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Uber leased cars it knew were unsafe to its drivers in Singapore, according to a report in <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>. Above, Uber's San Francisco headquarters in June.

Uber Knowingly Leased Unsafe Cars To Its Drivers In Singapore, Report Says

The company kept buying cars it knew had defective components from "gray-market" dealers, The Wall Street Journal reports. Then a Honda Vezel burst into flames, with an Uber driver at the wheel.

Saturday Sports: Usain Bolt, Cubs Face Nationals

Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine about the weekend series between the Chicago Cubs and the Washington Nationals, and sprinter Usain Bolt's final race.

On Saturday, the U.S. Marines said three service members were missing after an MV-22 Osprey, like the one shown, "entered the water" off the coast of Australia.

Search And Rescue Suspended For U.S. Marines In 'Mishap' Off Australian Coast

Most service members were rescued, but three remain unaccounted for after their aircraft "entered the water."

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks...Pup Talk, Germie Chocolate Cake, Expunge This

Wyndham Lathem (left) and Andrew Warren were arrested Friday in California, in connection with the July stabbing death of a Chicago man.

Northwestern Professor And Oxford Employee Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Chicago Man

Wyndham Lathem and Andrew Warren surrendered on Friday in California and are facing first-degree murder charges.

Protesters gather outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston for a July 28 demonstration against a bill that would require state agencies to collected detailed data on Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders.

'Racist Bill'? Chinese Immigrants Protest Effort To Collect More Asian-American Data

Massachusetts lawmakers and supporters of the bill say collecting detailed data could help bring more resources to Asian-Americans. But some protesters worry the data will be misused.

British Ambassador to the U.N. Matthew Rycroft and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley were among the unanimous vote to impose new sanctions on North Korea Saturday.

U.N. Approves New North Korea Sanctions Over Missile Tests

The new sanctions will cut about $1 billion, or a third, of North Korea's export revenue. North Korea tested two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month, which could potentially reach the U.S.

Explosive Targets Minnesota Mosque

The FBI said the explosion was from an improvised explosive device. No one was injured, but an imam's office was badly damaged.

Children walk through a rice field outside the town of Kelilalina in eastern Madagascar. Rice is the dominant food and the dominant crop on the Indian Ocean island, but changing weather patterns are disrupting production in some parts of the country.

Erratic Weather Threatens Livelihood Of Rice Farmers In Madagascar

Climate change is complicating the lives of subsistence rice farmers in Madagascar. For years, the wet and dry seasons arrived predictably. No more. To survive, farmers are looking to diversify.

Samir Hussain was attacked in 2015 by a gang of strangers, one of whom threw drain cleaner on his face.

Acid Attacks On The Rise In The U.K.

Corrosive substances are increasingly used as weapons in the U.K., especially in London, which had more than 450 attacks in 2016.

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