Man arrested

in airport threat

ATLANTA (AP) — Police arrested a man at Atlanta’s bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place, and found an assault rifle and ammunition in his truck outside, the city’s police chief said.

Billy Joe Cagle, of Cartersville, Georgia, had described his plan to shoot up the world’s busiest airport on a social media livestream, Chief Darin Schierbaum said during a news conference.

“The Cartersville Police Department was alerted by the family of Mr. Cagle that he was streaming on social media that he was headed to the Atlanta airport, in their words, to ‘shoot it up,’ and the family stated that he was in possession of an assault rifle,” Schierbaum said, describing Cagle as a convicted felon

Cagle, 49, arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in a Chevrolet pickup truck that was parked right outside the doors to the airport terminal. When police went to that vehicle, they found an AR-15 with 27 rounds of ammunition, Schierbaum said.

US envoys

travel to Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military says Palestinian militants in Gaza have handed over another body of a hostage. The remains of 13 hostages have been handed over since the ceasefire began.

Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys traveled to Israel on Monday to shore up the ceasefire. Deadly violence gave the fragile deal its first major test on Sunday.

Israel had threatened to halt aid transfers and its forces killed dozens of Palestinians in strikes after accusing Hamas militants of killing two soldiers. The United Nations said delivery of aid into the territory has resumed but did not say how much.

US and Australia

sign agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House. The United States is eyeing Australia’s rare-earth resources as China imposes stricter export rules on its critical minerals.

Monday’s White House meeting comes after Beijing announced this month that foreign companies must get approval to export magnets with rare-earth materials from China. Trump administration officials say this gives China control over the tech supply chain. The two leaders also discussed a security pact among Australia, the U.S. and the United Kingdom that was signed during Joe Biden’s administration.

Trump noted that AUKUS was established “a while ago” but that the agreement now is “moving along very rapidly, very well.”

Comey’s lawyers

seek dismissal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former FBI Director James Comey are urging a judge to dismiss the case against him. In court papers Monday, they called it a vindictive prosecution motivated by “personal animus” and orchestrated by a White House determined to seek retribution against a perceived foe of President Donald Trump.

The lawyers separately called for the indictment’s dismissal because of what they said was the illegitimate appointment of the U.S. attorney who filed the case days after being hastily named to the job by Trump.

The double-barrel attack on the indictment, which accuses Comey of lying to Congress five years ago, represents the opening salvo in what is expected to be a protracted court fight ahead of a trial currently set for Jan. 5.

Stolen jewels

include crowns

PARIS (AP) — Jewels stolen from Paris’ Louvre Museum in a daring heist include a crown worn by Empress Eugenie, a brooch of Empress Eugenie, and a crown worn by Queen Marie-Amelie.

Other items include a sapphire necklace and earrings worn by Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense, and an emerald necklace and earrings of Empress Marie-Louise. The French Culture Ministry has released this list as investigators hunt for the perpetrators.

The museum was closed for a second day Monday.