Tens of thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding end to warming-causing fossil fuels (apnews.com)
Environmental Protection Agency delays new ozone pollution standards until after the 2024 election (apnews.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for smog despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health....
US moves to force recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel (apnews.com)
US moves to force recall of 52 million air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel::The U.S. government is taking a big step toward forcing a defiant Tennessee company to recall 52 million air bag inflators that could explode, hurl shrapnel and injure or kill people.
A look inside Donald Trump's deposition: Defiance, deflection and the 'hottest brand in the world' (apnews.com)
Trump said he never felt his financial statements “would be taken very seriously,” and that people who did business with him were given ample warning not to trust them....
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha (apnews.com)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in their incursion into Russian territory....
Death Valley's scorching heat kills second man this summer (apnews.com)
California’s Death Valley National Park has claimed another life in its second heat-related death of the summer, park officials said Monday....
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, one-time hero to election deniers, convicted in computer breach (apnews.com)
Former Colorado clerk Tina Peters, the first local election official to be charged with a security breach after the 2020 election as unfounded conspiracy theories swirled, was found guilty by a jury on most charges Monday....
Fossils suggest even smaller ‘hobbits’ roamed an Indonesian island 700,000 years ago (apnews.com)
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet (1.07 meters) tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.”...
Weak spots in metal may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan, documents obtained by AP reveal (apnews.com)
A gear crack that led to a fatal crash of a V-22 Osprey last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture that part, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press....
Bloomberg apologizes for premature story on prisoner swap and disciplines the journalists involved (apnews.com)
Bloomberg News apologized Monday for prematurely publishing a story last week that revealed a prisoner exchange involving the United States and Russia and said it had disciplined the employees involved....
Rudy Giuliani agrees to deal to end his bankruptcy case, pay creditors' financial adviser $400k (apnews.com)
Rudy Giuliani has agreed to a last-minute deal to end his personal bankruptcy case and pay about $400,000 to a financial adviser hired by his creditors, avoiding a potential deep-dive into the former New York City mayor’s finances that was threatened by a federal judge....
Maduro is declared winner in Venezuela’s presidential election as opposition claims it prevailed (apnews.com)
“The Venezuelans and the entire world know what happened,” opposition candidate Edmundo González said in his first remarks....
Life and death in the heat: What it feels like when Earth’s temperatures soar to record highs (apnews.com)
BENI MELLAL, Morocco (AP) — In the unrelenting heat of Morocco’s Middle Atlas, people were sleeping on rooftops. Hanna Ouhbour needed refuge too, but she was outside a hospital waiting for her diabetic cousin who was in a room without air conditioning....
Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education (apnews.com)
The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Education, drawing criticism from some Democrats who called the appointment politically motivated....
A Russian Navy research vessel is suspected of violating Finnish territorial waters (apnews.com)
A Russian vessel is suspected of a territorial violation of Finland’s marine area in the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea, the Finnish defense ministry said on Friday....
Philippines plans to siphon off oil cargo from sunken tanker to avert ‘environmental catastrophe’ (apnews.com)
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — There is no indication that a big cargo of industrial fuel oil stored in a tanker that sank in stormy weather in Manila Bay has started to leak, the Philippine coast guard said Friday, and plans are being firmed up to try to siphon off the highly toxic shipment to prevent a major spill that could...
Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it. (apnews.com)
In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their “world debauchery tour” of “boozing and whoring” on the government’s dime. They swapped lurid images of their latest sexual conquests. And at one point they even joked about “forcible...
Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended (apnews.com)
Bodycam video reveals chaotic scene of deputy fatally shooting Sonya Massey who called 911 for help (apnews.com)
Headline is ridiculously generous to the cop....
As Georgia presses on with 'Russia-style' laws, its citizens describe a country on the brink (apnews.com)
Eka Gigauri is used to harsh words from officials about the anti-corruption work she does in Georgia. But seeing her face on posters, accusing her of being an agent of foreign influence, a traitor and a spy, rattled her....
Families of service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal criticize Biden at GOP convention (apnews.com)
Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday in an emotional moment that revived one of the low points of President Joe Biden’s presidency....
A Baltimore man died after being sedated and restrained by medics. His mom wants answers (apnews.com)
When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that everything was fine. He had his medications and was planning to meet up with his girlfriend....
Brett Favre is asking an appeals court to reinstate his defamation lawsuit against Shannon Sharpe (apnews.com)
Lawyers for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to revive a defamation lawsuit Favre filed against a fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member, former tight end Shannon Sharpe, amid the backdrop of a Mississippi welfare scandal that is one of the state’s largest public corruption cases....
Diamond Shruumz microdosing candies may be linked to a death and nearly 50 illnesses, FDA says (apnews.com)
At least 48 people in 24 states said they got sick after eating Diamond Shruumz-brand products, including chocolate bars, cones and gummies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday....
A Palestinian was shot, beaten and tied to an Israeli army jeep. The army says he posed no threat (apnews.com)
Video showing the 24-year-old strapped to the jeep circulated on social media, sparking widespread condemnation, including from the United States. Many said it showed that Israeli soldiers were using him as a human shield — a charge Israel has frequently leveled at Hamas as it battles the group in Gaza....
