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By Joe Yogerst, CNN “National parks are the best idea we ever had,” declared American writer and environmentalist Wallace Stegner. And like many great inventions, the park system became wildly popular. More than 300 million people are expected to visit US national parks in 2022, a 75% increase since the 1970s. And while introducing so
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Morning lows were cool, but not as cool as yesterday. We hit 67 on Monday and should beat that number today. A weak storm to our North is providing the clouds, and will pass in Nevada later today. Tomorrow we celebrate the beginning of Winter with the Solstice, and despite that, highs will climb close
Continue ReadingBy David Amelotti Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The 7th floor at the Siteman Cancer Center in the Central West End fills with smiles when dogs, Jackson and Gibson, stroll the hallways. With their humans, Candace and Ryan Metcalf, this doggy duo walks the infusion floor. The Metcalfs
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By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the eastern city of Bakhmut, the scene of some of the most intense combat since Russia invaded the country, meeting Tuesday with troops and praising their “courage, resilience and strength” as artillery boomed in the background. Russian President Vladimir Putin
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish man who died fighting in Ukraine was buried back home in his native soil, with weeping mourners praising him as a hero of two nations. Daniel Sztyber, a 35-year-old from Warsaw, lay in a coffin covered in Poland’s white-and-red flag, and was mourned by
Continue Reading By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press Season three of “ Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” starring John Krasinski, returns to Amazon Prime Video with a storyline that may feel familiar. We meet Ryan, now stationed in Rome, as he discovers an underground plot by Russia to invade surrounding countries and recreate the Soviet empire. The episodes were
Continue Reading By CALVIN WOODWARD, LYNN BERRY, CHRISTINA LARSON and CAROLYN KASTER Associated Press PERCE, Quebec (AP) — Against the ravaging seas, Quebec’s coastal communities have learned through bitter experience that the way to advance against climate change is to retreat. Over the past decade, civilization has been pulled back from the water’s edge where possible along
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Cámara de Diputados de Chile aprobó este lunes la reforma constitucional que repone el voto obligatorio en el país austral. La medida fue aprobada por 124 votos a favor, 6 en contra y 3 abstenciones. Ahora la propuesta está lista para ser revisada por el Poder Ejecutivo. Desde el 2012
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The lander’s power levels have been dwindling for months because of all the dust coating its solar panels. Ground controllers at
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It could be the end of the red dusty line for NASA’s InSight lander, which has fallen silent after four years on Mars. The lander’s power levels have been dwindling for months because of all the dust coating its solar panels. Ground controllers at
Continue Reading JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s ousted president has taken ‘’full responsibility″ for the 1989 coup that led to his presidency. Omar Al-Bashir’s admission Tuesday was part of his testimony in Sudan during his ongoing trial connected to the Islamist-backed coup that overthrew the elected prime minister. Bashir also said other non-military factions
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is still bracing for the end of a Trump-era border restriction even after the chief justice of the Supreme Court temporarily paused the end of the program. The administration now faces a 5 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline to respond to an emergency appeal filed by Republican-led states that
Continue Reading By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Anti-abortion groups hoped and strategized for decades for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that was delivered in June, ending a court-protected right to abortion after nearly 50 years. The fallout was immediate and far-reaching — and it’s not over yet. The midyear ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision,
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By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app. The $1.7 trillion package includes requirements for the Biden administration to prohibit most uses of TikTok or any
Continue ReadingBy Lacey Beasley Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An elderly man died in a house fire Saturday on Booker Street. Mobile Fire Rescue says the fire was accidental. The victim’s family believes it was started by a space heater. Willie Smiley showed what’s left of his brother’s house, 72-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Tracy Kornet Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Joy Yates, of mother of eight, is on the verge of starting her dream career as a Human Resources Director. “She’s in there right now prepping for a big interview with the state of Tennessee,” said Carole Peterson, the executive director
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Argentina vive por estas horas momentos de felicidad absoluta gracias a la obtención de la Copa del Mundo en Qatar, de la mano de Lionel Messi. Y precisamente el astro argentino, que con la consagración alcanzó niveles de idolatría inimaginables, publicó un conmovedor mensaje en su cuenta de Instagram,
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer banking giant Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3.7 billion to settle charges that it harmed customers by charging illegal fees and interest on auto loans and mortgages, as well as incorrectly applying overdraft fees against savings and checking accounts. Wells was ordered to repay $2
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Twitter rival Mastodon has grown eight times its size in a matter of weeks, going from approximately 300,000 users in October to 2.5 million in November, according to a blog post by the platform’s founder, Eugen Rochko. The eye-popping growth figure comes as a wave of Twitter users have announced their
Continue Reading By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional delegation is using a federal spending bill to delay new lobster fishing restrictions aimed at helping endangered whales. An amendment to the $1.7 trillion spending package unveiled early Tuesday would leave existing lobster fishing rules in place for six years, thwarting stricter regulations aimed
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