By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer TEKOHAW, Brazil (AP) — At dawn in this small Amazonian village in Brazil’s Para state, flocks of noisy green parrots soar overhead as children run and play between wooden homes, kicking up sandy soil — in places white and bare as a beach. The ground reveals one of the
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Congressman George Santos of New York says he won’t run for reelection in 2024 after a scathing House Ethics Committee report on his conduct cited “overwhelming evidence” of lawbreaking. The Ethics panel says it has referred its findings about Santos to the Justice Department. Shortly after
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL, KRISTA LARSON and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — The half-crescent moon glowed in the predawn Mongolia sky as Agvaantogtokh and his family began preparing for yet another big move with their animals. On horseback, he rode to a well with nearly a thousand sheep and goats. Occasionally, he and
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story DOWNIEVILLE, California (KCRA) — A woman found dead in her home also appears to have been mauled by a bear after dying, the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies got a call from a person asking for a welfare check of 71-year-old Patrice Miller because
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — One of the most hyped events on the 2023 sporting calendar, Formula One’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix arrives this weekend, promising race cars roaring down the iconic Las Vegas Strip at 200 mph for the first time in the city’s history. Just don’t expect most local residents to
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The European Union’s top climate official says that China should stop building new coal-fired power plants and contribute to a global fund to help poor countries affected by climate change. EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra raised both issues in what he called intensive and open conversations in Beijing on Thursday with his
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Marshall Cohen, Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN Republican Rep. George Santos announced he will not seek reelection to the House next year, following the Ethics Committee’s release of a long-awaited report on Thursday, which concluded that there is “substantial evidence” that the New York congressman used campaign funds for personal purposes.
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday released its report on its investigation into Republican Rep. George Santos of New York. Read the House committee’s report here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA and LAURA UNGAR Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Preston Cabral eats meat nearly every day at home, but his favorite meals at school are served on “Meatless Mondays” and “Vegan Fridays.” “Today I ate chips, tangerines and this thing that looked like chili but without the meat — just beans,” the
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has ordered the Syrian government to “take all measures within its powers” to prevent torture. The order Thursday comes at an early stage of a case in which the Netherlands and Canada accuse Damascus of a years-long campaign of torturing
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Homebuilder confidence dropped for the fourth month in a row in November as mortgage rates neared 8%. But recent economic data suggests housing conditions may improve in coming months. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes in November fell six points to 34, according
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — New York’s water and parks are full of plastic waste. But litterbugs aren’t the problem, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. It’s the company that puts so many plastic bottles and packages into world, PepsiCo — the maker of Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Lay’s chips and dozens
Continue ReadingCNNEE Este seguimiento en vivo finalizó. Puedes ver las actualizaciones más recientes de la información aquí. Tiendas de campaña y refugios en el patio del hospital Al Shifa en Gaza el 12 de noviembre. Ahmed El Mokhallalati/Reuters The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The first trailer for “Madame Web” has dropped. The Marvel film stars Dakota Johnson as an emergency responder turned mutant who finds out she can see into the future. Her secret identity is Cassandra Webb, a blind and paralyzed medium. According to the official synopsis for the movie: “Madame
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS and RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writers ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — One of Rob Manfred’s first trips after his election as baseball commissioner nine years ago was to Oakland to consult with Athletics owner John Fisher on attempts to keep the team in the Bay area. Unable together to make that work, the
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — La permanencia del excanciller de México Marcelo Ebrard en el oficialista Morena beneficia al partido fundado por el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, así como a su campaña para repetir en la presidencia, consideraron expertos consultados por CNN. Este panorama es el mejor posible para Morena después del alejamiento temporal de
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Senators Tommy Tuberville and Mike Lee maintained the Alabama Republican’s hold on military nominations despite a group of Republican senators who attempted to push through nominations when they returned to the Senate floor in the wee hours of Thursday morning. Sens. Dan Sullivan, Joni Ernst, Lindsay Graham and
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Climate scientists have long said that eating more plants and fewer animals is among the simplest, cheapest and most readily available ways for people to reduce their impact on the environment. And an explosion of new types of plant-based “meat” made from
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN and DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writers THORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Lars Obendorfer says he was “badly insulted” after he first began offering vegan sausage at his stands, dubbed “Best Worscht in Town.” He even found himself mediating between customers arguing on social media about what to him was just another menu item.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom has become the first country to give regulatory approval to a medical treatment involving the revolutionary CRISPR gene editing tool. The country’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said Thursday it had given a greenlight to a treatment known as Casgevy, which will be used to
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