi oil facilities]( NEW YORK (AP) " Britain has concluded that Iran was responsible for attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday. [Read More »]( [Television celebrity chef, restaurateur Carl Ruiz dies at 44]( [Television celebrity chef, restaurateur Carl Ruiz dies at 44]( NEW YORK (AP) " Television celebrity chef and restaurateur Carl Ruiz has died. [Read More »]( [Bus driver in Utah crash that killed 4 Chinese was 1st trip]( [Bus driver in Utah crash that killed 4 Chinese was 1st trip]( SALT LAKE CITY (AP) " The driver of a tour bus that crashed near a national park in Utah, killing four Chinese tourists and injuring dozens more, was making his first trip for a company that only been in business for a short time, investigators said Sunday. [Read More »]( [United Auto Workers strike against GM may be headed to day 8]( [United Auto Workers strike against GM may be headed to day 8]( NEW YORK (AP) " A strike against General Motors by 49,000 auto workers appears headed to an eighth day. [Read More »]( World [At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies]( [At UN, Trump to face questions about Iran, Ukraine, allies]( NEW YORK (AP) " Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, President Donald Trump heads into his three-day visit to the United Nations this week hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off questions about whether he sought foreign help to damage a political rival. [Read More »]( [Johnson says he ll tell Trump: Hands off UK health service]( [Johnson says he’ll tell Trump: Hands off UK health service]( NEW YORK (AP) " British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he'll tell U.S. President Donald Trump that the U.K.'s state-funded health service will be off the table in any future trade negotiations, and that the U.S. will have to open its markets to British goods if it wants to make a deal. [Read More »]( [At least 7 killed as school collapses in Kenya s capital]( [At least 7 killed as school collapses in Kenya’s capital]( NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) " A school collapsed in Kenya's capital on Monday morning, and officials said at least seven children were killed. [Read More »]( [Tour company Thomas Cook collapses, global bookings canceled]( [Tour company Thomas Cook collapses, global bookings canceled]( LONDON (AP) " Veteran British tour operator Thomas Cook collapsed after failing to secure rescue funding, and travel bookings for its more than 600,000 global vacationers were canceled early Monday. [Read More »]( [Sigmund Jaehn,1st German in space as 1970s cosmonaut, dies]( [Sigmund Jaehn,1st German in space as 1970s cosmonaut, dies]( BERLIN (AP) " Sigmund Jaehn, who became the first German in space at the height of the Cold War during the 1970s and was promoted as a hero by communist authorities in East Germany, has died. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Family, friends and fans remember Daniel Johnston at graveside service]( [Family, friends and fans remember Daniel Johnston at graveside service]( Family, friends and fans of Daniel Johnston gathered in the Houston suburb of Katy on Saturday afternoon and evening to pay respects to the renowned artist and songwriter, who died Sept. 11 at age 58. [Read More »]( [Fantastic Fest: Koko-di Koko-da is a waking nightmare, just like loss]( [Fantastic Fest: ‘Koko-di Koko-da’ is a waking nightmare, just like loss]( Grief can be a pit, or it can be a cloud, or it can be a wheel. [Read More »]( [Fantastic Fest: Stephen King story In the Tall Grass finds dread in the unknown]( [Fantastic Fest: Stephen King story ‘In the Tall Grass’ finds dread in the unknown]( Stephen King has a gift for crafting terrifying stories out of things that should otherwise not be scary. 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