By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — An enormous, rancid-smelling, 52-foot sperm whale has lain beached on the shoreline of the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest lake, since Monday. It’s a jarring sight; no sperm whales live in this vast body of water. Many of the people who gathered to see the giant marine mammal on
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House already carried the potential for sweeping changes to the Federal Reserve. But now a growing question is not how the central bank will operate under Trump but if it’ll continue to operate at all. Elon Musk, a key Trump
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) acaba de finalizar una de las únicas normas climáticas pendientes de la administración Biden, destinada a tomar medidas enérgicas contra las fugas de metano, un potente gas que calienta el planeta y tiene un impacto descomunal en el clima. La
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has seen multiple explosions strike near a vessel traveling through the Red Sea. The attack Tuesday happened about 130 kilometers or 80 miles southwest of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida. That’s according to the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Victor Wembanyama put his name alongside some legendary figures in NBA history after posting yet another monstrous stat-line during the San Antonio Spurs’ 116-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday. The 20-year-old scored 34 points while also adding 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks as the Spurs
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank Group swung back to profitability in the July-September quarter, boosted by its Vision Fund investments. The Tokyo-based company reported fiscal second-quarter profit of nearly 1.18 trillion yen, or $7.7 billion. SoftBank credited income as coming from royalties and licensing related to its holdings in Arm,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule being made final by the Biden administration. The Environmental Protection Agency rule follows through on a directive from Congress included in the 2022
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump won’t arrive back at the White House until January. But the president-elect will have fingerprints over every piece of the lame-duck session of Congress. A week after Election Day, lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill to the fast-approaching threat of a government
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency just finalized one of the Biden administration’s only outstanding climate rules, aimed at cracking down on leaks of methane — a potent planet-warming gas with an outsized impact on the climate. The rule, proposed nearly a year ago, was mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act,
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By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, and performers like Burna Boy and Wizkid can sell out major venues in the US and Europe. While many African artists
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — Over the last decade, Afrobeats has become a global phenomenon, bringing African music into the Western mainstream. There’s now an Afrobeats category at the MTV Video Music Awards, and performers like Burna Boy and Wizkid can sell out major venues in the US and Europe. While many African
Continue ReadingTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Protests that blocked bridges to the capital of the Russia-backed Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia have ended Tuesday after authorities freed five opposition supporters who were jailed the night before. The unrest was sparked by a parliament session considering ratification of an agreement with Russia that would allow Russians to buy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths of hundreds of protesters. Hasina fled to India on Aug. 5 with her close aides and former ministers,
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Less than a week into the Trump transition – with some of the most critical personnel decisions still underway – the president-elect has elevated a new class of candidates: the czars. Discussions about a future role for North Dakota governor-turned-Trump-ally Doug Burgum have evolved into that of an “energy
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — The Czech power company CEZ on Tuesday reported net profit of 23.4 billion Czech crowns ($984 million) in the first three quarters of the year, 6.4 billion lower than the same period last year. CEZ attributed the 27.3% decline to lower earnings in trading and mining. The company is preparing to build
Continue ReadingCNN, ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT FB, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY, WCBS, WABC, DANE CARMICHAEL, NJDEP, GOFUNDME.COM By Hanna Park, Paradise Afshar, Andy Rose and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Dangerous wildfires were burning Monday on the East and West coasts, with firefighters in New York and New Jersey working to contain a deadly blaze spurred by
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Robert Shackelford and Yumi Asada, CNN (CNN) — Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from warmer oceans that threatens to bring more misery to the storm-weary Philippines. It is the first time that four named storms have existed at the same
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — After nearly a decade of negotiations, leaders during the United Nations climate conference’s first day decided on some of the finer points of much-debated sticking point aimed at cutting planet-warming emissions from coal, oil and gas. Known as Article 6, it was set up as part of the 2015
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A former Hong Kong reporter of The Wall Street Journal says she’ll sue the publication for sacking her because she joined a trade union. Selina Cheng lost her job in July after a senior editor told her that her position was eliminated due to restructuring. However, Cheng believed the
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — As countries around the globe prepare for a second Trump presidency, one world leader is teeing up a carefully calibrated diplomatic strategy. In South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol “recently began practicing golf again for the first time in eight years, in preparation
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