By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025. In a forecast released Wednesday, the agency said China’s share of global electricity consumption will rise from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025. In a forecast released Wednesday, the agency said China’s share of global electricity consumption will rise from a quarter in 2015 to a third by the middle of
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about the toxic substances that could be lingering in their evacuated neighborhoods. About 50 cars, including 10 carrying hazardous materials, derailed in a fiery crash Friday in East Palestine,
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Joe Sutton, CNN Residents near where a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, may return home after an evacuation order was lifted Wednesday, officials said. Air and water samples were analyzed overnight, and the results led officials to deem it safe, East Palestine Fire Chief Keith Drabick said at
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart. Patrick Crusius changed his plea Wednesday, weeks after federal prosecutors said they wouldn’t seek the
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN Separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have captured a pilot from New Zealand and are holding him hostage after setting fire to his plane, the group said in a statement. The pilot, identified by local police as Philip Merthens, was captured after landing a commercial charter flight at Paro Airport
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN China is planning to offer free fertility treatment to citizens under its national insurance scheme in a bid to reverse its plummeting birth rate. The National Healthcare Security Administration said on Friday it would extend its coverage to help shoulder the costs for families trying to conceive. It said the new
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police have found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate. Police said Wednesday that while they had yet to make any arrests, they had dealt
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican congressman George Santos positioned himself in a prime location for President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. The embattled new lawmaker has acknowledged embellishing and even lying about his education, work experience and life story. His presence at the center aisle
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Two children wedged between concrete in the remains of their home in northern Syria have been rescued more than 36 hours after Monday’s quake trapped their family as they slept. “Get me out of here, I’ll do anything for you,” the older child whispers to rescuers who are
Continue ReadingBy MEHMET GUZEL, GHAITH ALSAYED, SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — The president of Turkey acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country’s response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the comment Wednesday as hope dwindled that more survivors would emerge from the rubble
Continue ReadingCNN By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers honored superstar LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer in a pregame ceremony on Thursday. With his family and Abdul-Jabbar in attendance, a tribute video was shown on the video board, before former Lakers star James Worthy spoke briefly
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s two U.S. senators and Fifth District Republican congresswoman shared their divided views on President Biden’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. Here are their statements, in full: Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement on President Biden’s State
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Republicans repeatedly heckled President Joe Biden during his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, ignoring the occasional shushes from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. In moments throughout the address, Republicans in the House chamber shouted at Biden, protesting his approach to a wide range of issues such
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LeBron James got the first official statistic of his NBA career on a rebound. His next entry on the stat sheet was an assist. Even then, points weren’t the priority. They never were. Somehow, he became the most prolific scorer in NBA history anyway. It finally happened Tuesday night,
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say in a new report that North Korean hackers working for the government stole record-breaking virtual assets last year estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion. The panel of experts said in the wide-ranging report seen Tuesday by
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say in a new report that North Korean hackers working for the government stole record-breaking virtual assets last year estimated to be worth between $630 million and more than $1 billion. The panel of experts said in the wide-ranging report seen Tuesday by
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he is axing or delaying many of his government’s more contentious policy plans as he looks to refocus on priorities like the rising cost of living. Hipkins, who was sworn-in two weeks ago after the shock resignation
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN CSX Transportation announced Tuesday that it had reached a deal with two railroad unions regarding paid sick leave. The agreement reached between CSX and the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division, which represents engineers, and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, which represents mechanical workers, will provide 5,000 union members employed
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Biden administration plans changes in federal regulations to encourage voluntary conservation projects on private land, partly by shielding owners from punishment if their actions kill or harm small numbers of imperiled species. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal released Wednesday
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