DNA evidence

linked to suspect

OREM, Utah (AP) — FBI Director Kash Patel says DNA on a towel wrapped around a rifle found near where conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated matches that of the 22-year-old accused in the killing.

Patel told “Fox & Friends” on Monday investigators also have used DNA to link suspect Tyler Robinson with a screwdriver recovered from the rooftop where the fatal shot was fired. Authorities in Utah are preparing to file capital murder charges against Robinson as early as today in the killing of Kirk, a dominant figure in conservative politics.

Patel says Robinson wrote in a note before the shooting that he had an opportunity to take out Kirk. Robinson’s family has declined to comment.

TikTok deal is

in the works

MADRID (AP) — A framework deal has been reached between China and the U.S. for the ownership of TikTok.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday after trade talks in Madrid that U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping would speak Friday to possibly finalize the deal. Bessent says the objective was to switch to U.S. ownership from China’s ByteDance.

China’s international trade representative told reporters that the sides have reached “basic framework consensus.”

During Joe Biden’s presidency, Congress and the White House used national security grounds to approve a U.S. ban on TikTok unless its Chinese parent company sold its controlling stake.

Stock market

climbs higher

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rose to more records. The S&P 500 climbed 0.5% Monday and topped its prior all-time high set last week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.9% to its own record.

Tesla helped lead the way after Elon Musk bought stock worth roughly $1 billion, potentially signaling his faith in the electric vehicle company.

The week’s main event will arrive Wednesday, when traders expect the Federal Reserve to announce its first cut to interest rates of the year. Perhaps more important will be whether it hints more cuts are coming, as Wall Street also expects.

Summit leads

to little action

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations in hopes of presenting a united response to Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders last week in Doha.

But leaders offered different views Monday about what to do, and the group agreed to take only minimal action. Israel has retaliated against Hamas and other militants in Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and now Qatar.

Before the summit, analysts floated possibly closing airspace to Israeli flights or downgrading ties with Israel. A final statement from the meeting only called on states to take measures to prevent Israel from continuing its actions against Palestinians.