5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic…
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UN’s top court rejects call for Germany to immediately halt arms exports to Israel
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ top court struck down a demand by Nicaragua that Germany immediately halt its arms…
Continue ReadingMali says it killed extremist commander who took part in one of worst attacks on US forces in Africa
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s army says a senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with one of…
Continue ReadingACL injuries are more common in women soccer players than men. We may learn why
By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched. ‘Project ACL’ will…
Continue ReadingIn pictures: A lookback at student protest movements in the US
By Alaa Elassar, Nicquel Terry Ellis and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Students have established encampments and occupied campus buildings to…
Continue ReadingPalestinian writer jailed in Israel wins top Arabic book prize
By Radina Gigova and Sarah Sirgany, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian writer who has been in an Israeli prison for 20 years has won a prestigious prize…
Continue ReadingEPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of …
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s population increased in 2023 for the first time in three years. The…
Continue ReadingIranian-French artist Marjane Satrapi wins Spanish Asturias award for communication
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Marjane Satrapi, the acclaimed Iranian-French filmmaker and cartoonist, has won the 2024 Princess…
Continue ReadingWorkers’ paycheck growth accelerated in the first quarter, a possible concern for the Fed
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more quickly in the first three months…
Continue ReadingScores missing as Kenya ravaged by mass flooding
By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding across Kenya’s capital,…
Continue ReadingFormer Italian foreign minister convicted for role in sale of Monte Carlo apartment
MILAN (AP) — A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of…
Continue Reading4 officers killed in North Carolina were at disadvantage as shots rained from above, police say
By ERIK VERDUZCO and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officers with an arrest warrant demanded that a man…
Continue ReadingH.R. McMaster writes about his time in Trump administration in upcoming ‘At War with Ourselves’
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Six years after being forced out as as national security adviser, H.R McMaster is releasing a…
Continue ReadingScores missing as Kenya ravaged by mass flooding
CNN By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after heavy flooding across Kenya’s…
Continue ReadingIn unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work ‘early’
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press Some 170 foundations, donors and advisors have signed on to a pledge started by the nonprofit Democracy Fund to make…
Continue ReadingChinese coast guard fires water cannons at Philippine vessels in the latest South China Sea incident
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships have fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels near a disputed shoal in the South…
Continue ReadingRemote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Wildlife researchers say the wolf population on a remote Lake Superior island is stable. But they announced Tuesday…
Continue ReadingChinese astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on space station
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft has returned to Earth with three astronauts who lived for six months on the country’s space station. The…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen have fatally shot a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in the northwest.…
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