KNOW IT ALL: Monday's Top 7 Stories at NBC News

Good morning. These are some of the stories we're following at NBC News.

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FOR SUBSCRIBERSAmerican passenger drafted goodbye texts to her family as Flydubai plane plummeted

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation pushes embattled New York prosecutor into national spotlight

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAbdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKratom-like substances are popping up in a typically benign supplement

FOR SUBSCRIBERSGOP super PAC increases its spending for Sen. Jon Husted in tough Ohio race

FOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal tumultuous marriage between slain New York Times executive and wife

FOR SUBSCRIBERSFrom clean energy warrior to ‘wall of shame,’ James Talarico reverses on a fossil fuel money pledge

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCongressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election

FOR SUBSCRIBERSA harrowing ordeal aboard an Israel-bound plane

FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKey DOJ lawyers departed Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe amid pressure to produce, source says

FOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump’s new AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAt MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThis Paralympian has two goals: Win medals and give away $500,000 to her teammates

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation spotlights stringent New York state laws that have long drawn criticism

For Subscribers

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAmerican passenger drafted goodbye texts to her family as Flydubai plane plummeted

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation pushes embattled New York prosecutor into national spotlight

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAbdul El-Sayed tries to woo MAHA voters as Democrats seek inroads with RFK’s supporters

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKratom-like substances are popping up in a typically benign supplement

FOR SUBSCRIBERSGOP super PAC increases its spending for Sen. Jon Husted in tough Ohio race

FOR SUBSCRIBERSRecords reveal tumultuous marriage between slain New York Times executive and wife

FOR SUBSCRIBERSFrom clean energy warrior to ‘wall of shame,’ James Talarico reverses on a fossil fuel money pledge

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCongressional staff planned official trip with luxury stops in Italy and France weeks before election

FOR SUBSCRIBERSA harrowing ordeal aboard an Israel-bound plane

FOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI CEO Sam Altman to skip congressional hearing on rogue AI agents

FOR SUBSCRIBERSKey DOJ lawyers departed Trump ‘grand conspiracy’ probe amid pressure to produce, source says

FOR SUBSCRIBERSTrump’s new AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago

FOR SUBSCRIBERSAt MAHA summit, industry CEOs the movement once vilified take the stage

FOR SUBSCRIBERSThis Paralympian has two goals: Win medals and give away $500,000 to her teammates

FOR SUBSCRIBERSCornell rape allegation spotlights stringent New York state laws that have long drawn criticism

1. Scott Walker Calls for Donald Trump Apology

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a Republican presidential candidate, is the latest to reject Trump’s assertion that Sen. John McCain is “not a war hero.” In an NBC News exclusive, Walker says even Trump’s supporters need to push him to apologize. Read more in NEWS.

2. Chattanooga Shooter Had History of Drug Abuse

Relatives and other people close to Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez are beginning to piece together what might have motivated him to carry out an attack that left five members of the armed services dead. Read more in NEWS.

3. Pregnant Woman, Two Children Swept Away

The Midwest and Southeast face the threat of severe thunderstorms on Monday. In Ohio, surging floodwaters killed a woman who was six months pregnant, plus her 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter. Read more in NEWS.

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4. Mother: ‘Time Stood Still’ During Shark Attack

The mother of a three-time world champion surfer was watching as he was attacked by sharks on live TV off South Africa. “I was absolutely terrified,” the mother says. “I thought we’d lost him.” Read more in NEWS.

5. U.S.-Cuban Diplomatic Ties Restored — First Time Since 1961

The Cuban flag is up at the State Department, and the diplomatic missions of each country have been upgraded to embassies. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to meet his Cuban counterpart on Monday, and they’ll hold a joint news conference. Read more in NEWS.

6. Cosby Detailed Womanizing Years Ago

In a deposition, Bill Cosby sketched a very different image of America’s Dad: a philanderer who plied young women with Quaaludes and tried to use his wealth to keep “Mrs. Cosby” in the dark. Read more in NEWS.

7. Researchers Look for Ways to Prevent Alzheimer’s

Researchers are working on tests to help predict Alzheimer’s disease years before people get symptoms, both to help them plan and in the hope that experimental treatments might work better the earlier they are used. Read more in HEALTH.