World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world this year pumped 1.1% more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the…
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Minnesota prosecutors won’t charge officers in the death of a man who drowned after fleeing police
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — No police officers will face criminal charges in the death of a man who fled a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburbs last…
Continue ReadingGeorge Santos is offering personalized videos for $200
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — George Santos already has a new gig. The former congressman, fresh off his historic…
Continue ReadingMan charged in killings of 3 homeless people and a suburban LA resident, prosecutors say
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with four counts of murder for the fatal shootings of three homeless men in Los Angeles and a…
Continue ReadingNew North Carolina congressional districts challenged in federal court on racial bias claims
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Black and Latino voters are suing in federal court to block enforcement…
Continue ReadingUS agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air…
Continue ReadingCanada’s public broadcaster to cut 600 jobs as it struggles with budget pressures
TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s public broadcaster says it will cut 600 jobs and reduce its English and French programming budgets as it struggles with…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s outgoing government rejects EU-Mercosur trade deal, but incoming administration backs it
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the…
Continue ReadingFossil fuels influence and other takeaways from Monday’s climate conference events
By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The influence of fossil fuels was a focal point Monday at the United Nations annual climate conference known as…
Continue ReadingUConn falls to worst ranking in 30 years in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina, UCLA stay atop poll
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn fell to its worst ranking in 30 years when the Huskies dropped to 17th in The Associated Press women’s…
Continue ReadingArizona rises to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 poll; Gonzaga and North Carolina crack top 10, Duke tumbles
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer It is Arizona’s turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The…
Continue ReadingTexas prosecutor drops charges against 17 Austin police over tactics used during 2020 protests
By PAUL J. WEBER and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor is dropping most of the charges levied against police…
Continue Reading76ers’ Kelly Oubre Jr. scoffs at questions about legitimacy of his injury, calls hit-and-run serious
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. is set to return to the lineup about a month after he said he was…
Continue ReadingAfter racist shooting that killed 3, families sue Dollar General firms and others over lax security
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Family members of three Black people who were killed this summer at a Dollar General store by a shooter who had posted…
Continue ReadingA deer broke into a New Jersey elementary school. Its escape was caught on police bodycams
TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. A man walking his dog on…
Continue ReadingIllinois halts construction of Chicago winter migrant camp while it reviews soil testing at site
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has halted construction of a temporary…
Continue ReadingGovernor rebukes Philadelphia protesters for chanting outside Israeli restaurant
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Protesters marching in Philadelphia against the bombardment of Gaza chanted about genocide Sunday outside…
Continue ReadingU.S. imposes sanctions on three Sudanese figures with ties to former leader Omar al-Bashir
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on three Sudanese individuals accused of undermining…
Continue ReadingUS tourist from Boston killed in shark attack in Bahamas, police say
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A female tourist from Boston was killed Monday by a shark while paddleboarding in the…
Continue ReadingMore than $950,000 raised for Palestinian student paralyzed after being shot in Vermont
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press More than $950,000 has been raised for the recovery of one of the three college students of Palestinian descent who…
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