Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US public Supreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies. A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from othe…
Follow the day’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast There were 30 drowning deaths in 2025-2026, the highest number in almost a decade, according to a Royal Life Saving Australia report that Australian Associated Press reports on. Of them, 14 involved more than one death, often related to boating, driving through floodwater, or people exploring unfamiliar environm…
Danette Colbert and Rickey White sentenced in Adan Manzano’s death for racketeering and negligent homicide A Louisiana judge has handed lengthy prison sentences to two people convicted of roles in a criminal enterprise that targeted New Orleans tourists led to the death of a reporter covering the 2025 Super Bowl there. Nancy Miller, a state court judge, on Monday sentenced Danette Colbert, 49, to…
Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production The biggest coal project before authorities in New South Wales, the HVO mine, will emit the equivalent of about 809m tonnes of climate-warming carbon dioxide if it wins approval. That number, for most people, will carry little meaning, as might the calculation…
President seeks midterms boost as White House says project, built by Indian-owned company, will begin in 2030 Donald Trump on Monday announced what he called the largest steel plant in American history to be built in Iowa, giving Republicans a jobs message to take to voters in a state that could help decide control of the Senate in November. “Using advanced steelmaking technology, the plant will p…
Police said Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in the tree, and the scene was ‘staged’ A Mississippi judge set a $5m bond on Monday for a third man charged in the death of a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree in August. Police disclosed on Friday that Tasia Fortune, 29, was killed before her body was placed in a tree behind an abandoned house in Jackson, Mis…
