By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa was not happy with a last-minute fight over coal that ended in a compromise at the Glasgow climate talks. Still, she’s satisfied, calling the final Glasgow Climate Pact a good compromise. When India threw a last-minute wrench into the climate
Continue ReadingSPLIT, Croatia (AP) — A late own-goal has sent Croatia to next year’s World Cup in a 1-0 win over Russia. Croatia bombarded the Russian goal throughout the game in search of the win the 2018 runners-up needed to secure the automatic qualifying spot in Group H and consign Russia to the playoffs. The breakthrough
Continue ReadingBy Carlton Fletcher Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — As she sits on a bench in Sherrod Park, where monoliths in a fountain recount critical elements of the Albany Civil Rights Movement, Realtor Lula B. Davis, who’s worked in that industry for 43 years and knows virtually every square
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s beginning to look a lot like pre-pandemic Christmas, with malls and stores bringing back tree lighting ceremonies, carol singers and a less socially distanced Santa this year. Photos with Santa, an annual holiday tradition for many families, were upended last year by the pandemic. Some retail locations that typically
Continue ReadingCNN, KOMO By Maggie Fox, CNN The forecast for the coming winter isn’t looking hopeful: Covid likely is not going away for the holidays. Cases have at best plateaued for the country as a whole and diagnoses have increased in about half the states. Deaths are up in 17 states. With people headed indoors for
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Fox, CNN The forecast for the coming winter isn’t looking hopeful: Covid likely is not going away for the holidays. Cases have at best plateaued for the country as a whole and diagnoses have increased in about half the states. Deaths are up in 17 states. With people headed indoors for the winter
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN The passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package is setting off a mad dash from states and counties seeking federal funds to repair and replace the nation’s crumbling bridges, roads and ports. The legislation will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments to projects over the next five years. Many
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Lobosco, CNN The passage of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending package is setting off a mad dash from states and counties seeking federal funds to repair and replace the nation’s crumbling bridges, roads and ports. The legislation will deliver $550 billion of new federal investments to projects over the next five years.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN President Joe Biden’s top economic adviser on Sunday cited rising inflation in the US as a reason for Congress to pass the President’s massive economic package, arguing the legislation will help stymie rapidly rising prices of consumer goods. “Well, inflation is high right now, and it is affecting consumers in their
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN A shipment of $44 million (£33 million) worth of cocaine was found in an onion ring cargo in Coquelles, France, UK border officials said. Border Force officers spotted the 922-pound (418 kg) shipment on Thursday evening after halting a lorry, which was headed to the UK, according to the country’s
Continue ReadingRADCLIFF, Ky. (AP) — A former captive during the Iranian hostage crisis has been laid to rest along with his wife in a veterans’ cemetery in Kentucky. Donald Hohman was among the Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days between 1979 and 1981. The couple, both 79, lived in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Their daughter-in-law, Jocelyn
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Three pro-democracy activists have been injured during a rally in Bangkok that criticized a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court that said the protesters’ demand for reform of the monarchy were tantamount to attempts to overthrow the system of government. Hundreds of protesters had planned to march to the Democracy Monument but
Continue ReadingBy Yassir Abdallah, Bethlehem Feleke and Maija Ehlinger, CNN A sixth protester has died after marches against the military takeover that took place across Sudan on Saturday, according to the Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) on Sunday. The latest casualty was a 15-year-old who died in East Khartoum Hospital in Khartoum state, with bullet
Continue ReadingTURIN, Italy (AP) — Strong serving and consistent baseline play propelled U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev to a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 win over first-time qualifier Hubert Hurkacz in the opening match of the ATP Finals. Medvedev served 15 aces and didn’t face a single break point against the seventh-seeded Hurkacz. The victory gave Medvedev
Continue ReadingCHESTE, Spain (AP) — Valentino Rossi has been honored by fans, opponents, other athletes and celebrities as he put an end to his acclaimed career spaning more than two decades with a 10th-place finish at the final MotoGP race of the season in Spain. Race-winner Francesco Bagnaia and the other riders followed Rossi after the
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run media reports that heavy rains and flooding in the country’s south have left three people dead and more than 500 others hospitalized from scorpion stings. The downpour in the province of Aswan over the weekend forced local authorities to suspend school classes on Sunday. Strong storms brought rain, hail, and
Continue ReadingBy Ramin Mostaghim and Hira Humanyun, CNN At least one person is reported to have died after a succession of earthquakes rocked southern Iran on Sunday. At least 27 people were injured and rescue teams have been dispatched, the local deputy governor Reza Modarres told Fars News Agency, according to state run Press TV. Parts
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press A jury will soon deliberate whether Kyle Rittenhouse is guilty of charges, including murder, for shooting three people in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Outside the courtroom, a debate already has played out across the country around the use of guns, particularly at protests over racial injustice and pandemic-related restrictions. Some see Rittenhouse
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, a House Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial earlier this year, repeatedly slammed Trump in an extensive sit-down interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper. “The cold hard truth is Donald Trump led us into a ditch on January 6.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN “Mayor of Kingstown” looks like a premium drama on paper, but the wafer-thin series that emerges feels destined to become a footnote as the other streaming show that Jeremy Renner starred in the same month Disney+ introduced “Hawkeye.” Despite reuniting Renner with “Wind River” director Taylor Sheridan, this Paramount+ launch
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