Radical cleric convicted:

LONDON — Britain's most infamous defender of Islamist extremism was found guilty of eliciting support for the Islamic State, officials said Tuesday, marking what authorities described as a milestone in the British campaign to combat homegrown terrorism. The verdict against Anjem Choudary, 49, is the first major conviction against a man seen across Europe as a Pied Piper for young radicals and a cheerleader for the Islamic State. He faces 10 years in prison.

Zambian police arrest 151:

Zambian police said they arrested 151 people following riots in parts of the country's Southern province after Edgar Lungu was re-elected as president on Aug. 11. The main opposition party said the vote was stolen and that it will challenge its validity in the constitutional court.

War on yellow fever begins:

DAKAR, Senegal — One of the largest yellow fever outbreaks in decades could soon spread globally, aid group Save the Children warned on Tuesday as the World Health Organization is set to launch one of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa. The massive vaccination campaign begins this week in Congo and Angola, with the aim of vaccinating more than 14 million people in more than 8,000 locations to stem the disease’s spread. WHO says more than 400 people have died in this outbreak.

Cuban players charged in rape:

HELSINKI — A Finnish prosecutor on Tuesday brought charges of aggravated rape against six members of the Cuban national volleyball team, which lost their games at the Rio Olympics with a depleted team. Prosecutor Leena Koivuniemi said all six have denied the charges and were being held by the police until the court case. If convicted, they face maximum eight-year prison sentences.

Tesla car catches fire:

PARIS — A Tesla electric car caught fire during a promotional tour in southwest France, and those aboard escaped unharmed. The driver said he saw smoke, and the three people aboard got out before seeing it catch fire.

82,000 people flee wildfire:

LOS ANGELES — A new wildfire spread Tuesday at a staggering pace in every direction through drought parched canyons east of Los Angeles, growing to 14 square miles in a matter of hours and forcing the evacuation of more than 82,000 of people from mountain communities.

Ex-boyfriend charged in killing:

PICO RIVERA, Calif. — The ex-boyfriend of a 16-year-old girl who died in front of her mother last week was arrested Tuesday on a charge of stabbing her to death. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department arrested 17-year-old Rory Murga without incident after deputies spotted him under a railroad underpass about 10 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Man arrested at Jenner's home:

LOS ANGELES — Police in Los Angeles have arrested a 25-year-old man on a charge of stalking at the Hollywood home of model and reality TV star Kendall Jenner. Sgt. Leonard Calderon said Shavaughn McKenzie was arrested Sunday night. Calderon says Jenner pulled into the driveway of the residence and saw McKenzie.

Lake Mead going dry:

LAS VEGAS — Amid punishing drought, federal water managers projected Tuesday that — by a very narrow margin — the crucial Lake Mead reservoir on the Colorado River won't have enough water to make full deliveries to Nevada and Arizona in 2018. A 24-month projection, issued on a day the largest reservoir on the closely controlled and monitored river was 36 percent full, showed the surface level of the lake behind Hoover Dam is expected to clear the trigger point this year to avoid a shortage declaration in 2017.

Attorney general resigns:

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania's first elected female attorney general, announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state's top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up.

DC police chief going to NFL:

WASHINGTON — Washington police chief Cathy Lanier, the first woman to lead the department permanently and one of the nation's longest-serving and most popular big-city police chiefs, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down to become head of security for the National Football League.

Lanier, 49, started her career with the Metropolitan Police Department as a patrol officer and rose through the ranks. She served as chief for nine-and-a-half years, under three mayoral administrations, overseeing reductions in crime as the nation's capital experienced an influx of wealth that transformed once-troubled neighborhoods.

Lanier said at a news conference that she has rejected numerous offers to lead other big-city police departments, but she saw the opportunity to handle security for the nation's "favorite sport" to be too good to pass up.

Judge approves ship sale needed to release stranded sailors

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A crew of 15 sailors should be heading home soon after being stuck for nearly four months aboard a cargo ship off the Georgia coast.

Federal marshals seized the Newlead Castellano while it was docked in Savannah in April after creditors sued the ship's owner, saying they were owed $7.1 million. The ship and crew remained anchored off Tybee Island during the legal battle, which ended with the ship being sold at auction for $7.4 million last week.

A U.S. District Court judge approved the sale in court Monday.

Todd Baiad (BAYD), an attorney for the creditors, says a new crew has already begun to move onto the ship. He says the original crew members, who are mostly from the Philippines, may begin their journey home as early as Friday.

Convoy of IS fighters allowed to leave Syrian city

WASHINGTON (AP) — A couple hundred vehicles of Islamic State fighters were allowed to leave the northern Syrian city of Manbij as U.S.-backed forces seized the town in recent days because the militants had civilians with them, according to a U.S. military official.

The official said Tuesday that some of the IS fighters may have already made their way into Turkey, but many are still in Syria. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity.

Col. Chris Garver, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting IS, told Pentagon reporters that the decision to let the convoy leave the city was made by commanders of the Syrian Democratic Forces. He said there were civilians in each of the vehicles, and the military wanted to avoid casualties. He added that he doesn't know how many of the civilians may have been in the cars voluntarily, but some were likely hostages.

It's not clear if the militants left under a pre-arranged agreement between the SDF and the IS fighters. During the offensive, the SDF had offered fighters a safe route to leave the town but they refused.

IS has repeatedly used civilians as human shields, including in recent battles in Iraq.

"They kept throwing civilians to basically walk into the line of fire, trying to get them shot to use that potentially as propaganda, we think," said Garver.

Garver said the coalition has been tracking and watching the vehicles as they headed north, but he declined to say where they were.

Syrian Democratic Forces seized control of the city on Friday and are now clearing the neighborhoods, looking for militants and bombs. Garver said that a "significant number" of explosive devices were left in the city by IS insurgents as they retreated.

Manbij is a key victory for the SDF and the coalition, because it lies on a major supply route between the Turkish border and the city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the IS group's self-styled caliphate.