Musk claims that he and Trump have decided to close USAID. At last, Beyonc takes home the Grammy for album of the year. Check out the reasons behind the rising cost of eggs as well. What to know today is as follows. Elon Musk says he and Trump are shutting down USAID According to Elon Musk, he and President Donald Trump are in the process of closing the U.S. Agency for International Development, intensifying their assault on government bureaucracy, and going against Congress's constitutional authority to decide how funds are allocated. In the middle of the night, Musk, the leader of Trump's government efficiency program, made an audio-only announcement on his social media platform X about the shutdown. "We're going to shut it down," he stated. We are in the process of closing down U...

Elon Musk, a tech entrepreneur, announced on Monday that he and President Donald Trump were in the process of closing the U.S. Agency for International Development, intensifying their campaign against federal bureaucracy and going against Congress's constitutional authority to decide how funds are allocated. In the middle of the night, Musk, the leader of Trump's government efficiency program, made an audio-only announcement on his social media platform X about the shutdown. "We're going to shut it down," he stated. "We are in the process of shutting down USAID," he added at another time. Musk did not specify how soon the administration intended to take action or what legal power he thought the White House had to close a government agency without the consent of Congress. He claimed to have...

Targeting a pro-Russian paramilitary leader from eastern Ukraine, a bomb exploded in the lobby of a posh apartment building in Moscow on Monday, killing at least one person and wounding four others, according to the state TASS news agency. According to Russia's Kommersant daily, Armen Sarkisyan, a prominent pro-Russian paramilitary figure from eastern Ukraine, passed away in a hospital on Monday following serious injuries sustained in the bombing. According to Russian media, the explosive went off when a guy accompanied by bodyguards entered the Scarlet Sails complex lobby on the banks of the Moskva River, which is only 12 kilometers (7 miles) from the Kremlin. Citing law enforcement sources, TASS described the explosion as an assassination attempt and named Armen Sarkisyan as the probable...

As hundreds of earthquakes rocked the well-known vacation spot for a fourth day, schools stayed closed and more flights were planned to assist people in leaving the Greek island of Santorini on Monday. Since Friday, officials have been forced to close schools in Santorini and the neighboring islands of Ios, Amorgos, and Anafi due to tremors that have been detected between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos in the Aegean Sea. On Monday, Santorini was rocked by earthquakes every few minutes, some of which had magnitudes higher than 4, prompting residents to avoid small ports and inside areas. As a precaution, disaster response units were stationed on the ground. Since some of the island's most inhabited districts are situated on precipitous cliffs, experts predict that the seismic...

Five people with knowledge of the situation told NBC News that the director of security for the U.S. Agency for International Development and his deputy were placed on administrative leave on Saturday for attempting to bar Department of Government Efficiency staff from using safe USAID systems. According to three of the individuals, the DOGE team attempted to access USAID networks that included security systems and personnel files, including classified systems that were outside the security level of at least some DOGE employees. According to two of the sources, the computers also contained information about agency employees' security clearances. "No classified material was accessed without proper security clearances," Katie Miller, who has since joined DOGE and served in President Donald T...

The wait is ended. Beyonc's Cowboy Carter record was won the Grammys' album of the year on Sunday, completing one of the few voids in her otherwise illustrious career. After accepting the award, Beyonc remarked, "I just feel very full and very honored." Many, many years have passed. Despite being the most awarded performer in Grammy history, Beyonc has already lost the Recording Academy's most prestigious prize four times. Despite some opposition from the country music community, Cowboy Carter's March release received mostly positive reviews. Last year, the album was not nominated for any Country Music Association Awards. On Sunday morning, Beyonc won hours after announcing the Cowboy Carter tour on social media. Blue Ivy, her daughter, joined her on stage to accept the honor. She began b...

As investors considered new U.S. tariffs on goods from important trading partners and their possible effects on the economy and business profits, stock futures fell early Monday to begin a new trading month. Dow Jones Industrial Average-linked futures fell 546 points, or 1.22%. Nasdaq-100 futures down 1.7%, while S&P 500 futures fell 1.4%. The PresidentOn Saturday, Donald Trump imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports. Additionally, he imposed a 10% tax on Chinese imports. Between the three nations, the U.S. does business worth approximately $1.6 trillion. More from CNBC European auto stocks slide 3.5% as Trump tariffs bleed into global markets; Stoxx 600 falls 1.3% Trump warns the EU and UK are in line for tariffs but a U.S. deal with Britain might be o...

The city of Minneapolis In the trial of the accused mastermind of a plan to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, who federal prosecutors claim embezzled $250 million from a program designed to feed children, jury selection starts Monday. This is the most recent development in a larger case that has also involved an attempt to bribe a juror and political fallout against Governor Tim Walz. However, the lawyer representing Aimee Bock, the founder of the organization Feeding our Future, which the prosecution claims was at the center of the conspiracy, maintains that she is innocent. In what prosecutors describe as one of the biggest fraud cases with COVID-19 in the nation, Bock and a co-defendant will be the second group to go on trial.Five people were found guilty in the first trial las...

South Korea's SEOULIn the isolated state's first outspoken criticism of the Trump administration, North Korea chastised Secretary of State Marco Rubioon Monday for labeling it a rogue state and claimed that his crude and absurd comments will not serve American interests. Even though President Donald Trump has stated that he would prefer to continue face-to-face discussions with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the remarks from nuclear-armed North Korea are the most recent evidence that it is not amenable to negotiations over its U.N.-sanctioned weapons programs. Referring to the nation's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said in a statement carried by state media that the hostile words and actions of the person in charge of...

Their plane struck an Army helicopter over the Potomac River only minutes before they were scheduled to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport, which is close to Washington, D.C. The deaths of the three troops on the Black Hawk chopper and all 60 passengers and four crew members on American Eagle Flight 5342 were sealed in a horrific moment that was caught on camera and broadcast around the globe. I don't think we will locate any survivors at this time. Following a desperate but fruitless search for survivors of the Wednesday night collision, Fire Chief John Donnelly declared Thursday that Washington, D.C. U.S. Figure Skating said in a statement Sunday night that 28 individuals involved in the sport were among the passengers on the plane. It was the first time that the sport's national go...