A wildfire destroys up to 80% of the town of Malden, Washington, including the town's fire station, post office, city hall, and library. The entire town's population was evacuated as the raging fire approached. (Reuters)
Arizona reports 81 cases, the lowest in the state since late March. This also marks the first time the state reported fewer than 100 cases since April 10. (The Arizona Republic)(KTAR)
The British government bans gatherings of more than six people in England starting September 14, with some exceptions, amid a rise in cases, which hit nearly 3,000 on Sunday. (ABC Australia)
American company Pfizer and German company BioNTech announce that their vaccine could be ready for approval mid-October or early November. (The Hill)
Nine vaccine companies sign a pledge that they won't submit vaccine candidates for review by the Food and Drug Administration until their safety and efficacy is shown in large clinical trials. (NPR)
A court in Lahore, Pakistan, sentences a Christian man to death for sending a "blasphemous" message to his former supervisor at work in 2013. The defendant said that his supervisor had tried to convert him to Islam, which he refused to do. The court rejected his testimony. (Al Jazeera)
Seven people are killed in an overnight shooting at a residence in Aguanga, California. The residence was reportedly being used to grow illegal marijuana. Police believe the shooting was an isolated incident, but no suspects are in custody. (NBC News)(The Press-Enterprise)
Chinese foreign ministry says Australian-Chinese journalist Cheng Lei is detained in China on grounds of breaching the national security law and "suspected of carrying out illegal activities endangering China’s national security". (The Guardian)
Run-off voting begins in Egypt as 26 candidates for the country's newly formed senate failed to get an absolute majority during the first election round in August. (Foreign Brief)