GEOFF BENNETT: We start the day's other headlines in Paris.

The Louvre remained closed today as investigators hunt for those responsible for yesterday's daylight heist of some of that nation's most precious jewels.

Officials say the daring break-in lasted less than eight minutes.

And, in the hours since, the museum has faced sharp criticism over its security.

Sam Holder of Independent Television News reports from the scene in Paris.

SAM HOLDER: It's the world's most visited museum.

But, for now, the crowds are outside the Louvre, the star attraction a boarded-up window, the heart of a heist so audacious, it could be from a blockbuster.

On Sunday morning, when the museum was open and filled with visitors, the calls began to evacuate, most unaware that a heist of historic proportions was under way, thieves smashing through two display cabinets to snatch priceless royal jewels.

Amongst the stolen haul, this emerald necklace worn by Napoleon Bonaparte's wife, this tiara resplendent with pearls and this brooch dripping in diamonds.

In total, eight items are missing.

PETER HICKS, Historian: Well, it's like the stealing of the crown jewels.

It's the kings, the queens of France wore these things.

Paris is a bit in shock.

SAM HOLDER: The robbery began at 9:30 a.m., the target, the Gallery of Apollo.

The four thieves used a van with a mechanical ladder to reach the window.

Two cut through the glass with a disc cutter and entered.

The theft unfolded just 250 meters from the Mona Lisa.

JULIAN RADCLIFFE, Founder, Art Loss Register: They would have done a reconnaissance.They'd have known the height, the distance.

They'd have rehearsed using that equipment somewhere else.

That may well give a lead to the police.

SAM HOLDER: The apparent security failings have led to a furious response in France.

GERALD DARMANIN, French Justice Minister (through translator): I know that it's impossible to completely secure all locations, but what is certain is that we have failed, since it is possible to set up a hoist in the middle of a Paris street, lift people up in a matter of minutes to steal priceless jewelry and give France a terrible image.

SAM HOLDER: Only one piece has been found.

The thieves dropped this crown during their escape, which alone features more than 1,000 diamonds.

The pieces may be priceless, but the stones can fetch millions.

The most likely scenario now is the group that broke in through that window will seek to break apart these items of national treasure, so it is a race against time to find and save them, with the odds stacked against the authorities.

There are some clues, including items left at the scene, but finding those responsible is one thing.

Finding the jewelry intact is far harder.

Sam Holder, ITV News, Paris.

GEOFF BENNETT: Also today, Amazon's cloud computing service says a problem with its domain name system is responsible for a global outage overnight that disrupted Web sites, apps and services for millions of users.

Amazon Web Services has been working to fix the problem, saying it's seen significant signs of recovery.

The outage affected some of the technologies we use every day, including Facebook and Snapchat, banking app Venmo, messaging platforms like WhatsApp and even the online ordering app for McDonald's.

Experts say the disruption highlights how much we rely on just a few major cloud providers to power the Internet.

President Trump hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House today, where the two leaders signed an agreement on rare earth and critical minerals.

(APPLAUSE) GEOFF BENNETT: Mr.

Albanese described the arrangement as an $8.5 billion pipeline for processing the materials.

The U.S.

is aiming to rely less on China for the elements needed to make products from electric vehicles to aircraft engines.

The meeting was largely cordial except for one moment when a reporter asked Mr.

Trump about the Australian Ambassador Kevin Rudd's past criticisms of the U.S.

leader.

DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: Did an ambassador say something bad about me?

Don't tell me.

I don't... (LAUGHTER) DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: Where is he?

Is he still working for you?

ANTHONY ALBANESE, Australian Prime Minister: Yes.

(CROSSTALK) (LAUGHTER) DONALD TRUMP: You said bad?

KEVIN RUDD, Australian Ambassador to the United States: Before I took this position, Mr.

President.

DONALD TRUMP: I don't like you either.

(LAUGHTER) DONALD TRUMP: I don't.

And I probably never will.

GEOFF BENNETT: Back in 2020, Rudd was critical of Mr.

Trump on social media, describing him as the most destructive president in history.

He has since deleted those posts.

The U.S.

Supreme Court said today it will hear a Second Amendment challenge involving a law that bans regular drug users from having a gun.

It's the same law that was used to convict President Biden's son Hunter last year.

An appeals court found it to be mostly unconstitutional except when someone with a firearm is presently impaired.

The Trump administration wants the law upheld, arguing that habitual drug users present unique dangers to society when armed.

Oral arguments are likely to take place early next year, with a decision due by early summer.

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration can move forward with deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, for now.

By a 2-1 vote, the judges lifted an earlier court ruling that had stopped the deployment while a legal challenge plays out.

State and city officials had sued over President Trump's plans to deploy 200 National Guard members to protect what he called a war-ravaged city.

Today's decision would allow the deployment of troops to guard an ICE facility in South Portland, which has been the scene of frequent protests, though, further legal challenges are expected.

A change in guidance on giving peanuts to babies as young as 4 months old has helped roughly 60,000 children avoid potentially serious allergies.

That's according to a new report out today in the medical journal "Pediatrics."

Researchers found that allergies in children aged zero to three fell by more than 27 percent after a shift in advice a decade ago.

That number jumped to more than 40 percent when the guidance was expanded two years later.

The change in guidance upended longstanding recommendations that children not be fed peanuts and other such products until age 3.

On Wall Street today, stocks surged out of the gate to start the week.

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped more than 500 points on the day.

The Nasdaq added more than 300 points.

The S&P 500 also ended firmly in positive territory.

Still to come on the "News Hour": rapidly thawing permafrost wrought by climate change threatens remote villages in Alaska; Tamara Keith and Amy Walter break down the latest political headlines and the ongoing government shutdown; and artist Ai Weiwei discusses a new installation examining Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms.