Muslim mayor of Hamtramck endorses Trump, wants Gaza cease-fire

Last week, Arab American leaders in Michigan of the Uncommitted Movement said they refuse to endorse Harris, but Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib is one of the few in Metro Detroit to publicly back former President Donald Trump.

Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping

On a tributary of the Hudson River, a tugboat powered by ammonia eased away from the shipyard dock and sailed for the first time to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.

Missouri Supreme Court and governor refuse to halt execution of man convicted of 1998 killing

A Missouri man seeking to avoid execution suffered dual setbacks Monday as the state’s top court and governor each rejected requests to cancel his scheduled lethal injection. Marcellus Williams is set to be executed at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the 1998 murder of Lisha Gayle, a social worker and former newspaper reporter who was repeatedly stabbed during a burglary of her suburban St. Louis home.

They served in a diverse military. Now they’re watching Naval Academy’s race-conscious admissions policy go on trial

The Naval Academy has been sued by the anti-affirmative action group that successfully sued Harvard and the University of North Carolina, leading to the Supreme Court striking down those schools’ race-conscious admissions policies. But the ruling left open whether the nation’s service academies have “potentially distinct interests.”

Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles

The Commerce Department said Monday it’s seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers.

OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration

The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic told a Coast Guard panel Monday he hoped the silver lining of the disaster would be that it inspires a renewed interest in exploration, including the deepest waters of the world’s oceans.

Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American from International Space Station returns to Earth

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair.

New coalition of aid groups supporting Sudan will launch at Clinton Global Initiative

A wide-ranging group of 15 nonprofits, humanitarian aid organizations and other funders plan to open this year’s Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting Monday by announcing new investments to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan following more than a year of conflict.

Co-founder of Titan to testify before Coast Guard about submersible that imploded

The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday as part of its investigation of the maritime disaster.

Search underway for suspects in Alabama mass shooting that killed 4 and injured 17

Authorities have reported no immediate arrests after a weekend mass shooting killed four people and left 17 others injured in what police described as a targeted “hit” by multiple shooters who opened fire outside a popular Alabama nightspot.

Spending deal averts a possible federal shutdown and funds the government into December

Congressional leaders announced an agreement Sunday on a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for about three months, averting a possible partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Oct. 1 and pushing final decisions until after the November election.

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more

Under extraordinarily tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited the Pennsylvania ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces.

US worries deepen as adversaries team up to challenge dominance

For months, the U.S. has warned Iran not to send ballistic missiles to Russia and told China not to provide military components for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. But Iran is now doing just what Washington said not to and China is pushing the line.

UN nations endorse a ‘Pact for the Future,’ and the body’s leader says it must be more than talk

The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the world’s increasingly divided nations together to tackle 21st-century challenges from climate change and artificial intelligence to escalating conflicts and increasing inequality and poverty.