Supreme Court poised to curb scope of environmental reviews
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court seemed prepared Tuesday to rule that a federal agency had done enough to consider the environmental impact of a proposed 88-mile railway in Utah. Such a ruling could limit the scope of environmental reviews required by federal law in all sorts of settings.
The Mets stole Juan Soto from the Yankees. Who’s the big spender now?
NEW YORK — Did you feel the ground shake Sunday night? Did New York suddenly tilt from the Bronx down to Queens?
An important question with 2 good answers for the national team
If Tyronn Lue is chosen as coach for the next USA Basketball men’s national team, he may get to do something no coach has done. host an Olympic basketball tournament at his office.
Activists call on Biden to clear death row before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — A group of human rights activists, former corrections officials and families of crime victims asked President Joe Biden on Monday to use his clemency power to take all 40 inmates off federal death row before he hands over power to President-elect Donald Trump.
Southern California braces for another ‘particularly dangerous’ fire forecast
Strong Santa Ana winds are expected to intensify the wildfire threat in Southern California early this week and create a “particularly dangerous situation” in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, similar to circumstances in early November that helped fuel a significant wildfire, forecasters warned Monday.
Syrian military officials charged with war crimes as government falls
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has charged two top Syrian military officials with war crimes committed against Americans and others at a notorious prison in Damascus, Syria, during the Syrian civil war, according to an indictment unsealed Monday.
Hunt for CEO’s killer leads to arrest in Pennsylvania
The tipster’s call to local police came in shortly after 9 a.m. Monday from a McDonald’s in western Pennsylvania.
Judge pauses sexual abuse lawsuit against Trump’s education secretary pick
A federal judge in Maryland has paused a lawsuit against Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment executive whom President-elect Donald Trump chose for education secretary, while another court weighs a recent state law involving such cases.
43,000 Ukrainian soldiers killed since Russia invaded, Zelenskyy says
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed and 370,000 wounded since Russia’s full-scale invasion began nearly three years ago. It was the first time in months that he had disclosed military casualty figures, a highly sensitive topic in Ukraine, particularly as Kyiv’s forces lose more ground to Russian troops.
The campaign by Syrian rebels to topple Assad was swift
The government of President Bashar Assad of Syria, which had kept rebel forces at bay for more than a decade with Iranian and Russian military support, collapsed with astonishing speed Sunday morning after an advance by opposition forces on the capital, Damascus.
Trump signals an aggressive opening, threatening ‘jail’ for Cheney and others
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump outlined an aggressive plan for opening his second term in an interview that aired Sunday, vowing to move immediately to crack down on immigration and pardon his most violent supporters while threatening to lock up political foes such as Liz Cheney.
Detectives scour thousands of hours of video for clues in CEO killing
NEW YORK — It was footage from surveillance cameras that told police that the man they suspect of killing an insurance executive on Wednesday had arrived in New York City on a bus more than a week before.
Akron police face questions after officer fatally shoots teenager
Newly released video of the fatal November police shooting of Jazmir Tucker, a 15-year-old high school student in Akron, Ohio, has led to pointed questions from the city’s mayor and the teenager’s family about how officers handled the incident.
Syria’s government battles multiple rebel uprisings
President Bashar Assad’s political survival was under threat Saturday as the Syrian government battled opposition rebellions around the country and the strategic city of Homs was breached by the main rebel coalition, according to the fighters and a war monitor.
South Korea’s leader survives impeachment vote after his power grab
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean lawmakers’ attempt to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol ended in failure on Saturday night, prolonging the political upheaval and uncertainty that has roiled the country since his short-lived imposition of martial law this past week.
Could Golden At-Bat give baseball a new shine?
A few weeks ago, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred stopped by the podcast of Puck’s John Ourand and dropped hints about a rule change that seems like it might be coming someday to a ballpark near you.
With pageantry and dignitaries, France unveils a reborn Notre Dame
PARIS — Five years after a fire that devoured its roof and nearly collapsed its walls, a renovated Notre Dame Cathedral reopened Saturday, its centuries-old bell clanging, its 8,000-pipe organ first groaning — and then roaring — back to life.
Their fertilizer poisons farmland. Now, they want protection from lawsuits.
For decades, a little-known company now owned by a Goldman Sachs fund has been making millions of dollars from the unlikely dregs of American life: sewage sludge.
A one-of-a-kind card fuels a treasure hunt for the ages
The hunt for rare sports trading cards can feel like a search for buried treasure. There are “chases” and “bounties” and card values that rise and fall like waves. So it makes perfect sense that at the heart of one of the pastime’s most-hyped pursuits is a lanky, towering and mustachioed (Pittsburgh) Pirate.
How much did Trump, Biden and Harris raise? A stunning $4.7 billion.
WASHINGTON — Donors spent an astonishing $4.7 billion on the presidential contenders in this year’s general election, piling that amount into the campaign coffers of Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden and their main allied groups over the course of the contest.
