In world news, the United Nations reports that arrivals of refugees in Italy have dropped by as much as over 85 percent over the past few months, which raises new questions about Italy’s diplomacy in North Africa.
In national news, the not-so-coincidental fatal shootings of two black men in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which are both linked to the same attacker, are now believed to be hate crimes.
And in local news, New York State will introduce new regulations on the credit reporting agencies in the wake of the unprecedented cyberattack on Equifax last week.
Produced, written, and edited by: Nathaniel Butler. Danielle Kogan is taking a day off today, but she’ll be back on-the-air with Nathaniel next Monday, September 25.