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New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at Dutch Kills Playground on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

New York's Jewish community divided, anxious over Mamdani, an Israel critic

3:24 PM on Monday, November 3

New York City’s Jewish community — the largest in the United States — is abounding with anxiety and friction a day ahead of an election that could give the city its first Muslim mayor

FILE - Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry records a social media video outside the White House, March 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

What to know about Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's intervention in LSU football

3:24 PM on Monday, November 3

Louisiana State University lost its football coach and athletic director amid criticism from Gov. Jeff Landry

Peruvian former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez arrives for her trial on charges of rebellion and conspiracy against the state at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Peru breaks diplomatic relations with Mexico over asylum claim of former prime minister

3:18 PM on Monday, November 3

Peru's government has severed diplomatic relations with Mexico over the asylum claim of former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez

FILE - Former FBI director James Comey speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Justice Department defends Trump's post as it urges judge to reject Comey's effort to dismiss case

3:11 PM on Monday, November 3

The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to reject James Comey’s claim that his prosecution amounts to political retribution

Peru announces break in diplomatic relations with Mexico for granting asylum to former prime minister

3:03 PM on Monday, November 3

Peru announces break in diplomatic relations with Mexico for granting asylum to former prime minister

President Donald Trump is illuminated by a camera flash as he gestures while walking across the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Washington, after returning from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Anatomy of a news story: '60 Minutes' invites audience into the editing process with Trump interview

2:52 PM on Monday, November 3

CBS News' "60 Minutes" gave its audience a rare opportunity by releasing a full, unedited video and transcript of its interview with President Donald Trump

FILE - Kim Yong Nam, head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, speaks with the Associated Press at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)

North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died

2:45 PM on Monday, November 3

North Korea says its longtime ceremonial head of state Kim Yong Nam has died at age 97

Huntington Beach voter ID measure violates California law, appeals court says

2:45 PM on Monday, November 3

A California appeals court has ruled that a Huntington Beach measure requiring voter identification at the polls violates state law

New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday, Nov 1, 2025, in Westfield, N.J. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

Republicans seek to tap into Trump energy on eve of Election Day in New Jersey, Virginia

2:04 PM on Monday, November 3

New Jersey Republicans are trying to ride the coattails of President Donald Trump’s 2024 electoral momentum

Graffiti artist Omar Diaw works on a mural depicting Guinea's President Mamadi Doumbouya on a street wall in Conakry, Guinea, Saturday, Sep. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Guinea’s junta leader decides to run for president 4 years after leading a coup

1:21 PM on Monday, November 3

Guinea’s junta leader has submitted his bid to run for president in the election scheduled for December 28

FILE - A hiker sits on a ledge above Pueblo Bonito, the largest archeological site at the Chaco Culture National Historical Park, in northwestern New Mexico, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)

Trump administration considers revoking ban on oil and gas development near Chaco historical park

12:36 PM on Monday, November 3

The Trump administration is initiating formal meetings with Native American tribes in the southwestern U.S. as it considers revoking a 20-year ban of oil and gas development across of hundreds of square miles of federal land surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park

President Donald Trump is illuminated by a camera flash as he gestures while walking across the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Washington, after returning from a trip to Florida. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings

5:44 AM on Monday, November 3

President Donald Trump’s administration said that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia attends a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

After mistaken deportation, Abrego Garcia fights smuggling charges. Here's what to know

4:35 AM on Monday, November 3

A judge next month will hear arguments on Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss charges of human smuggling against him on the grounds of “vindictive prosecution.”

Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa, center, speaks during a mayoral debate with independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)

NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day

3:04 AM on Monday, November 3

New York City’s mayoral candidates making a final push to get voters to the polls as the race to lead America’s biggest city nears its finale

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., joined at left by Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks with reporters following a closed-door meeting with Vice President JD Vance on day 28 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats

9:09 PM on Sunday, November 2

The Trump administration is indicating in court that it will only partially fund the federal food assistance program as the government shutdown reaches into a second month

A customer walks into a bakery as a SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at the front door in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November

9:09 PM on Sunday, November 2

President Donald Trump’s administration says it will partially fund the SNAP food aid program in November after two federal judges required the payments to continue

FILE - Students help put away supplies at the end of a reading and writing lesson at the Head Start program run by Easterseals, an organization that gets about a third of its funding from the federal government, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues

9:02 PM on Sunday, November 2

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for child care and shutting some of the nation’s neediest children out of preschool

Plaintiffs Memphis City Council member JB Smiley, left, Rep. Gabby Salinas D-Memphis, center, and Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, right, speak during a news conference after an injunction hearing Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn., challenging the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Hearings focus on National Guard deployments in the nation's capital and Memphis, Tennessee

8:57 PM on Sunday, November 2

Hearings are taking place in two states over the deployment of the National Guard as part of President Donald Trump's crime-fighting efforts

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