Five Minutes Spare

The lawmaker whose state is ravaged by painkiller abuse is accused of being a drug industry stooge.
BBC News – US & Canada

Saturday’s truck bombing in the capital is the deadliest attack in Somalia’s 10-year insurgency.
BBC News – Africa

In the Thunder’s first preseason game of 2017-18, the Houston Rockets scored only 18 points in the paint, on just 23 shot attempts.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Andrew Cashner earned his career-high 11th victory in helping pitch the Rangers to an 8-4 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at Globe Life Park.
OAK Homepage News

The carmaker says the 400 job losses at its Ellesmere Port factory are needed to stay competitive.
BBC News – Business

The Syrian Democratic Forces says it will not stop “until the whole city is clean” of IS militants.
BBC News – Middle East

He was reportedly wanted in connection with a gun attack on a hospital in which seven died.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The country is tipped to return Europe’s youngest leader amid a shift to the right after the migrant crisis.
BBC News – Europe

Ophelia remains on track to hit the UK and Ireland as it weakens to a category two hurricane.
BBC News – UK

British actress Lysette Anthony says he attacked her at her London home in the late 1980s.
BBC News – US & Canada