The U.S. government on Monday began accepting applications for the Biden administration program which creates an easier path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens.
Why it matters: The program, announced in June, is expected to help about 500,000 people legally work while circumventing rules that force many to leave the country for years if they entered without authorization.
Tatcho Mindiola, a veteran of the 1970s Chicano Movement who went on to create one of the nation's most successful Mexican American Studies college programs, has died. He was 85.
The big picture: While a sociology professor at the University of Houston, Mindiola mentored thousands of Latino and Black students, including future state lawmakers, city councilors, business leaders and journalists.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Monday that he's committed to getting a Gaza hostage and ceasefire agreement, but Israeli officials say he has refused to give his own negotiators enough space to make a deal.
Behind the scenes: Netanyahu'snegotiating team briefed him on Sunday that if he gave them more wiggle room, a deal might be possible. Netanyahu refused to budge and reprimanded them for "caving," two senior Israeli officials tell Axios.
Authorities in Europe and China are stepping up screening for the deadly new strain of mpox that's spread through parts of Africa and is showing signs of reaching beyond the continent.
Why it matters: Supplies of vaccines and tests could be quickly squeezed if there's a major outbreak, prompting appeals for donations — and for researchers to look for new countermeasures.
Hamas on Sunday rejected an updated U.S. proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, blaming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for moving the goalposts and the U.S. for indulging him.
Why it matters: The White House had claimed significant progress had been made during talks in Doha over the last several days. The rejection of the new proposal, which was presented to the parties on Friday, makes President Biden's goal of getting a deal this week almost impossible.
State of play: The protests remained peaceful and took place in several Venezuelan cities, in Spain (where many Venezuelans live), Portugal, Mexico and the U.S.
