BREAKING / ÚLTIMA HORA
Former FBI director James Comey charged again
Federal prosecutors charged former FBI Director James Comey on Monday in a third criminal case brought by the Justice Department. Court filings in Washington, D.C., say Comey shared sensitive national defense information with someone not entitled to receive it, and directed someone else to share sensitive information with a news outlet. The filings do not say what information was shared or with whom. Comey denied the charges in a video response and said he would fight them.
The charges came hours after a federal judge ruled that the Justice Department’s 2025 firing of Comey’s daughter, former Manhattan federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, was unlawful. Judge Jesse Furman ordered her retroactively reinstated through December 2025 so she can receive back pay and qualify for retirement benefits.
INTERNATIONAL / INTERNACIONAL
Lula wins Brazil’s presidential runoff; Bolsonaro refuses to concede
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won a fourth term on Sunday, taking 51.8% of valid votes against 48.2% for Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, according to Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court. The margin was about 4.4 million votes. It is the first time since direct elections returned in 1989 that a candidate won the presidency after finishing second in the first round. Lula takes office on January 5, 2027.
Bolsonaro said he would not accept the result and would ask courts to annul it, pointing to a Supreme Court decision that extended voting by two hours on Sunday. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that the result “looked like another rigged election.” Both candidates had asked for the extension, citing transportation problems and bad weather in southern Brazil.
Student movement wins Serbia’s election as Vučić concedes
Serbia’s student-led opposition won Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, and longtime leader Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat that night. Projections put the Students’ List at 135 to 140 seats in the 250-seat National Assembly, against about 105 for Vučić’s party. Turnout was around 70%, the highest since the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1992.
The movement grew out of nearly two years of protests that began after a train station canopy collapsed in Novi Sad in November 2024, killing 16 people. Protesters accused the government of corruption and negligence. Vučić blamed foreign interference and the media for his loss. European leaders congratulated the Student List on Monday.
Nurse killed in attack on Ebola responders in Congo
A nurse was killed and a health worker was seriously hurt in eastern Congo after they were attacked while responding to an Ebola alert, the World Health Organization said Monday. The attack happened Friday in Bafwasende, in Tshopo province. Health officials said local youths accused the workers of spreading the disease.
Congo’s public health institute reported 9,964 confirmed cases in the outbreak, with a fatality rate of about 48.6%, since it was declared in May. The Bundibugyo species of Ebola is spreading in eight provinces. Other health workers in the area are now sheltering at the local hospital under police guard.
UN chief warns against Iran-U.S. escalation
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned in Cairo on Monday against a new escalation between Iran and the United States, calling for “maximum restraint and diplomatic solutions.” He said the consequences of a major mutual escalation would be unimaginable and would reach far beyond the region. He also called for navigation rights to be fully restored in the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and raised alarm over expanding settlements and evictions in the West Bank.
POLITICS / POLÍTICA
Trump offers $1 million for voter-fraud tips
President Donald Trump said Monday his administration will pay $1 million to anyone who reports voter fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction, in past elections or in the November 3 midterm election. He announced the offer on social media and to reporters before a campaign rally in Mississippi. He did not say whether the money would come from government funds or his own resources.
Alaska candidate asks judge to throw out Justice Department lawsuit
Mary Peltola, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Alaska, asked a federal judge late Sunday to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit that seeks to block Alaska from certifying its Senate results if Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan loses narrowly. The lawsuit argues voters could be confused because a second candidate on the ballot is also named Dan Sullivan. Peltola’s lawyers called the complaint “wholly baseless” and an unlawful federal intervention in a state-run election. Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday the lawsuit was filed to determine whether any voter confusion violated the law.
Poll: Trump approval at 32%, Democrats lead generic ballot
President Trump’s approval rating rose to 32%, up one point from a record low the week before, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed Monday. Registered voters favored Democrats over Republicans 47% to 36% when asked which party they would vote for in Congress. Counting voters who lean one way, the Democratic lead was 50% to 41%. The poll surveyed 1,679 adults, including 1,280 registered voters.
IMMIGRATION / INMIGRACIÓN
Justice Department charges 48 noncitizens in election cases
The Justice Department announced Monday that 48 noncitizens face election-related charges in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York, and Nevada. The charges cover voting in federal elections, fraudulent voter registration, and falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register or vote. Twenty-eight of the defendants are in California, where prosecutors called the effort “Operation Protect the Vote.” The department said 47 of the defendants are lawful permanent residents and one is in the country illegally.
Border crossers questioned about U.S.-born children
Mexican visitors carrying border crossing cards say U.S. officers at the El Paso-Juárez bridge have begun asking why their children were born in the United States, according to an NPR report published Monday. One mother said she was taken aside, fingerprinted, photographed, and searched. The State Department told NPR it has revoked thousands of visas, including those of parents whose children were born in the United States, but did not give a total number or say whether the questioning is now official policy.
CORPORATE WATCH / EMPRESAS BAJO LA LUPA
Microsoft offers buyouts to about 60,000 workers
Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts on Monday to about 60,000 employees in the United States, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom, according to Bloomberg. The offer covers workers at the vice president level and below, but excludes data center, sales, and marketing teams. Workers have until early December to decide, and those who accept are expected to leave by the end of the year.
These are voluntary exits, not layoffs: no one is being forced out under this offer. Still, the scale stands out. The offer reaches about 27% of Microsoft’s roughly 223,000 workers, at a time when the company plans to spend $175 billion on AI infrastructure this year.
MARKETS / LA BOLSA
U.S. stocks rise as AI trade bounces back; Brazil plunges after election
U.S. stocks rose Monday. The Dow gained 148.86 points, or 0.29%, to 52,364. The S&P 500 rose 0.70% to 7,676. The Nasdaq rose 0.82% to 26,169. Technology stocks led the way after Anthropic, the maker of the Claude AI models, filed paperwork Monday for a public stock offering under the ticker “ANT.” The filing showed $16.3 billion in revenue in the first half of 2026 and a net loss of $80.7 billion, most of it from noncash accounting charges. Nvidia rose 2.39% and Micron rose 2.98%.
Brazilian stocks went the other way after Lula’s win. The Ibovespa index fell 13.88%, and the U.S.-listed Brazil ETF fell 19.82%. Trading was paused for 30 minutes during the session. Oil slipped: West Texas Intermediate settled at $101.76 a barrel and Brent at $115.81. The 10-year Treasury yield held near 5.00% ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision on Wednesday.
OTHER STATES / OTROS ESTADOS
Florida: Teen arrested in FAMU homecoming shooting
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Sunday in connection with the mass shooting outside Florida A&M University’s stadium in Tallahassee, police said. Anthony Rivers III made his first court appearance Monday. He faces 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder and a firearm charge, and prosecutors said he will be charged as an adult.
Eleven people were shot and a 12th person was hurt fleeing after the homecoming game on October 24. Six of the victims are juveniles, the youngest 11 years old. Six victims remain in the hospital, one in critical condition. Police said none of the victims appeared to be the intended targets, and more arrests are possible.
California: King tides break records along the coast
Record-high tides flooded streets and waterfront neighborhoods in California on Monday. Los Angeles Harbor recorded a water level just over 8 feet, beating a mark that had stood since 2005. In Florida, Port Canaveral recorded its highest non-tropical water level since its gauge was installed in 1994, and Miami set its fourth tidal record in five days. Forecasters warn the flooding could continue through at least Thursday, with the highest tides expected Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.
Sources / Fuentes
Reuters; CNN; USA Today; Associated Press reporting via IANS; Le Monde; United Nations News; Reuters/Ipsos poll; NPR/KTEP via WHRO and Delmarva Public Media; Bloomberg via PYMNTS; Investrade market review; Strategitz Global Markets Close; The Motley Fool; Tallahassee Police Department via USA Today; National Weather Service via VC Star and USA Today. All stories above were cross-checked against at least two published sources. No single-sourced stories are included in this edition.
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