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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief says Earth is facing a hellish problem in climate change and its leaders still aren’t doing nearly enough to curb carbon emissions that’s causing it. In his Wednesday special climate ambition summit he was pleading with major polluting nations to do
Continue ReadingBy Kayli Pascal-Martinez Click here for updates on this story MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (KITV) — Discovery Art for Youth, a small nonprofit based in Colorado, distributes thousands of therapeutic coloring and activity books to schools on Maui in an effort to help the keiki process their grief and trauma from the Lahaina fire. Christina DiMari,
Continue ReadingBy SOYOUNG KIM Click here for updates on this story NEWPORT, Oregon (KPTV) — An unusual sight had people talking on the Oregon coast on Tuesday. It’s something they’re used to seeing, but not like this. A boat is still sitting right on the beach. Authorities encourage visitors to keep a safe distance and use
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating greater amounts of ultraprocessed food and drinks, especially if those items are artificially sweetened, may be linked to the development of depression, according to a new study. “The study suggests an association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and depression, with an about 50% higher risk for those consuming
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Oh to have been a fly on the wall in New York City on Tuesday night. Weeks after Joe Jonas and his wife “Game of Thrones” star Sophie Turner split, she was photographed stepping out to dinner in the Big Apple with Taylor Swift. You read that right.
Continue ReadingBy HEIDI SCHMIDT Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KCTV) — State investigators say gas leaking from a water heater caused a house explosion in Blue Springs last week. Three people were injured in the accident at the home near E Pink Hill Road and NE Jellison Road. A spokesperson for
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una mujer de Utah acusada de matar a su marido con fentanilo dijo que una carta en la que habría animando a su hermano a dar falso testimonio es parte de un libro de ficción que estaba escribiendo, según muestran documentos judiciales. Kouri Richins se enfrenta a cargos de asesinato
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story UNIVERSITY CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — The smell of dead fish rotting in the St. Louis summer heat has overcome several neighborhoods in University City for months. Now, something is being done about it. The source of the dead fish is a condemned supermarket called Seafood
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A man who died at a New England Patriots home game last weekend after he was punched at least twice in the head did not suffer a “traumatic injury” in the stands but had a medical issue, authorities in Massachusetts announced Wednesday. Police and safety personnel responded
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday came face-to-face with his most ardent critics as House Republicans used a routine oversight hearing to interrogate him about what they claim is the “weaponization” of the Justice Department under President Joe Biden. Garland is appearing before the
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A white 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a Black teenager after the high-schooler mistakenly came to his Kansas City home entered a not guilty plea Wednesday. Andrew Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the April 13 shooting of Ralph
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon is launching a new outreach campaign to help LGBTQ service members who feel they “suffered an error or injustice” before the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy to correct their military records. “For decades, our LGBTQ+ service members were forced to hide or were prevented
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that open discussions about the country’s monarchy should be allowed, in a rejection of a harsh royal anti-defamation law. Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse posted
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. In an announcement Wednesday, the White House said the program will employ more than 20,000 young
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. In an announcement Wednesday, the White House said the program will employ more than 20,000 young
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — A spokesman for former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Donald Trump Jr.’s account on X – the platform formerly known as Twitter – had been compromised after the account began sharing a series of unusual and erratic posts. “Don’s account has been hacked,” Andrew Surabian posted on
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced new competitive grants totaling $4.6 billion that states, cities and tribes can apply for to reduce the planet-warming pollution that is fueling the climate crisis. The Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program, which will be managed through the Environmental Protection Agency, is a second
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — All eyes were on the possible interaction between Ukraine’s president and Russia’s top diplomat at a U.N. Security Council meeting Wednesday: Will they clash? Will they speak? Will they avoid each other entirely? The meeting’s topic was deeply relevant to those questions:
Continue ReadingMAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Police in suburban Chicago are checking on the authenticity of Instagram videos that appear to show missing former NFL player Sergio Brown discussing the recent death of his mother. Maywood police said Tuesday they are investigating and did not provide an update Wednesday. Brown is still considered a missing person. Authorities
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The White House issued a stark warning Wednesday that a looming government shutdown could threaten crucial federal programs, blasting “extreme House Republicans” as lawmakers struggle to reach consensus on a funding plan. “While President Biden has been in New York this week showcasing America’s global
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