The prosecutor who led lengthy investigations into U.S. President Joe Biden's son has defended his efforts, saying the criminal charges against Hunter Biden were the culmination of "thorough, impartial" work and "not partisan politics."
Cold weather and heavy rains have pummelled much of the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, leaving many Palestinians living in tents at risk against the elements.
Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have levelled whole neighbourhoods and claimed the lives of at least two dozen people.
Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble. The 98-metre New Glenn rocket was supposed to blast off before dawn with a prototype satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
