Hurricane Maria Strengthens to Category Five Storm

The island of Dominica is one of the first in its path, as it bears down on the Caribbean. Also, President Trump has used his first speech at the United Nations to call for reform and a film about the love life of Russia's last Tsar has prompted a wave of violent attacks.

(Photo: A man points at a screen monitoring the weather and the progression of Hurricane Maria on board the French marine frigate Germinal, Credit: Helene Valenzuela/AFP/Getty Images)