By Angela Dewan, Laura Paddison, Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Dubai (CNN) — The world agreed to a new climate deal in Dubai on Wednesday at the COP28 summit after two weeks of painstaking talks, making an unprecedented call to transition away from fossil fuels, but using vague language that could allow some countries
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Austrtalia (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Jasper has crossed Australia’s northeast coast as a category 2 storm, lashing the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 87 miles an hour. Queensland state Deputy Premier Steven Miles says Jasper intensified from a category 1 storm on a 5-tier scale before
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The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre foundation is seeking $20 million in additional funding from the City for the restoration of the City-owned 1936 landmark. After comparing the initial construction cost estimates and current bids to restore the theatre, The Foundation is $10 million short for the project. “I knew construction had gone up about 40%
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON, JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that crucial pledge in decades of U.N. climate talks though many warned the deal still had significant shortcomings. The
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Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord earned his first career NHL shutout Tuesday against the Florida Panthers. The Mayor’s FIRST @NHL Shutout! 🫡Congrats, @JDac35! pic.twitter.com/A7XwfP0An2— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) December 13, 2023 Daccord stopped all 24 shots he faced to help the Kraken snap an eight-game losing streak. Congrats to the former @Firebirds star and fan-favorite @JDac35!
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A man wrongfully convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old boy in Illinois is free after 35 years behind bars, the Cook County State’s Attorney Office said. Brian Beals, who was a college athlete studying to be a police officer when he was arrested, was released after a
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on poppy cultivation, according to a new United Nations report. The Southeast Asian nation produced an estimated 1,080 metric tons of opium in 2023, the highest since 2001, the UN Office
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Vietnam’s prime minister and the head of the country’s National Assembly on the second day of his visit to shore up Beijing’s relationship with Hanoi. Xi met with Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday, and they announced
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN KABUMBA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s presidential election is a week away, and the major issue is the deadly conflict in the nation’s east that has forced millions of people to flee their homes. There are concerns that the violence will affect election logistics, but electoral officials say
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A young child from the Coachella Valley has died from flu-associated illness, county health officials announced on Tuesday. Officials said the child, who was less than 5 years old, was pronounced dead at a hospital in the Coachella Valley earlier this month. The child tested positive for influenza A and did not have any known
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard sat in the second half of back-to-backs last season. Now he’s healthy and highly productive. Leonard scored 31 points in three quarters, giving him 106 in his last three games, and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Sacramento Kings 119-98 on Tuesday night
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — LeBron James didn’t get the same break as his Los Angeles Lakers teammates after they won the NBA’s inaugural In-Season Tournament. The superstar went back to LA from Las Vegas on Sunday to watch oldest son Bronny James make his collegiate debut for Southern California nearly
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns finished another white-knuckle win in the final seconds, once again making a comfortable victory much more close than it probably should have been. It’s a trend that coach Frank Vogel is getting tired of quickly. Devin Booker scored 32 points, Bradley Beal added
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of years ago, a star in our galaxy violently exploded and created a glowing supernova remnant called Cassiopeia A that has intrigued scientists for decades. Now, a new image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the closest and most detailed look inside the exploded star,
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The Palm Springs Surf Club will officially open its doors to the public on January 1, 2024. “The groundbreaking development is set to introduce world-class surfing to Southern California’s most frequented and unexpected destination – the desert,” reads the announcement released on Wednesday. The PSSC will be located at 1500 S Gene Autry Trail, just
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jets leading scorer Kyle Connor missed Tuesday game at San Jose with a knee injury, returning to Winnipeg to be reevaluated by team doctors two days after getting hurt in a win against Anaheim. Connor will also miss Wednesday night’s game at Los Angeles, Jets coach Rick Bowness said. Connor
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In a bedroom in Malaysia that has become a prison, the 14-year-old girl wipes away tears as she sits cross-legged on the concrete floor. It is here, she says, where her 35-year-old husband rapes her nearly every night. Last year, the Rohingya girl sacrificed herself
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Police investigating the October killing of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll are now seeking charges in the case, a spokesperson for the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office said, nearly two months after she was found fatally stabbed outside her home. “We have a warrant request from the Detroit Police Department and it’s being
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Kario Oquendo came off the bench to score 19 points, freshman Jackson Shelstad scored 17 and Oregon pulled away in the second half to beat California Baptist 76-55 on Tuesday night. Oquendo made 7 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers for the Ducks (7-2). Shelstad hit 8 of 14 shots with
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A developer’s drive to open a Las Vegas Strip resort with a vibe echoing Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau reaches reality on Wednesday, with the opening of a 67-story hotel-casino tower that became famous as it sat unfinished for more than a decade. “Bringing Fontainebleau Las Vegas
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