PoliticsAll Democrats voted against a proposal to exempt tips from taxes.
PoliticsAll Democrats voted against a proposal to exempt tips from taxes.
PoliticsThe White House frames the message as a crackdown on fraud in America, warning that those who steal from the American people will go to prison.
SocietyActor Selma Blair was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two flight attendants. After the flight landed in New York, she was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
CultureMore than 300 amateur bakers from 33 countries gathered in Treviso, Italy, for the Tiramisu World Cup. A baker from Brazil won the top prize.
PoliticsTexas Republicans are split over GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton. In recently leaked audio, Paxton says ousted longtime Sen. John Cornyn is not backing him. Republicans are trying to resolve the infighting, while Democratic nominee James Talarico addressed his absence from the campaign trail.
SocietyA lawyer for one of the men accused in the Cornell sexual assault case has asked a judge to restrict attorneys’ comments to court proceedings, a limit that would also apply to Jane Doe’s lawyer.
PoliticsAt a rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, on Saturday night, U.S. President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Canada and said he might rename the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean after himself. He accused Canada of taking advantage of the United States and imposing hefty tariffs, and said he had decided to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.”
PoliticsAI data centres are emerging as a major US political issue. Candidates and lawmakers from both parties are challenging their expansion, while Donald Trump backs them and calls critics “backwards”. With the midterm elections approaching, the issue could cost Trump votes.
OtherInvestigations are underway into five deaths along the Lansing River Trail in Michigan, raising fears of a serial killer.
WorldThe Vatican says Pope Leo XIV will be admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for surgery to remove a lung nodule. He disclosed the discovery during his Sunday noon prayer and said he was following doctors’ advice. The Vatican said the tests were not prompted by a specific health concern.
EconomyNearly 40 years after it disappeared, Citroën has unveiled the iconic 2CV at the Paris Motor Show as a fully electric city car, aiming to keep it simple and affordable in a more competitive market.
PoliticsAlbertans are due to vote next Monday in a fall referendum with ten questions, including one on the province’s future in Canada. With turnout expected to reach a record, Elections Alberta is encouraging early voting during the five-day period from Oct. 13 to Oct. 17.
WorldA Houthi official warned the United States on Monday that it would face a painful response if it entered the war in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has reportedly asked Washington for help dealing with the group as it faces repeated attacks.
WorldUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that Russia would not agree to stop striking energy targets. His comments followed US President Donald Trump’s unilateral announcement of a deal between the warring countries. Zelensky said on social media that Russia’s refusal of the US-proposed energy ceasefire was becoming increasingly evident.
PoliticsWith three weeks until November, the Republican midterm campaign has become a damage-control effort. Party officials are scrambling to protect once-safe seats they fear could cost them control of Congress, shifting resources toward traditionally Republican districts and states and away from Democratic areas where they had hoped to expand.
PoliticsBloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu discusses the latest from the White House, with the program focused on unease among Republicans over Trump’s diesel deal.
EconomyStarbucks said it is not buying Chipotle, tamping down speculation about a deal that could have ranked among the restaurant sector’s largest ever.
PoliticsNew York Republican Representative Mike Lawler said he opposes any US agreement with Russia that would benefit Vladimir Putin, whom he called a “vile dictator.” He said the US should address energy-supply problems by strengthening domestic production and building new refineries.
WorldHow has Iran’s regime survived war, sanctions and repeated protests? Two defectors from its security apparatus describe how it recruits, rewards and controls those who keep it in power. DW’s investigative team spent months secretly communicating with a former intelligence officer and a former special forces commander, verifying their identities and testimony. They describe ideological conditioning, privileged business opportunities and restrictions extending to marriage.
SocietyFox News correspondent Alexis McAdams reports on actress Selma Blair’s arrest. Blair allegedly tried to open a plane door midflight and attacked flight attendants.
SocietyEight people, including a one-year-old girl, her pregnant mother, the mother’s five-year-old son and her unborn baby, were killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania. The girl’s father, Julius Windham, said the gunman was a grandfather who had never seemed troubled or unusual.
WorldTrump said over the weekend that Russia and Ukraine had reached a truce. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would be willing to support one, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine did not deserve the “respite” a ceasefire would bring. The programme examines what was and was not agreed.
World4:37Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay, a former UN human rights chief and ICC judge, denounced new US sanctions against the court as unacceptable and unlawful. She said she was surprised by the award and welcomed its recognition of international justice, human rights and the rule of law, while accusing Washington of undermining judicial independence and punishing the ICC for carrying out its work.
WorldYemen’s ambassador to France, Riyad Yassin Abdallah, told FRANCE 24 that the Iran-backed Houthis “are thriving and surviving by creating war.” Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Monday the country had been tested but would respond “seriously” after a series of Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s international airport killed 18 people.