By WILSON RING Associated Press NORWICH, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s lone member of the U.S. House for the past 16 years has always embraced his role as a liberal Democrat. But Rep. Peter Welch says he’ll take the state’s tradition of working across the political aisle with him if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Russia’s decision to pull out of an agreement that guaranteed safe passage for ships carrying vital grain exports from Ukraine has sparked “grave concerns” over global food supply at a time when the world is already facing a growing hunger crisis. Global humanitarian organizations, the European Union, NATO and the United
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, saying it was not going to allow ships to travel. Some ships filled with grain sailed Monday as the U.N.,
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By CARA ANNA and COURTNEY BONNELL Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Russia has suspended its part of the deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain from its Black Sea ports safely amid a monthslong war, saying it was not going to allow ships to travel. Some ships filled with grain sailed Monday as the U.N.,
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a promising new battery chemistry that can let electric vehicles travel farther with a smaller battery. The Alameda, California, company began more than a decade ago as a startup out of
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A small company called Sila has contracts with most major automakers to research or provide a promising new battery chemistry that can let electric vehicles travel farther with a smaller battery. The Alameda, California, company began more than a decade ago as a startup out of
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Officials say Germany is postponing politically sensitive decisions on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector until 2023 amid strong opposition from a governing party to a universal speed limit. The postponement was announced Monday. The libertarian Free Democratic Party, which controls the Transport Ministry, has long blocked the introduction of
Continue Reading By DENISE LAVOIE, TATYANA MONNAY and JULIETTE RIHL Associated Press/Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism The national reckoning on race and policing that followed the death of George Floyd — with a Minneapolis police officer’s knee on his neck — spurred a torrent of state laws aimed at fixing the police. More than two years later,
Continue Reading PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s National Police says it’s been ordered to launch an investigation into the death of a journalist who witnesses said was struck in the head by a police tear gas canister. Police Chief Frantz Elbé said in a statement late Sunday that officers were forced to fire tear gas to control
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods. An employee said workers started
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Workers who assemble Apple Inc.’s newest iPhone walked away from a factory in central China following virus outbreaks and complaints of unsafe working conditions, highlighting the clash between the disease’s enduring risks and efforts to restore the global flow of goods. An employee said workers started
Continue Reading By DIANE JEANTET and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians delivered a very tight victory to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a bitter presidential election, giving the leftist former president another shot at power in a rejection of incumbent Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right politics. Da Silva received 50.9% of the vote
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The Halloween season isn’t complete without pumpkins, but how you dispose of those pumpkins is what has climate change advocates worried. Desert Compost is a community program made up of a group of volunteers that composts scraps of food. This Halloween it’s trying to spread awareness that you can help with climate change by composting
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has chosen South Korea as its partner to build its second planned nuclear power plant. The decision announced Monday comes days after Poland selected the U.S. and Westinghouse to build the first one. The central European nation’s plans for two nuclear power plants are part of an effort to
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CNNEE (CNN) — Funcionarios en el área de Jacksonville, Florida, condenaron múltiples mensajes antisemitas que aparecieron en espacios públicos este fin de semana del 29 de octubre, incluyendo uno en un estadio de fútbol, ​​en un paso elevado en una autopista y en un edificio del centro. Un mensaje antisemita que hace referencia al rapero
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As trick-or-treaters take to the street on Monday evening, it’s best to make sure you’re getting around town safely. For those who plan on trick-or-treating with their little ones here are some safety tips to follow when out and about. Use crosswalks, and traffic signals, and look all ways when crossing.Put electronic devices down, keep
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canadians are being urged by the country’s federal, provincial and territorial governments to get one of two approved bivalent COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they’re eligible. Because vaccine-conferred immunity wanes over time, boosters are important for keeping the
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — As hospitals across Canada face a resurgence of respiratory viruses, medical experts do not all agree that mask mandates are necessary to curb COVID-19 transmission in public settings. Dr. Fahad Razak, former scientific director of Ontario’s COVID-19 science
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN Español) — Unas 20 personas murieron debido a una intoxicación por el consumo de alcohol metÃlico en Ecuador. El Ministerio de Salud informó este domingo que entre las provincias de Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, donde se reportan 11 fallecidos, y Esmeraldas, donde hubo nueve muertos, se identificaron por lo menos 57 casos.
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street futures pointed modestly lower and world stock markets were mixed on Monday ahead of what is expected to be a Federal Reserve decision this week to raise interest rates again. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials and futures for the S&P 500 each slipped
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