Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here’s Monday's news:
- Armed man was arrested after charging toward Ohio candidate Amy Acton.
- Trump’s envoys are in Moscow for Ukraine war talks with Putin.
- What's open and closed on Labor Day?
Nicole Fallert here, start the week with our News Quiz.
Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami airport
At least five people were killed, and five others hospitalized after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, crashing into multiple vehicles and erupting in flames, authorities said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and Amazon confirmed the plane came down striking multiple vehicles. According to Miami-Dade County fire officials, some victims were trapped inside the vehicles and at least three of the wounded are in critical condition.
More news to know now
- Labor Day gas prices have never been higher: Americans are buying $4 gas this holiday weekend for the first time in history, a fuel analyst reports.
- Texas' first Latina governor? Gina Hinojosa is close to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the polls. This state lawmaker would be the first Latina governor of Texas and the first Democratic governor since 1995.
- Trump backs increasingly unpopular data centers. But a new poll shows that most Americans disagree with the infrastructure in their communities.
Take a look
Volleyball at Wrigley Field
The experimentation with outdoor games is probably a thing of the past after Nebraska’s match against Missouri at Wrigley Field was delayed twice and finally
suspended after just 18 points because of excessive moisture on the court. But 43,000-plus fans showed up for it.
College football
Confusing clocks
Western Michigan was all set to embarrass the debut of Kyle Whittingham in Ann Arbor when it looked like it secured a 12-7 win. But by some miracle, there was still time left for Michigan to get one last shot, and it capitalized on it with a Hail Mary to save the day. Big Ten officials confirmed the NBC broadcast and the official game clock used in the Big Ten's replay center were out of sync, resulting in controversy.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Daily Briefing: Plane crash kills five
