Are the annual climate summits working? These countries are going to the courts, instead
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Few leaders paint a picture of the climate crisis as vividly as United Nations chief António Guterres. He has…
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This 10-month old is among the children still held captive or missing in Gaza
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — At 10-months-old, Kfir Bibas has now spent more than a fifth of his young life in captivity, his doe-eyed face and…
Continue Reading Mediators look to extend truce in Gaza on its final day, with one more hostage swap planned
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — International mediators worked Wednesday to extend the…
Continue Reading Search and rescue operations underway after US special operations aircraft crashes off coast of Japan
By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Search and rescue operations are underway after a US special operations aircraft crashed…
Continue Reading Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in the…
Continue Reading Australia proposes new laws to detain potentially dangerous migrants who can’t be deported
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has proposed new laws that would place behind bars some of the…
Continue Reading US military Osprey aircraft with 8 aboard crashes into the sea off southern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight people has crashed into the sea off southern Japan, and the Japanese coast guard is…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall after Wall Street rallies
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Wednesday although a strong report on U.S. consumer confidence and hopes…
Continue Reading ‘I kissed her but she wouldn’t wake up.’ Grandfather grieves for 3-year-old granddaughter killed as she slept in Gaza
CNN By Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Picking through the rubble of his destroyed home, Khaled Nabhan…
Continue Reading ‘I kissed her but she wouldn’t wake up.’ Grandfather grieves for 3-year-old granddaughter killed as she slept in Gaza
By Jomana Karadsheh, Florence Davey-Attlee and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Picking through the rubble of his destroyed home, Khaled Nabhan lifts…
Continue Reading New Zealand leader plans to ban cellphone use in schools and end tobacco controls in first 100 days
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s new prime minister plans to ban cellphone use in schools and repeal…
Continue Reading Kansas will redesign its planned 2024 license plate after hundreds of people complained it doesn’t represent the state
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Kansas is going back to the drawing board after hundreds of people blasted the state’s new license plate design…
Continue Reading A Hong Kong Court hears final arguments in subversion trial of pro-democracy activists
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has started hearing the final arguments of some of the city’s best-known…
Continue Reading Charges against a woman who police say was struck by Charlotte officers have been dropped
By Dianne Gallagher, Shawn Nottingham and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Prosecutors have dropped charges against Christina Pierre, the woman who…
Continue Reading Rosalynn Carter set for funeral and burial in the town where she and her husband were born
By BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Rosalynn Carter will receive her final farewells Wednesday in the same tiny town where she was…
Continue Reading Winning the presidential nomination is all about delegates. But how does the process work?
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — By now, Americans should be well aware that the process of electing a president isn’t like…
Continue Reading Michigan to join state-level effort to regulate AI political ads as federal legislation pends
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and ALI SWENSON Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign legislation in the…
Continue Reading Opening statements to begin in the final trial in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Opening statements are scheduled to begin in the third and final trial…
Continue Reading A mom chose an off-the-grid school for safety from COVID. No one protected her kid from the teacher
By SHARON LURYE of The Associated Press and CHARLES LUSSIER of The Advocate BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Raynesha Cummings enrolled her three…
Continue Reading Ukraine makes new push to defeat Russia’s electronic warfare
By Clare Sebastian, CNN London (CNN) — In early November, drone video surfaced online appearing to show a targeted strike blowing up three…
Continue Reading Conservative attack on government regulation reaches the Supreme Court
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a challenge to the Securities and Exchange…
Continue Reading Trump embraces the Jan. 6 rioters on the trail. In court, his lawyers hope to distance him from them
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have suggested their strategy in his…
Continue Reading US life expectancy rose last year, but it remains below its pre-pandemic level
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy rose last year — by more than a year — but still isn’t close to…
Continue Reading Georgia Republicans move to cut losses as they propose majority-Black districts in special session
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are moving to preserve their majorities as they propose additional Black voting…
Continue Reading Climate contradictions key at UN talks. Less future warming projected, yet there’s more current pain
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The world is heading for considerably less warming than projected a decade ago, but that good news is…
Continue Reading Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia’s Jakarta
By EDNA TARIGAN and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pollution is causing respiratory illnesses and deaths to rise in…
Continue Reading Australia apologizes for thalidomide tragedy as some survivors listen in the Parliament gallery
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery…
Continue Reading Writer John Nichols, author of ‘The Milagro Beanfield War’ with a social justice streak, dies at 83
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Writer John Nichols, author “The Milagro Beanfield War,” has died. He was 83. The…
Continue Reading Medical workers ‘trapped’ in hospital and unable to reach wounded during Israeli operation in West Bank, MSF chief says
By Kareem Khadder and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The head of Médecins Sans Frontières said Tuesday that he had been “trapped” with staff…
Continue Reading Heavy winds knock over Christmas tree in front of White House, but it’s back upright
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Christmas Tree in front of the White House fell down Tuesday afternoon amid high…
Continue Reading Novelist Tim Dorsey, who mixed comedy and murder in his Serge A. Storms stories, dies at 62
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tim Dorsey, a former police and courts newspaper reporter who found lasting fame as the…
Continue Reading US mediators reject attempt by flight attendants to clear the path for a strike at American Airlines
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There will be no strike by American Airlines flight attendants around the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Federal…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s pro-democracy leaders give final defense as landmark national security trial nears an end
By Chris Lau and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dozens of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy figures are one step closer to learning…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses liberal watchdog’s claims that Wisconsin impeachment panel violated open meeting law
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a liberal watchdog group’s claims that a panel researching the…
Continue Reading Former Indiana lawmaker pleads guilty to casino corruption charge
By ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A former Indiana lawmaker has pleaded guilty to a fraud charge in connection with a casino…
Continue Reading US gas prices have fallen or remained steady for 10 weeks straight. Here’s why
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just you. Across the U.S., prices at the pump have felt milder in recent…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook families who won $1 billion in damages from Alex Jones offer to settle for at least $85 million
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The families of Sandy Hook shooting victims offered Infowars host Alex Jones a “path out of bankruptcy” if he…
Continue Reading Alaska landslide survivor says force of impact threw her around ‘like a piece of weightless popcorn’
WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — A survivor of the deadly landslide in Alaska last week says the force of the impact threw her around like a “piece of…
Continue Reading New Mexico creates new council to address cases of missing and slain Native Americans
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is creating a new advisory council that will be charged with…
Continue Reading Sports Illustrated is the latest media company damaged by an AI experiment gone wrong
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Computer-generated writers … writing computer-generated stories? Sports Illustrated is the…
Continue Reading Honduran opposition party leader flees arrest after being stopped in airport before traveling to US
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The president of Honduras’ main opposition party fled an international airport…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s…
Continue Reading Texas city approves $3.5 million for child who witnessed aunt’s fatal shooting by officer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas city has approved a $3.5 million settlement for a child who witnessed his aunt being fatally shot through a window…
Continue Reading Lawmaker helping lead impeachment of Philadelphia’s prosecutor will run for state attorney general
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state lawmaker who’s helping lead the effort to impeach Philadelphia’s elected…
Continue Reading Democratic lawmaker moves to force a vote this week on expelling Rep. George Santos from the House
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker is moving to force a vote this week on the expulsion of Rep. George…
Continue Reading Activist who acknowledged helping flip police car during 2020 protest sentenced to 1 year in prison
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A well-known west Philadelphia activist who acknowledged having helped overturn a police car during 2020 protests following the…
Continue Reading Larry Fink, photographer who contrasted social classes, dead at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Larry Fink, an acclaimed and adventurous photographer whose subjects ranged from family portraits and political satire to working…
Continue Reading Judge enters $120M order against former owner of failed Michigan dam
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has signed a $120 million order against the former owner of a Michigan dam that failed after…
Continue Reading France to ban smoking on beaches and public parks
By Maya Szaniecki and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — France will ban smoking on beaches and public parks, the country’s health minister said on…
Continue Reading Argentina’s president-elect tells top Biden officials that he’s committed to freedom
By DANIEL POLITI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Argentina’s President-elect Javier Milei met Tuesday with senior Biden…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 29: Israel, Presidential race, Gas prices, Fruit recall, France smoking ban
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Cold weather is stretching across the US while parts of the East are getting walloped by lake-effect snow.…
Continue Reading Judge rejects effort to dismiss case against former DA charged in Ahmaud Arbery killing’s aftermath
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge has refused to dismiss misconduct charges against a former prosecutor accused…
Continue Reading GOP impeachment effort against Philadelphia prosecutor lands before Democratic-majority court
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court is deliberating whether the Legislature…
Continue Reading Documents of Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and lieutenant governor subpoenaed in lawsuit over bribery scheme
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s governor and lieutenant governor have been drawn into a FirstEnergy Corp.…
Continue Reading Charlie Munger, Warren Buffet’s longtime sidekick at Berkshire Hathaway, dies at 99
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Charlie Munger, who helped Warren Buffett build Berkshire Hathaway into an investment…
Continue Reading Margaret Huntley Main, the oldest living Tournament of Roses queen, dies at 102
AUBURN, Calif. (AP) — Margaret Huntley Main, the 1940 Tournament of Roses queen and the oldest living titleholder, has died. She was 102. Main died…
Continue Reading Banker involved in big loans to Trump’s company testifies for his defense in civil fraud trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Deutsche Bank executive says the bank followed its own guidelines — which include…
Continue Reading US agency to end use of ‘cyanide bomb’ to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse…
Continue Reading Tennessee governor unveils push for statewide school voucher expansion, no income limitations
By TRAVIS LOLLER and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is backing a plan to expand beyond a…
Continue Reading Thanksgiving weekend dealhunting crowds broke records but their spending didn’t
More people than ever flocked to stores and websites over the Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday weekend this year, but consumers didn’t quite…
Continue Reading Amazon launches Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q — a business chatbot powered by generative…
Continue Reading Springsteen drummer Max Weinberg says vintage car restorer stole $125,000 from him
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Springsteen’s drummer is suing a Florida car restoration company that he…
Continue Reading 4 news photographers shot in southern Mexico, a case authorities consider attempted murder
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Unidentified assailants wounded four news photographers in the violence-wracked southern Mexico city of Chilpancingo.…
Continue Reading Ex-prison guard gets 3 years for failing to help sick inmate who later died
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former guard at a federal prison in Virginia has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to help an inmate who…
Continue Reading Gang violence spreading to Haiti’s rural reaches, UN report says
By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — A UN report released Tuesday details a wave of violence that has swept Haiti’s rural reaches, describing gang…
Continue Reading Signs of mysterious respiratory illness affecting dogs reported in at least a dozen states
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An infectious respiratory disease among dogs that continues to baffle veterinarians has now been reported in at…
Continue Reading Family of Los Angeles deputy killed in ambush shooting plans to sue county over forced overtime
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy fatally shot while sitting in his…
Continue Reading Small plane crashes into car on Minnesota roadway; pilot and driver suffer only minor injuries
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — The pilot of a small airplane and a car’s driver have escaped with minor injuries Tuesday after the plane crashed…
Continue Reading Former Google executive ends longshot bid for Dianne Feinstein’s US Senate seat in California
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former California tech executive has announced she is ending her longshot campaign for…
Continue Reading High-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil-fuel-free transatlantic crossing from London to NY
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew…
Continue Reading Texas women who could not get abortions despite health risks take challenge to state’s Supreme Court
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court is deciding whether the state’s abortion ban is too…
Continue Reading Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs temporarily steps down as Revolt chairman amid sexual abuse allegations
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has temporarily stepped down as chairman of his cable…
Continue Reading What is COP28? The UN climate summit, explained
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people are heading to Dubai in early December for COP28, the annual international climate…
Continue Reading Customer sues Chopt eatery chain over salad that she says contained a piece of manager’s finger
MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. (AP) — A customer has filed a lawsuit against the fast casual chain Chopt over a salad that she says contained a piece of the…
Continue Reading Young Thug’s attorneys say prosecution is misrepresenting evidence and lyrics in racketeering trial
By Eric Levenson and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A defense attorney for the rapper Young Thug accused prosecutors of misrepresenting…
Continue Reading Fake AI-generated woman on tech conference agenda leads Microsoft and Amazon execs to drop out
NEW YORK (AP) — Tech executives at Microsoft and Amazon have dropped out of an upcoming software conference after at least one of the women on the…
Continue Reading Was the Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent a hate crime? Under state law it might be
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — As authorities in Vermont push forward with their investigation of the weekend shooting of three…
Continue Reading Child dies in fall from apartment building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Police in Missouri are investigating the circumstances that led to a child’s death in a fall from a downtown Kansas City…
Continue Reading Kansas unveiled a new blue and gold license plate. People hated it and now it’s back to square 1
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has had enough problems with some outsiders seeing it as flyover country, so perhaps…
Continue Reading After a flat tire, Arizona Cardinals linebacker got to game with an assist from Phoenix family
A Phoenix family came to the rescue of Arizona Cardinals player Jesse Luketa, who had a fumble on the road to Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles…
Continue Reading Italian migration odyssey ‘Io Capitano’ hopes to connect with viewers regardless of politics
By SAM METZ Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Matteo Garrone’s migration odyssey “Io Capitano” played at the Marrakech…
Continue Reading R&B singer Kiana Ledé is taking back control of her music and her life
By GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R&B singer Kiana Ledé is launching the international leg of her “Grudges” tour…
Continue Reading Georgia’s state taxes at fuel pumps to resume as Brian Kemp’s tax break ends, at least for now
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia drivers are likely to begin paying higher prices for gasoline and diesel as state motor fuel…
Continue Reading Pope cancels trip to Dubai for UN climate conference on doctors’ orders after getting the flu
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has canceled his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate conference on doctors’ orders. The announcement marked the…
Continue Reading Florida official’s body went undiscovered for 24 minutes outside Capitol meeting room last year
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida official was dead or dying in a hallway in the governor’s office complex for 24 minutes before anyone noticed…
Continue Reading Storm closes schools in Cleveland, brings lake-effect snow into Pennsylvania and New York
CLEVELAND (AP) — An early blast of cold and snow shut down schools in Cleveland on Tuesday and made driving on heavily traveled Interstate 90 in…
Continue Reading Our galaxy’s black hole spins fast and drags space-time with it, scientists say
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy, Sagittarius A*, is spinning rapidly and altering…
Continue Reading A teen is found guilty of second-degree murder in a New Orleans carjacking that horrified the city
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A teenager faces life imprisonment after being found guilty of second-degree murder in last year’s heinous carjacking and…
Continue Reading Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin’s sons
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge overseeing the estate of Aretha Franklin has assigned real estate to the late star’s sons.…
Continue Reading WWE Hall of Famer Tammy ‘Sunny’ Sytch sentenced to 17 years in prison for fatal DUI crash
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Former pro wrestler Tammy “Sunny” Sytch has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for drunkenly colliding…
Continue Reading How a group of ancient sculptures sparked a dispute between Greece and the UK
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute. What’s the right…
Continue Reading Michael Douglas gets lifetime achievement award at International Film Festival of India in Goa
By VINEETA DEEPAK Associated Press PANAJI, India (AP) — Veteran Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas was honored with the Satyajit Ray…
Continue Reading These magnificent purple and green lights aren’t auroras. This is Steve
Not all science is carried out by folks in white lab coats under the fluorescent lights of academic buildings. Occasionally, the trajectory of the…
Continue Reading Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
CNN, CHIREC INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to…
Continue Reading Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
CNN By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to sustainability and conservation.…
Continue Reading Call to Earth Day 2023: How students helped care for the planet
By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — November 28 was the third annual Call to Earth Day, an initiative dedicated to sustainability and conservation.…
Continue Reading Gas prices drop more than 60 days in a row
In a gift to American shoppers this holiday season, gasoline prices have dropped for 61 consecutive days after getting dangerously close to $4 a…
Continue Reading All 41 workers rescued from collapsed tunnel in India after 17-day ordeal
CNN By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya Iyer, Vedika Sud, Sania Farooqui and Jack Guy, CNN New Delhi, India (CNN) — Cheers greeted a group of 41 workers…
Continue Reading Don’t read too much into those Black Friday and Cyber Monday spending totals
How many people are on your holiday shopping list this year? Are you going to splurge or bargain hunt? Will you spend within your means or take on…
Continue Reading US home prices hit another record high in September, rising for the eighth straight month
US home prices continued to rise in September, hitting a new record high and marking the eighth consecutive month of increases, according to data…
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