Alito steps aside in a major climate case after scrutiny over oil stock holdings

Former special counsel Jack Smith is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to defend his two criminal investigations of President Donald Trump amid growing calls from Republicans that Smith himself face prosecution by Trump's Justice Department. Smith, who secured indictments against Trump over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss and his alleged unlawful retention of classified documents after leaving the White House, has repeatedly said he believes he could prove Trump's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and defended the actions of his investigative team.

The meeting comes as AI leaders are issuing dire warnings about the threat of AI and calling for steps to slow it down before it outsmarts humans.

Patrol dog’s handler resigned after it emerged Bart had died of heatstroke due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heat The recent death of a Tennessee sheriff’s office dog after being left in an outdoor kennel without water for a day and a half in excessive heat has prompted the animal’s handler to resign amid administrative and criminal investigations, according to authorities. Bart had been a patrol dog specializing in suspect apprehension, tracking, searches and drug detection before his handler found him dead inside his outdoor kennel on 19…

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie , nearly eight months after she went missing from her home outside Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. The sheriff's department and the FBI Guthrie Task Force were recently made aware of the possible ransom note as well as social media comments related to it, the statement from the sheriff's department said. Investigators are working to determine its credibility. Officials did not immediately release details on how they found the note or what was in it.