Australian prime minister says lawmaker critically injured by car is ‘no accident’
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France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control
Paris — French officials were considering declaring a state of emergency and implementing local curfews Monday as the nation reeled from a weekend of violence. Widespread anti-government protests in many large cities descended into riots , with damage to historic properties and thousands of arrests. In hard-hit Marseille, France's second-largest city, all large gatherings were banned Monday in the wake of the violence, which started weeks ago as protests by young people furious over the state of their schools, but quickly snowballed into national demonstrations over the rising cost of living and declining public services.
National Guardsman injured in shooting in Washington, D.C.
A National Guardsman and a suspect were both shot late Sunday night in Washington, D.C, near the U.S. Capitol as members of the National Guard attempted to intervene in a fight, police said. Both the Guardsman and the suspect's injuries are not considered life-threatening, interim D.C. police chief Jeffrey Carroll said in a news conference early Monday. Both are being treated at area hospitals.
Falling crucifix kills priest during livestreamed Mass in Ecuador
A Catholic priest died Saturday when a wooden crucifix fell from a wall and crushed him against the pulpit during a livestreamed Mass in the Ecuadorian city of Guayaquil. Rev. Patricio Alfredo Sánchez Molinari died Saturday, the Archdiocese of Guayaquil announced. "Father, Father! Call an ambulance!" people at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church could be heard shouting just before a livestreamed broadcast cuts out.
Elon Musk pledges to give a SpaceX share to every U.S. child
Elon Musk said in a social media post Monday that he plans to give one of his SpaceX shares to each child in the U.S., writing that the gift "will be the first of many." Musk didn't specify how the shares would be distributed or other details of how the pledge might be fulfilled. The offer arrived a day after artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced in a social media post that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new "public benefit" fund. Shares of SpaceX, which will report quarterly earnings on Tuesday, closed at $146.03 on Friday.