Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Santos, a Republican from New York, is expected to enter the plea at a court hearing planned for Monday on Long Island, the person said.

The person could not publicly discuss details of the plea and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Messages were left seeking comment from Santos and three lawyers representing the former congressman.

The court hearing was scheduled for Monday afternoon after prosecutors and Santos’ lawyers jointly requested one on Friday. They also sought and received a delay in certain pre-trial deadlines.

The news comes just weeks before jury selection was set to begin on Sept. 9. Santos has previously pleaded not guilty to a range of financial crimes, including lying to Congress about his wealth, collecting unemployment benefits while actually working and using campaign contributions to pay for personal expenses such as designer clothing.

Among the charges Santos faces are wire fraud, theft of public funds, money laundering and aggravated identify theft.

Ernesto moves on after soaking Bermuda

Hurricane Ernesto moved away from Bermuda on Saturday evening over open waters of the Atlantic after crossing over the tiny British territory early in the day with heavy rains and strong winds.

The storm forced residents to stay indoors and more than 23,000 people lost power, officials said. The Category 1 hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph Saturday evening. It was centered about 100 miles northeast of Bermuda and moving north-northeast at 6 mph.

Earlier, the National Hurricane Center warned of strong winds, a dangerous storm surge and significant coastal flooding. But the hurricane warning for the area was later downgraded to a tropical storm warning.

The center said 7 to 9 inches of rain was expected to fall on Bermuda. “This rainfall will likely result in considerable life-threatening flash flooding, especially in low-lying areas on the island,” it said.

Due to the large size of the storm and its slow movement, tropical storm force winds and gusts up to hurricane force were expected through Saturday night. Tropical storm-strength winds were expected to continue well into Sunday, the Bermuda government said.

Two shootings reported at San Antonio base

A gate at Joint Base San Antonio came under fire in separate shootings hours apart early Saturday in what officials said appeared to be random acts that prompted base security personnel to return fire in the second episode.

The military said a motive for the gunfire was not immediately clear. It said that it did not believe the shooters had a military affiliation. Security personnel at the base were not injured.

The San Antonio Police Department, which is investigating, said no one was in custody.

The first episode occurred around 2:15 a.m., when shooters fired in the direction of the gate to Lackland Air Force Base’s Chapman Training Annex, at Ray Ellison Boulevard and Medina Base Road, police said.

“The security personnel stated they heard several shots fired as well as the fired rounds go past them,” said Sgt. Washington Moscoso, a San Antonio Police Department spokesperson.

After the shooting, more security personnel were dispatched to the gate, a base spokesperson said.

Canada rail fight may cause U.S. disruptions

Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade with the U.S.

Both the Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National railroads, which haul millions of tons of freight across the border, have stopped taking certain shipments of hazardous materials and refrigerated products.

Both are threatening to lock out Teamsters Canada workers starting Thursday if deals are not reached.

On Tuesday, CPKC will stop all shipments that start in Canada and all shipments originating in the U.S. that are headed for Canada, the railroad said Saturday.

The Canadian Press reported that on Friday, Canadian National barred container imports from U.S. partner railroads.

Jeff Windau, analyst for Edward Jones & Co., said his firm expects work stoppages to last only a few days, but if they go longer, there could be significant supply chain disruptions.

“If something would carry on more of a longer term in nature, then I think there are some significant potential issues just given the amount of goods that are handled each day,” Windau said. “By and large the rails touch pretty much all of the economy.”

The two railroads handle about 40,000 carloads of freight each day, worth about $1 billion, Windau said. Shipments of fully built automobiles and auto parts, chemicals, forestry products and agricultural goods would be hit hard, he said, especially with harvest season looming.

Search finds more race massacre victims

The latest search for the remains of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims has ended with three more sets containing gunshot wounds, investigators said.

The three are among 11 sets of remains exhumed during the latest excavation in Oaklawn Cemetery, state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said Friday.

“Two of those gunshot victims display evidence of munitions from two different weapons,” Stackelbeck said. “The third individual who is a gunshot victim also displays evidence of burning.”

Forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield, who will remain on site to examine the remains, said one victim suffered bullet and shotgun wounds while the second was shot with two different caliber bullets.

Searchers are seeking simple wooden caskets because they were described at the time in newspaper articles, death certificates and funeral home records as the type used for burying massacre victims, Stackelbeck has said.

Sudan forces accused of slaying 85 villagers

Fighters from Sudan’s paramilitary group rampaged through a central village, looting and burning and killing at least 85 people, including women and children, authorities and residents said Saturday, the latest atrocity in the country’s 18-month devastating conflict.

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began attacking Galgani in the central province of Sennar late in July and last week RSF fighters “indiscriminately opened fire on the village’s unarmed residents” after they resisted attempts to abduct and sexually assault women and girls, Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said. More than 150 villagers were wounded, it said.

The RSF has been repeatedly accused of massacres, rapes and other gross violations across the country since the war started in April last year, when simmering tensions between the military and the group exploded into open fighting in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere.

Describing the hourslong attack, three residents said hundreds of RSF fighters stormed the village, looting and burning houses and public properties.

The offensive came after the residents put up resistance and repelled an attack by a small group of RSF fighters.

Brazil airline facing scrutiny after crash

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Following the plane crash that resulted in 62 fatalities just over a week ago in Brazil, the airline VoePass will be placed under special supervision, the civil aviation authority ANAC announced Saturday.

“In light of the current situation following the plane crash and considering human factors, the agency believes that it is important to intensify ongoing monitoring and control of the services provided by the company and to establish parameters to avoid operational anomalies,” ANAC announced after a meeting with representatives of VoePass.

An aircraft belonging to the airline crashed on Aug. 9, while flying from Cascavel in the state of Paraná to São Paulo, shortly before reaching its destination, into a residential area of the city of Vinhedo.

All 58 passengers and four crew members lost their lives.

X’s Brazil operations are suspended

Social media platform X said it will close its operations in Brazil, claiming Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes threatened to arrest its legal representative in Brazil if they did not comply with orders.

X is removing all remaining Brazil staff in the country “effective immediately,” though the company said service will still be available to the people of Brazil. The company did not clarify how it could claim to suspend operations while continuing to provide services to Brazilians.

Earlier this year, the company clashed with de Moraes over free speech, far-right accounts and misinformation on X.

— From news service reports