U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns amid misconduct allegations
The White House announced Tuesday morning that it had asked Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece. By Tuesday afternoon and evening, multiple independent reports confirmed she had stepped down.
The resignation follows allegations that Guilfoyle sought payment from a Trump donor—reportedly a $100,000 personal credit-card bill—in exchange for access to administration officials. The White House had described the conduct as improper and possibly illegal.
President Trump said Monday he was "looking at" firing her and that the administration was "not happy" with her performance.
Guilfoyle has denied the allegations and said she will "vigorously defend" herself.
Federal agents search home of Representative Ilhan Omar
Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday morning as part of an ongoing federal investigation, the Justice Department said. Video posted by Fox News showed what appeared to be law enforcement officers in Homeland Security Investigations jackets at the residence.
The search occurred within the 60-day window before the November midterm elections, a period when the Justice Department has historically avoided overt investigative steps involving political candidates.
Fox News reported that the investigation centers on immigration paperwork submitted by Omar's late father when she was a child; CBS News, citing sources, also linked the search to her immigration documents.
Omar said she would not be "silenced" and accused President Trump of running an intimidation campaign against her. Top Democrats in Congress condemned the timing.
Trump announced in January on Truth Social that the Justice Department was investigating Omar.
Pope Leo XIV hospitalized for surgery to remove lung nodule
Pope Leo XIV was admitted to a Rome hospital on Tuesday for an operation to remove a small growth, or nodule, from his lung.
The Vatican said the surgery, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, would determine whether the nodule is malignant. The Pope told worshippers on Sunday that the growth was "contained" and had been found at a very early stage.
Doctors anticipate a recovery of about seven days. The 71‑year‑old pontiff is expected to travel to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru around November 6, though the Vatican has not confirmed the exact dates.
Houthi attacks on Riyadh airport kill 12 and wound hundreds
Houthi fighters struck Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport on Saturday, killing 12 people and wounding more than 300, Saudi authorities said. The dead included citizens of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Palestine, the United States, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Sudan.
The attack was the second on the airport in two days and followed a Thursday strike that killed three people and damaged a plane. Operations at the airport were suspended.
The Saudi-led coalition vowed to retaliate, and President Trump said the United States could join Saudi strikes against the Iran-backed Yemeni group. The Houthis warned people to avoid Saudi airports.
The violence disrupted daily life in Riyadh, forcing a one-hour delay of an Asian Champions League match involving Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr on Monday after a missile alert. Ronaldo scored in a 3-1 victory and waved a Saudi-flag scarf afterward.
Zelenskyy disputes Trump claim of Russia-Ukraine energy ceasefire
President Trump announced on social media Sunday that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to an "energy ceasefire," effective immediately.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the deal was "news to me" and reported that Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities continued after the announcement, including an attack on a thermal power plant in Kharkiv.
The Kremlin said it would consider only a one-day ceasefire for an election, and it was not clear that both sides had agreed to the truce.
Judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded pro-Trump television ads
U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in the Southern District of New York ordered the Trump administration to halt and cancel taxpayer-funded television ads promoting the president, effective Sunday evening.
The Department of Homeland Security had tapped $20 million for the campaign. The White House defended the commercials as public service announcements, while President Trump last week called them a "positive promotion for our great USA."
Released 911 calls show delayed aid after botched execution
Newly released emergency-call recordings reveal confusion and delay in the response to the botched lethal injection of Tennessee death-row inmate Christa Pike.
The first 911 call from inside the prison came at 8:40 p.m., but it took about 30 minutes for officials to verify the emergency was legitimate. Two doses of lethal injection did not kill Pike, and she was taken to a hospital.
Spanish royals visit Ceuta amid migration tensions with Morocco
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Tuesday for the first time since 2007, and the first time during Felipe's reign.
The visit follows a July migration crisis in which more than 70,000 people crossed into Ceuta; most were returned to Morocco, but thousands remained and dozens died. Moroccan authorities claim sovereignty over the territory, making the royal trip diplomatically sensitive.
Local authorities cleared makeshift camps from beaches ahead of the visit, and crowds welcomed the royal couple.
Six Flags closes rides after fatal roller coaster fall
A rider died Monday after falling from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta, and several others were injured, police said.
Six Flags said it was temporarily closing nine rides at its parks in the United States and Canada as a precaution while the incident is investigated. The company's stock fell 16 percent.
'Breaking Bad' actor and advocate RJ Mitte dies at 34
RJ Mitte, the actor who played Walter White Jr. on "Breaking Bad," died Monday in Brownsville, Texas, at age 34, his representatives confirmed. No cause of death was given.
Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, was a prominent advocate for disability representation in film and television.
Actress Selma Blair arrested after alleged assault on flight
Actress Selma Blair was arrested Sunday at John F. Kennedy International Airport after a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York, authorities said.
She is accused of being physically abusive and injuring two flight attendants, including allegations that she punched one, bit another and tried to open a plane door. Some reports said she also kicked a police officer and a nurse while being transported to a hospital.
A representative for Blair said she experienced a medical emergency aboard the plane.