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30 large dolphins beach themselves in Brazil

Around 30 large dolphins beached themselves in northeastern Brazil over the weekend, and news reports said Monday that at least seven of them had died.

Eighth victim found in Colorado flooding

The body of a woman killed in the Colorado flooding has been found beside the Big Thompson river, authorities said Monday, bringing the death toll to eight. The victim is believed to be a 79-year-old woman who was previously listed as missing and presumed dead.

 
Kenya’s vice president: Mall siege in final stage

Kenyan officials said security forces controlled nearly all of an upscale mall on Monday, two days after it was seized by members of a Somali terrorist group who invaded with guns blazing, killing at least 62 people.

Victims in Kenya mall attack come from many continents

The attack on the upscale Westgate Mall in Kenya’s capital has killed dozens of people, from Africa, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and the Americas.

 
Marathon bombing suspect’s lawyers want more time

Federal authorities plan to recommend whether to seek the death penalty against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by the end of next month and expect U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to decide early next year whether to pursue it, prosecutors said Monday.

 
Sewers clogging as consumers glom on to flushable wipes

Pre-moistened towelettes are being blamed for creating clogs in sewer systems around the country. The problem is costing some municipalities millions of dollars to dispatch crews to unclog pipes and pumps.

 
Obama: To honor victims, we ‘have to change’

Speaking Sunday, just blocks away from where the Washington Navy Yard shootings happened a week ago, President Barack Obama called on Americans not to give up on trying to change gun laws that he argued are to blame for an epidemic of violence.