🛶 Three migrants died and 27 were injured after a cabin cruiser suspected of attempting to smuggle 30 migrants into the US capsized on 2 May near San Diego, California.

Authorities are confident that the boat is part of larger efforts to bring migrants from Central American countries into the US illegally.

According to local lifeguard Rick Romero, after capsizing, the boat was apparently quickly wrecked by the waves along a rocky patch of the Point Loma Coast and was already destroyed by the time the rescuers had arrived.

‼️#BREAKING | Bill and Melinda Gates announce their decision to 'end marriage'

“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage... We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives,” they said in a joint statement.

🇷🇺 There is an opportunity for better relations with Moscow, as long as Russia "changes its behaviour," according to UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the briefing that Washington is not seeking to escalate the situation, and seeks more stable and predictable relations with Russia, while welcoming the recent UK announcement regarding the extension of the global Magnitsky Act sanctions targeting Russia.

"President Biden has been very clear for a long time including before he was President that if Russia chooses to act recklessly or aggressively, we’ll respond. But we are not looking to escalate. We would prefer to have a more stable, more predictable relationship, and if Russia moves in that direction, so will we."

Small attacks in Afghanistan have not had a significant impact on the drawdown of American troops in the country, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday.

Kirby's comments came when he was asked if there is concern over an increase of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan amid the May 1 beginning of the complete withdrawal of US and NATO ground forces.

The US military has neither the need nor the appetite to set up a deconfliction communication channel with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), despite recent tensions with its vessels in the Persian Gulf, according to the Pentagon spokesman.

‼️ Ambulance leaves CIA HQ under police escort after '13 bangs' amid intruder standoff - reports

MORE | The reports come amid a security incident at the headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency, in which a car reportedly attempted to enter the premises on Monday afternoon.

🕺 'Footloose' vibes!

Washington DC has banned dancing at weddings under "insane" new COVID-19 social distancing rules.

Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser's office said it was slapping a ban on dancing, claiming people's behaviour changes when they get on the dancefloor and they are more likely to come close or touch.

Is light swaying while standing allowed?

Former US President Donald Trump released a brief statement on Monday backing those who booed and insulted what he described as the 'Republican In Name Only' Senator Mitt Romney during a Saturday event inside Utah's Maverick Center while the latter delivered pre-written remarks about Biden and his feelings about Trump

"So nice to see RINO Mitt Romney booed off the stage at the Utah Republican State Convention," Trump wrote. "They are among the earliest to have figured this guy out, a stone cold loser!"

⚖️ US District Judge Alison Nathan ruled to delay the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, planned for 12 July, until the fall of 2021.

The postponement came on the grounds of further charges earlier added to the case by federal prosecutors and difficulties due to coronavirus-related restrictions. Nathan ordered prosecutors and the 59-year-old suspect's lawyers to propose a specific trial date by 10 May.

🛢The Biden administration backs keeping the $3.7bln Dakota Access pipeline open, the Army Corps of Engineers revealed in a court document.

"The [Army] Corps is not aware of information that would cause it to evaluate the injunction factors differently than in its previous filing," the court filing said, adding that an environmental review for the pipeline is slated to be completed by March 2022.

#BREAKING | At least 6 people reportedly dead as metro train bridge collapses in Mexico City

#BREAKING | 13 people dead, 70 injured after metro train bridge collapses in Mexico City, authorities say

#BREAKING | Death toll from Mexico City metro accident rises to 15

#BREAKING | 20 people killed after Mexico City train overpass collapses, mayor confirms

#LIVE | Rescue operation underway in Mexico City following metro overpass collapse https://youtu.be/5TukScFkypM

#BREAKING | Death toll in Mexico City rail overpass accident surges to 23