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Trump rejects
Iran’s demand
(AP) -- President Donald Trump is scoffing at Iran’s demands that the U.S. pay for devastation caused by five months of war. A spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry stressed Monday that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is tied to reparations from the U.S. and other concessions.
Trump responded on social media that he now demands that Iran pay for hundreds of American troops killed and wounded by Iran-backed militants over several decades -- including more than 600 U.S. service members killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2011.
Quake rocks
Colombia
CALI, Colombia (AP) -- A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has struck western Colombia, killing at least 111 people and damaging hundreds of buildings. President Abelardo de la Espriella declared an emergency to expedite funding for recovery.
The quake hit the remote Choco region on Monday and was felt as far as Bogotá. Local officials confirmed deaths across several regions, including Risaralda and Valle del Cauca. The quake is the country’s strongest recorded “in the 21st century,” and was followed by 21 less powerful aftershocks, the country’s Geological Service said.
Authorities were concerned about more aftershocks, and flights were suspended in several airports. International support and aid have been offered.
Hanging
investigated
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The hanging death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi has left her family and community shaken. The 29-year-old Black woman’s body was found outside an abandoned house on Aug. 3.
Police have not indicated whether they consider Fortune’s death suspicious, saying only that they are actively working “to determine the circumstances surrounding the death.” The mother of four was last seen July 26 after traveling to Kentucky for a reunion.
Fortune’s mother, Christy Spivey, told ABC News her daughter would “not do this to herself.” Fortune’s death comes less than a year after two other people were found hanging from trees in the state.
Tupac murder
trial opens
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur is underway. The unsolved case has gripped the hip-hop world for 30 years.
The trial began Monday and is expected to last about a month. Duane “Keffe D” Davis has pleaded not guilty to one charge of murder with a deadly weapon. At the time, Davis was a leader of the South Side Compton Crips.
People who will testify include those who saw Shakur moments before he was shot, as well as people who were affiliated with rival record labels. Shakur was shot multiple times while on his way to perform and died a week later.