Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking aim at Democratic mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of abusing the city’s rent-stabilization system by living in a $2,300-a-month Astoria apartment while earning $147,000 annually as a state lawmaker. Cuomo, now running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in June’s Democratic primary, says the apartment should go to a low-income family instead.
The southeastern United States is on alert as forecasters monitor Invest 97L, a developing system in the Atlantic that could become Hurricane Erin — the first named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported Monday morning that the disturbance has a 90% chance of forming into a tropical depression or storm within the next seven days, with possible development as early as today.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the nation will recognize Palestine as a state in September, joining Canada, France, and the United Kingdom in doing so.
AOL has announced it will shut down its dial-up Internet service on September 30, 2025, ending a technology era that helped bring millions online in the early days of the Internet. The company confirmed the closure in a customer support update, which also noted the discontinuation of AOL Dialer and AOL Shield software. While the reasons were not explicitly stated, the widespread availability of faster broadband and mobile Internet connections has rendered dial-up largely obsolete.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance met Saturday at Chevening House in Kent, England, with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and representatives from Ukraine and Europe in what a U.S. official described as “significant progress” toward ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting, hosted by Lammy at Washington’s request, lasted several hours and was aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s stated goal of securing peace between Russia and Ukraine.
President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is invoking Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to place the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department under direct federal control. Speaking at the White House, Trump also ordered the activation of the National Guard to restore law and order in the nation’s capital, declaring the move “Liberation Day” for Washington, D.C.
Finnish prosecutors have charged the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked oil tanker accused of damaging undersea power and communication cables between Finland and Estonia last year. The men, whose names have not been released, face charges of aggravated criminal mischief and aggravated interference with communications. They have denied the allegations.
A senior official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to arrive in Tehran Monday for talks with the Iranian regime, despite the country’s recent law banning all cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Iranian state media confirmed the visit, noting the official is not a nuclear inspector and will be barred from visiting any of the regime’s nuclear facilities. The visit comes less than two months after Iran formally outlawed IAEA inspections and access to its enrichment sites.
Migrants in Greece whose asylum claims are rejected will soon be required to wear ankle monitors as part of a government plan to speed up deportations. Migration Minister Thanos Plevris announced Monday that the measure will be implemented before the end of the year, along with reforms that would criminalize noncompliance with deportation orders. The proposal also includes mandatory jail terms for those who defy removal orders.
