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Supreme Court won't revive plea deal with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad over 9/11 attacks

The Supreme Court declined Monday to review the Pentagon's decision to cancel a plea deal with the presumed masterminds of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Foreign universities court U.S. scientists after Trump administration upends research funding

Foreign universities are recruiting U.S. scientists after the Trump administration began upending federal research funding. More than half of states have lost researchers abroad, a report says.

U.S. Space Force establishes special operations command unit

The U.S. Space Force last week announced the activation of U.S. Space Forces Special Operations Command.

AI stocks lead a rebound on Wall Street as European markets drop following protests

Stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry are recovering some of their steep losses from last week on Wall Street, but the U.S. market and stocks worldwide are still shaky on Monday.

Supreme Court to review 158-year-old law banning home distilling

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear a case challenging the 1868 law that bans home distilling, in a case that tests how much power Congress can claim under the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause.

Trump will sign an order aimed at boosting women's health research, a plan backed by the first lady

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order aimed at bolstering federal research on women's health, a move pushed by first lady Melania Trump, the White House confirmed on Monday.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hauling small satellites set for Tuesday launch

SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday morning as part of the company's "rideshare" program.

Soccer clubs Marseille and Lille close shops after vandalism and looting in France protests

The weekend of riots and looting in France did not spare soccer clubs Marseille and Lille.

Supreme Court rejects effort to revive Khalid Sheikh Mohammed plea deal

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort to revive a plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no early warning from partners as Russia hits the power grid again

Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries that previously shared their intelligence.

Former South African president denies impeding investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era cases

Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday that he had neither ordered prosecutors to stop cases involving apartheid-era crimes nor struck secret deals to shield former security officers from justice.

Saudi Arabia executes 2 Bangladeshis over 'indecent acts,' and other Mideast news

Saudi Arabia says it has executed 2 Bangladeshi nationals over "indecent acts" inside a mosque in Mecca. Bangladesh said that it hadn't been informed of the executions beforehand.