At least nine people have been killed as dangerous weather and flood waters swept across the South over the weekend. Heavy winds and tornadoes also threatened several states. Skyler Henry reports. Thousands more federal workers are expected to be laid off next week as President Trump continues his effort to shrink the federal workforce. But his plans are facing dozens of lawsuits nationwide, with critics saying some of his administration's actions are illegal. Willie James Inman reports. Five people in New York have been arrested in connection with the killing of a transgender man from Minnesota. Authorities say the victim was tortured for over a month. Shanelle Kaul has more. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Sunday to discuss Middle East policy. Rubio and Netanyahu appeared to signal they will move ahead with the controversial plan to try to move the entire population of Gaza out of the territory. Chris Livesay reports. The Theodore Roosevelt presidential library is under construction in North Dakota's Badlands. The library will explore Roosevelt's complicated legacy. Barry Petersen has more. Elephant seals have seen a population rebound and are returning in droves to Drake's Beach in California. The gathering of the seals has also brought on curious human onlookers. Max Darrow has the story. Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to Saturday night's hockey matchup between the U.S. and Canada.

Elon Musk and President Trump have said that DOGE's mission is to root out waste and abuse. The White House claims the agency has uncovered fraud and released a "wall of receipts" to show its findings. As Weijia Jiang reports, roughly $14 billion worth of federal program cuts identified were all approved spending. State and city leaders are pushing to quickly rebuild more than 15,000 structures that burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires, but some experts are questioning whether rebuilding in areas with an elevated risk is the right thing to do. Mark Strassmann reports. A federal judge said the Department of Government Efficiency's access to sensitive government agencies' data appears to be "unchecked authority of an unelected individual," but allowed the access to continue. At Mar-a-Lago, President Trump defended Elon Musk but went on the offense against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Russia's invasion. Nancy Cordes has more. New video of the runway crash of a Delta regional jet in Toronto gives the clearest view of the hard landing that caused the plane to roll. The NTSB is assisting with the investigation into whether the weather, mechanical failure or pilot error played a role. Captain Laura Einsetler, a commercial airline pilot with three decades of flying experience, gives her take.llegal crossings along the southern border continue to decrease and are now at the lowest level they've been in nearly five years, according to new monthly data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Omar Villafranca has more on what's behind the dramatic drop. How do you measure America's standing in the world -- by the strength of its economy or the welfare of its citizens? A bipartisan group of scholars crunched nearly 30 years of data and found where America stands in the world may leave some unsure. New York Times senior writer David Leonhardt joins to discuss the findings.