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Global emissions of greenhouse gases are rising, according to an annual accounting by the United Nations. It warns development of new oil, gas and coal is incompatible with meeting climate targets.

Women and children are the main victims in the Israel-Hamas war, with some 16,000 killed, according to the United Nations agency promoting gender equality.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott has been the target of racist attacks following last week's Key Bridge collapse.

The agreement was reached on the eve of a scheduled trial date. It marks the largest settlement of its kind achieved by a single state, according to the Texas attorney general’s office.

The decision stems from a suit by the Consumer Product Safety Commission over products sold on Amazon that the agency found to be unsafe, including children's sleepwear and carbon monoxide detectors.

Texas Supreme Court justices ruled the school funding system constitutional, and they aren't requiring any legislative changes. But they also said the state's 5 million schoolchildren deserve better.

In a report to be made public Wednesday, federal officials call for mayors and police chiefs to assess whether such specialized units are even necessary to solve community problems.

CEO Robert Isom vows immediate action following the incident involving eight Black men on a flight from Phoenix to JFK, as well as other alleged accounts of racial discrimination toward passengers.

Alex Jones, who spread lies about the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has dropped efforts to declare bankruptcy and avoid paying $1.5 billion in damages he owes the victims' families.

A U.S. Court of Appeals this week ruled that the FCC did not have legal authority to revive the so-called net neutrality rules that were first introduced a decade ago under the Obama Administration.