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One person was killed in a shooting outside a mosque in Columbus, Ohio. Police said the shooting was not an attack on the building.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives had earlier said on social media that authorities were responding to the scene.
One person was killed in a shooting outside a Columbus, Ohio, mosque that police say was not an attack on the building.
President Trump said Sunday that construction at the East Potomac Golf Links in Washington will begin Nov. 15, and that the course will close for about 15 months of renovations.
A judge last week ordered a halt to the redevelopment plans until at least Oct. 26, after criticizing the government for starting large-scale tree removal over a holiday weekend with little notice. On Monday, a federal judge clashed with Justice Department lawyers over the plan, and NPR reports hundreds of trees were cut down despite the judge's order.
Trump says East Potomac Golf Links will close Nov. 15 for a 15-month renovation, though a judge has paused the plans until at least Oct. 26.
Police say a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed during a youth soccer game at the Stryker Soccer Complex in Wichita when a pickup truck drove onto the field.
Video shows police taking the driver, a mother, into custody. Police are investigating why she drove onto the field.
A pickup truck driven onto a Wichita soccer field killed a 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man; the driver was taken into custody.
Federal investigators said they are looking into suspicious letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to state election officials and congressional offices.
The reports come about two weeks before the midterm elections.
Federal investigators are examining letters containing unknown substances mailed to state election officials and congressional offices.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Trump's approval rating at a record low of 31 percent, and showed Democrats leading Republicans by 12 points in the generic congressional ballot.
PBS NewsHour also discussed the poll Monday. A separate CBS News poll found the Texas Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton close to tied, two weeks before the midterms.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll puts Trump's approval at a record-low 31 percent, with Democrats up 12 points on the generic ballot.
Federal prosecutors allege Abdulrahman Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national and former OpenAI worker accused of bugging a conference room, was in frequent communication with a member of the Saudi royal family. They have not said what he might have wanted to do with the recordings.
Prosecutors also allege his wife and infant son left the U.S. for Saudi Arabia in October on business-class tickets bought by a Saudi military official, and that he planned to fly there. The Saudi government did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment.
Prosecutors allege the ex-OpenAI worker accused of planting a recording device was in frequent contact with a Saudi royal family member.
Around half a million people marched across France over school conditions and the cost of living, but the demonstrations were overshadowed by violence. Authorities said more than 1,800 people were arrested, and masked groups set fires and attacked public buildings, including city halls. A 140-year-old town hall in Limoges was set ablaze. Shop owners in Marseille reported more than 600 premises looted, according to the BBC.
Curfews took effect Monday in parts of central Paris and other cities. Macron acknowledged failures in anticipation and intelligence and declined Interior Minister Laurent Nunez's resignation, while the interior minister admitted police "lost control" in some cities. Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu urged localized curfews, and French leaders have vowed a crackdown, blaming an "ultra-left movement"; PBS reports an investigation is under way to track down those responsible. Students also blocked the Louvre in support of the movement, Al Jazeera reports.
Curfews are in effect in parts of Paris and other French cities after weekend protests turned violent with 1,800-plus arrests.
President Trump blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect, saying the suspension is meant to keep peace negotiations going. He has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not wanting to end the war and, per PBS, again criticized him on Monday. CBS News reports Trump faces bipartisan backlash over the waiver. Zelenskyy rejected the accusation, saying Putin is the one refusing peace and that the U.S. military is delaying "vital supplies."
Ukraine and Russia kept trading strikes. Al Jazeera reports Ukraine launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia, setting oil facilities ablaze, and a Russian drone strike on a Ukrainian park killed six people, including children. Zelenskyy said Ukraine received no early warning from partners before Russia hit its power grid again, and a Zelenskyy adviser told the BBC that U.S. restrictions on intelligence sharing are costing lives; the White House said there had been no changes to intelligence sharing.
Trump suspended planned Russia sanctions to sustain peace talks and accused Zelenskyy of not wanting to end the war, as Ukraine says it is getting less warning of Russian strikes.
Russia's top diplomat is visiting Tehran for the first time since the U.S. and Israel launched their war with Iran. He says the aim is to avert a return to major hostilities, and Al Jazeera reports Gulf Cooperation Council states have pressed Moscow to help halt Iranian attacks and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's foreign minister said Sunday the Strait of Hormuz could open within days if the U.S. abides by conditions in a seven-day ceasefire plan. Qatar's deputy prime minister warned that global energy shockwaves from the war have yet to peak. CBS News reports Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Trump "we have a job to finish" on Iran, and Axios, as cited by Al Jazeera, reported Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made an unannounced visit to Israel to meet Netanyahu.
Russia's foreign minister is in Tehran seeking to avert renewed war as Iran says its conditions to reopen Hormuz remain.
Voters in the oil-rich province decide Monday whether to remain part of Canada or take the first step toward a binding independence referendum.
Polling suggests most Albertans favour staying in Canada, although the debate has proven divisive. PBS NewsHour reports Prime Minister Mark Carney is fighting to keep the country united.
Albertans vote Monday on whether to trigger a binding independence referendum; polls favour staying in Canada.
Three missiles hit a camp in government-controlled Shabwa province that officials say was being used to train new security recruits. Local authorities put the death toll at about 50; PBS NewsHour, citing reports of a ballistic missile attack by the Iran-backed Houthis, says at least 53 were killed.
PBS reports the escalating fighting shattered a 2022 ceasefire that had largely halted Yemen's civil war.
A Houthi missile strike on a government training camp in Yemen's Shabwa province killed around 50 or more recruits.
Canada's defense minister said four service members were killed and dozens of others hospitalized after a wildfire swept through a military base in Alberta.
BBC reports accounts suggest the blaze moved about a kilometre in 30 to 60 seconds.
Four service members died and dozens were injured when a fire swept through a military base in Alberta.