By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined to weigh in on a climate change case the state of Minnesota is pursuing against ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute trade group and other fossil fuel groups. The Supreme Court’s decision notes that Justice Brett Kavanaugh would have agreed to hear the case. Besides Minnesota, California, other states
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption, including numerous former presidents and prime ministers. Among those named are former presidents Michel Martelly and Jocelerme Privert, as well as former prime ministers Laurent Lamothe, Jean-Michel Lapin, Evans Paul and Jean-Henry Céant.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Much of Wall Street is rising Monday, ahead of a week heavy with potentially market-moving reports toward the end of it. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher in afternoon trading, coming off its first losing week in the last 10. The Nasdaq composite was up
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Far-right Dutch election winner Geert Wilders is withdrawing legislation he proposed in 2018 that calls for a ban on mosques and the Quran. The move announced Monday is a key concession to potential coalition partners a day before talks to form the next government are
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. lunar lander in more than 50 years rocketed to space Monday, launching a race for private companies to deliver experiments and other items to the moon. But about seven hours after liftoff, Astrobotic Technology reported the solar panel on the lander
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz, Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is seeking to have the sweeping criminal conspiracy case against him in Georgia thrown out by arguing he is protected from prosecution under presidential immunity. Trump’s immunity claims in the Georgia case, filed on Monday as part of
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from the United States in five decades, said it is abandoning an attempt to put its Peregrine spacecraft on the moon less than 24 hours after the vehicle took flight. The spacecraft has suffered
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Actor Idris Elba is urging urged the British government to ban machetes and serrated “zombie” knives to help stop young people falling victim to knife crime. The London-born star joined protesters from the “Don’t Stop Your Future” campaign outside Parliament on Monday. He posed with clothes and shoes that belonged to people
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Alaska’s bid to revive a proposed copper and gold mine that was blocked by the Environmental Protection Agency. The justices did not comment in turning away the state’s attempt to sue the Biden administration directly in the high court over its desire to revive the proposed
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — When retired postman Rodney Holbrook set up cameras to try to find out who was tidying his shed almost every night, he found an unexpected helper scurrying around his workbench. The black-and-white, night-vision footage revealed that a tiny mouse was behind the mysterious tidying, helpfully moving objects left
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear Alaska’s challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s rejection of the controversial Pebble Mine project, which would have become the largest copper, gold and molybdenum extraction site on the continent. The EPA last year invoked a seldom-used authority granted as part of the Clean Water Act to
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paris is immortalizing British music icon David Bowie by naming a street after him in the city’s southeast on what would have been his 77th birthday. The inauguration of rue David-Bowie on Monday was first announced in 2020 by the mayor of the 13th arrondissement. The tribute celebrated Bowie’s first Paris performance
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Police in Colorado are investigating an incident involving US Rep. Lauren Boebert and her ex-husband, Jayson Boebert, while they were at a restaurant on Saturday night, a police department official told CNN. Silt Police Department officers responded to the Miner’s Claim restaurant Saturday night after receiving a call,
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is mixed Monday, ahead of a week heavy with potentially market-moving reports toward the end of it. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in early trading, coming off its first losing week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has paid a visit to Poland in an attempt to strengthen ties with the NATO nation which borders Ukraine. Kamikawa met with Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski during her visit to Warsaw on Monday. She a placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She
Continue ReadingBy ALI ZERDIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian rescuers have extracted five people who have been trapped in a cave for two days because of high water levels. The rescue operation was completed in midafternoon on Monday following an hourslong rescue operation. A family of three adults and their two guides got stuck
Continue ReadingCNN By Jackie Wattles and Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Astrobotic Technology, the company that developed the first lunar lander to launch from the United States in five decades, said its spacecraft has suffered “critical” propellant loss attempting to correct itself after running into a major issue in space. Just hours after launching from Florida
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A new California gun law banning the concealed carry of firearms in “sensitive places” – including places of worship, public libraries, amusement parks, zoos and sporting events – is once again blocked after a decision Saturday by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The law signed by California Gov.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge to a California law that bans the sale of flavored cigarettes, leaving the state law in place. Tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including R.J. Reynolds, argued the state law conflicts with the federal Tobacco Control Act, which gives the US
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding relatively steady in early trading. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% early Monday, coming off its first losing week in the last 10. The Dow was off 145 points, and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.5%. Boeing slumped 9% after one of its jets suffered an inflight
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