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The settlement reached in Navahine vs. Hawaii Department of Transportation recognizes children’s constitutional rights to a life-sustaining climate, Gov. Josh Green said in a statement. (Audrey McAvoy / Associated Press) Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now they’re celebrating a settlement that … Read more

8Jennifer Lopez captures a smooch-faced selfie while on a boat ride in Italy. COBRA TEAM / BACKGRID Jennifer Lopez is white hot. The singer, 54, continued to enjoy the dolce vita on Thursday amid rumors she’s set to split with husband Ben Affleck. She was spotted setting sail on a boat in Italy, soaking up … Read more

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, left, greets Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at NATO headquarters in Brussels this month. (Francois Mori / Associated Press) Over the course of more than a dozen years at the top of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte got to know a thing or two about finding consensus among fractious coalition partners. Now … Read more

Opponents of New York’s congestion pricing were dealt a blow by a federal judge — but the plan to charge Manhattan drivers $15 is still on pause after Gov. Kathy Hochul stepped in before it was slated to take effect later this month. Manhattan federal Judge Lewis Liman rejected one of the main arguments in … Read more

Within five years of a new program created to prevent deportation of minors brought into the country illegally by their parents, nearly 80,000 were released into the U.S. with arrest records. The majority were between the ages of 19 and 22 when they were arrested, according to the latest available data published by U.S. Citizenship … Read more

A strange monolith found jutting out of the rocks in a remote mountain range near Las Vegas has been taken down by authorities. How it got there is still a mystery. “It remains unknown how the item got to its location or who might be responsible,” Las Vegas police said Friday in a series of posts on … Read more

The deadly elephant attack in Livingston is the second in Zambia involving a US tourist this year (Picture: Getty Images) A US tourist was thrown out of a vehicle by an elephant and trampled to death in Zambia. Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, of New Mexico, was watching a herd of elephants near the Maramba Cultural … Read more

An out-of-state conservative group is taking its war against Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to her home turf by buying up some billboard ads in Queens blasting her left wing policies. The Texas-based Job Creators Network is dumping $100,000 into the primary race to support former Wall Street investor Marty Dolan, the Post reported earlier this … Read more

Police don’t know who placed the object, which is the latest in a series of curious shiny columns popping up around the globe since at least 2020 In this June 17, 2024, photo courtesy of the Las Vegas Police Department, shows a monolith installation near Gass Peak north of Las Vegas, Nev. Photo by HANDOUT … Read more

Police respond to the scene of a shooting on Friday at the Mad Butcher in Fordyce, Arkansas (Picture: AP) Two people are dead and eight others including a cop are wounded after a shooting broke out at a grocery store in south Arkansas. Gunfire erupted outside the Mad Butcher in Fordyce around noon on Friday, … Read more