Images circulating online that show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are generated by artificial intelligence. Many of them also include Mamdani's mother, filmmaker Mira Nair. But the images all contain digital watermarks identifying them as AI. They first appeared on an account that says it creates AI memes and none are part of the Epstein files released by the Justice Department on Friday.

Researchers at Washington State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are using collar cams to study a remote population of grizzly bears on Alaska's North Slope. Twelve bears have been equipped with cameras, capturing their daily activities like playing, hunting and foraging. The footage shows bears eating caribou carcasses, hunting calves, and later shifting to berries and vegetation. These Arctic grizzlies are smaller than their salmon-fed counterparts, weighing up to 350 pounds. The study aims to understand their diet and survival strategies, with plans to expand the research to 36 bears over the next two years.

An attorney says Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has delayed giving members of Congress a complaint about her conduct. Gabbard’s office said the complaint was reviewed by the office of the intelligence community’s inspector general, which had deemed it not credible. The attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday that he couldn't offer details about his client or their complaint but that federal law protects whistleblowers in the intelligence community by allowing them to take their complaints directly to Congress. A spokesperson for Gabbard called the complaint “completely baseless” and that the number of classified details in the complaint made the review process “substantially more difficult.”

Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before a massive planned initial public offering for the business later this year. His rocket venture, SpaceX, announced on Monday that it had bought xAI in an effort to help the world’s richest man dominate the rocket and artificial intelligence businesses. The deal will combine several of his offerings, including his AI chatbot Grok, his satellite communications company Starlink, and his social media company X.

President Donald Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center. Asked about his Sunday announcement that he wants to close the center for two years, Trump said Monday that the building needs repairs and the work can't be done while patrons are coming and going from shows and other performances. The Republican president said the work would cost about $200 million, including installation of the “highest-grade marble, the highest-grade everything.” Such a project would mark Trump's latest effort to put his stamp on a cultural institution that serves as living memorial to Democratic President John F. Kennedy.

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show spotlights bond between people and dogs. But reaching the United States’ premier canine event also can be about another kind of love. Just ask professional dog handlers Bill and Taffe McFadden. He's a two-time Westminster-winning handler. She handled the second-place winner in 2019. He says it would be very hard to hard to do the job without someone just as vested in it. The McFaddens were back Monday for the 150th annual Westminster show. The multi-round, breed-by-breed competition is underway. Best in show gets awarded Tuesday night.

Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgment” is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades. The imposing fresco of heaven and hell dominates the Sistine Chapel. The chapel will remain open to visitors during the three-month cleaning. The Vatican Museums said in a statement on Monday that the scaffolding will partially obstruct the view of the fresco. The cleaning will remove microparticle buildup on the plaster from so many people visiting each day.

Faith leaders and hundreds of supporters have gathered at a church in Springfield, Ohio, to support Haitian migrants fearing the end of their Temporary Protected Status in the U.S. The event Monday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church called for an extension of TPS, which is set to expire Tuesday. Last year, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to end TPS for about 500,000 Haitians, citing improved conditions in the Caribbean island country. The Springfield Haitian community remains anxious, fearing deportation and anti-immigrant sentiment. Many are staying home, stockpiling supplies and signing caregiver affidavits that might keep their children out of foster care if they themselves get detained or deported.

An Arizona sheriff says “We do in fact have a crime scene” as authorities search for the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who was reported missing over the weekend. Speaking during a Monday morning news conference, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said there are signs at the home indicating Nancy Guthrie did not leave on her own. Nanos said at a news conference Sunday night that Nancy Guthrie was last seen around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at her home in the Tucson area. Her family reported her missing midday Sunday. Nanos says Nancy Guthrie has physical ailments, but no cognitive issues. He says the homicide team is also involved, which isn't standard for such cases.

The Justice Department says it has taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information since it began releasing the latest batch of documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday. It blamed the release of sensitive information that drew an outcry from victims and their lawyers on mistakes that were “technical or human error.” In a letter to the New York judges overseeing the sex trafficking cases brought against Epstein and confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton wrote that the department had taken down nearly all materials identified by victims or their lawyers, along with a “substantial number” of documents identified independently by the government.

Arizona remains the unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men's college basketball poll. Michigan jumped to second place after wins over Nebraska and Michigan State. The Wildcats, off to a school-record 22-0 start, earned all 59 votes to stay atop the poll for the eighth week. UConn, Duke and Illinois round out the top five. Kansas climbs three spots to No. 11 after a win over BYU and ahead of a big showdown with Texas Tech. Tennessee returns to the poll at No. 25, replacing Alabama, which had a 42-week poll streak snapped. The Big 12 leads with six teams in the Top 25. Arizona and No. 23 Miami (Ohio) are the only unbeaten teams left in Division I.

The father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son. Adrian Conejo Arias is originally from Ecuador. He tells ABC News he loves his son, Liam, and disputes claims from the Department of Homeland Security that he left his child in a vehicle. Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said Arias fled on foot, leaving his son behind. Arias claims he was unjustly arrested and is in the U.S. legally with a pending asylum hearing. A federal judge ordered their release over the weekend, and they returned to Minnesota.

A new round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine is set to go ahead this week. A senior Kremlin official said Monday that negotiations will take place Wednesday and Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed he would send a delegation. The talks reportedly were postponed due to scheduling conflicts. The Trump administration has pushed for compromises, but key issues remain unresolved. Russia wants to keep occupied Ukrainian territories, while its drones and missiles continue to bombard civilian areas. Ukraine is taking steps to prevent Russia from using Starlink satellite services to steer its drones.

NASA is fueling its new moon rocket in one final make-or-break test before sending astronauts on a lunar fly-around. The launch team began loading the 322-foot rocket with super-cold hydrogen and oxygen on Monday. More than 700,000 gallons have to flow into the tanks and remain on board for several hours. The all-day operation will determine when four astronauts can blast off on NASA's first lunar voyage in more than half a century. The only thing missing from the action is the crew. The three Americans and one Canadian remain in quarantine in Houston. They could launch as soon as this coming weekend.

A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish between the different objects they see around them at 2 months old, which  earlier than scientists previously thought. The findings may help doctors and researchers better understand cognitive development in infancy. The study looked at data from 130 2-month-olds who underwent functional brain imaging while awake. The babies viewed images from 12 categories commonly seen in the first year of life, such as trees and animals. Results were published in Nature Neuroscience on Monday,