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Trump can't secure $454 million appeal bond in New York fraud case, his lawyers say
Donald Trump cannot obtain a bond to secure the $454 million civil business fraud judgment against him as he pursues an appeal of the case, his attorneys said in a New York court filing Monday.
Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Monday extended a temporary pause on a Republican-backed Texas law allowing state law enforcement authorities to arrest people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
Biden administration bans ongoing uses of asbestos
The Biden administration will ban or phase out ongoing uses of asbestos, the agency said Monday. The Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule that set deadlines for industry to transition away from using the substance, which causes lung cancer.
Biden, Netanyahu speak for first time in weeks amid rising tensions
President Biden spoke Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, marking the first time the two have spoken since Biden said the prime minister was “hurting Israel more than helping” and a top Democrat called for new elections in Israel.
Gaza suffers famine-level shortages, mass death imminent, UN-backed monitor says
Food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already far exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food into areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said on Monday.