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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that it will hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.The conservative-majority court agreed to take up a case from Boulder, Colorado, one of multiple lawsuits alleging the companies deceived the public about how fossil fuels contribute to climate change.
Governments around the country have sought damages totaling billions of dollars, arguing it's necessary to help pay for rebuilding after wildfires, rising sea... Read More
Blizzard warnings and travel shutdowns trap millions at home in northeastern US
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeast United States on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures.The storm hit the metropolitan northeast as accumulations from an earlier snowfall had just melted away — except for gray mountainous piles in parking lots and along the side of roads. Officials declared emergencies from Delaware to Massachusetts, and hundreds of thousands of people grappled with power failure from downed electrical lines.
Even... Read More
EU fails to pass new sanctions targeting Russia after Hungary objects
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union failed to pass new sanctions on Russia on Monday after surprise objections from Hungary, the bloc's top diplomat said.“This is a setback and a message we did not want to send today,” said Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief. Foreign ministers had scrambled to finalize the sanctions along with a massive new loan for Kyiv ahead of the fourth anniversary of a war that has left an estimated 1.8 million Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dead, wounded or missing.
Monday's meeting sought to make Russia pay a greater economic... Read More
Geno Auriemmaâs 655th AP Top 25 appearance moves him past Tara VanDerveer
Geno Auriemma broke a tie with Tara VanDerveer for most appearances by a coach in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday when UConn was again a unanimous No. 1.Auriemma has the Huskies ranked for the 655th time. UConn was atop all 31 ballots from the national media panel. The Huskies (29-0) are the last unbeaten team in Division I basketball and have won 45 consecutive games dating to last season.
The top five teams remained unchanged in the rankings this week with UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and Vanderbilt following the Huskies.
The rest... Read More
The Latest: Snowfall intensifies in Northeast as many are under blizzard warnings and travel bans
Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. are stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as heavy snow and strong winds intensified, creating whiteout conditions in the densely populated region.Snow fell at a rate of 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.6 centimeters) an hour early Monday from New York through Massachusetts. Some areas have gotten well over a foot (30 centimeters) of snow since Sunday, along with wind gusts of over 30 mph (48 kph) and low visibility.
More than 5,000 flights in and out of the U.S. were... Read More
Top Stories
- Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits
- Blizzard warnings and travel shutdowns trap millions at home in northeastern US
- Geno Auriemmaâs 655th AP Top 25 appearance moves him past Tara VanDerveer
- FDA proposes new system for approving customized drugs and therapies for rare diseases
- EU fails to pass new sanctions targeting Russia due to Hungary's objection
- Armed man shot and killed at Mar-a-Lago was never interested in politics or guns, cousin says
- Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case
- Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
- Powerful winter storm roils travel across the US, leading to thousands of flight cancellations
- After Supreme Court rebuke, Democrats call for government to refund billions in Trump tariff money
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