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The storm is expected to strengthen before nearing land late Tuesday. Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida have declared states of emergency in anticipation of Irma.

Ethnic minority Rohingyas are once again facing widespread violence from government forces in Myanmar, and thousands have fled across the border to Bangladesh. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Poppy McPherson, who is following the story in Myanmar.

The strongest storm ever recorded in the Atlantic outside of the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico is moving away from Puerto Rico. More than half of its residents are without power.

France's Interior minister says the hurricane killed at least 8 people on French Caribbean island territories. Antigua's prime minister says a 2-year-old was killed as a family tried to escape a home.

The flames stranded a group of more than 100 hikers. They were so focused on escaping the blaze that a "bear actually came into our area and no one stirred," one hiker told The Spokesman-Review.

Justice Department prosecutor Peter Koski began his opening arguments with a seemingly innocuous story: "A few years ago, a man sent an email requesting a hotel room for a long weekend in Paris."

The countries challenged a quota system adopted by the EU to help Italy and Greece during the 2015 migration crisis. Hungary's foreign minister vowed to fight any imposed relocation of refugees.

The president's son told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he would have consulted a lawyer if he had learned anything damaging — but ultimately, he said, he did not.

The sign on the door in Wilmington, Del., calls it a "human rights foundation" dedicated to resuming American adoption of Russian children. But what it's really about is anti-sanctions lobbying.

All four players to reach the semifinals at the U.S. Open are Americans. The last time that happened was 1981, when the lineup was Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert, Barbara Potter and Tracy Austin.