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A Jackson Pollock painting titled Number 7A, 1948 sold for $181 million (£135 million) at Christie’s auction house in New York on Monday. The sale set a new auction record for the late American artist, surpassing all previous results for his work. Described by experts as one of history's first truly abstract paintings, the masterpiece was the centerpiece of the evening's auction.

 

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An American medical missionary worker has tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, U.S. officials announced on Monday. The individual, who was exposed while working with a missionary group, began showing symptoms over the weekend. According to Dr. Satish Pillai of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the patient is currently being evacuated to Germany for specialized medical treatment.

 

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President Trump has settled his lawsuit against the IRS, and the deal could benefit some unlikely figures, including Hunter Biden.

The president agreed Monday to drop his $10 billion suit against the Internal Revenue Service in exchange for a formal apology and the creation of a $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, administered by the Justice Department, to compensate Americans who believe they were unfairly targeted by their own government.

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