– Global multidimensional poverty has risen for the first time since the measure began in 2010, reaching 1.2 billion people across 108 countries. The 2026 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index covers 6.3 billion people and finds 18.9% live in acute multidimensional

– Firefighters raised containment of the Bike Fire to 81% after the wildfire forced evacuations in Santa Clarita north of Los Angeles. The blaze burned about 172 acres near Cambria Estates Lane and Ravenhill Road in the Sand Canyon area.

– A 45-year-old man killed eight people at a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, before apparently killing himself, police said. The Friday shooting left nine people dead in total, including the gunman. The victims included a pregnant woman, a 5-year-old boy