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Floods swamp
Southwest
(AP) -- A massive amount of water from unusually heavy rains is flowing through flood-weary parts of the Southwest. Over 20 trillion gallons of water has fallen on the Four Corners states and Nevada in the past two weeks, according to calculations by former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue.
The flooding is forcing evacuations and keeping swift-water rescue teams busy. One person died after falling into floodwaters in Flagstaff, Arizona, and police suspect a second death also is weather-related. The National Weather Service estimates as much as 4 more inches of rain could fall across the Four Corners region through Monday.
Russia bombs
aid center
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Ukrainian authorities say 26 people have been killed in Russian bomb attacks on an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine. The attacks came after a limited ceasefire expired Monday in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region.
The ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia had allowed humanitarian aid and evacuation missions into front-line areas in Russian-occupied territory. Earlier in the day, Ukraine and Russia reported cyberattacks on their emergency alert apps.
In Ukraine, users received false warnings of dangerously high radiation levels, a chemical threat and public disturbances in Kyiv. Russian officials said hackers had sent fake alerts through its emergency ministry’s app.
Judge tosses
political case
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge in Washington has dismissed a criminal complaint against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about Hunter Biden, citing what he calls “weaponization” of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
The judge Monday said the investigation that produced the charges was overtly political. The Justice Department may still have an opportunity to pursue a grand jury indictment against the ex-FBI officials. The case accused the former officials of misleading Congress about their knowledge of efforts to investigate a laptop the Justice Department says was dropped off by Joe Biden’s son at a Delaware computer repair shop in 2019.
The case sought to echo grievances by Trump and his Republican allies.
Tech stocks
drop again
NEW YORK (AP) -- A morning rally for U.S. stocks petered out as the tech and AI industries remained shaky following their sell-off last week.
The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Monday after erasing a gain that reached 1.1% early in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 1.1%. The mixed performance for indexes came even though the majority of stocks within the S&P 500 climbed.
They benefited from a 7.6% drop for the price of a barrel of Brent crude. Nvidia and Alphabet swung from early gains to losses and helped drag the S&P 500 with them.