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To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
The oil and gas sector, one of the major emitters of planet-warming gases, will need a rapid and substantial overhaul for the world to avoid even worse extremes fueled by human-caused climate change. … more
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A wild horse stands near a hiking trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, near Medora, N.D. Park officials have proposed removing the wild horses, which wild horse advocates fear will happen. The park has proposed no action or reducing the horses to zero in expedited or gradual methods. A decision is expected in early 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
Decision on the future of wild horses in a North Dakota national park expected next year
About 200 wild horses roam free in a western North Dakota national park. But that number could shrink as the National Park Service is expected to decide next year whether it will eliminate that … more
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Melissa Barrera attends the world premiere of "Scream VI" in New York on March 6, 2023, left, and Susan Sarandon attends a special screening of "Maybe I Do" in New York on Jan. 17, 2023. Sarandon and Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that some deemed antisemitic. (Photos by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera dropped from Hollywood companies after comments on Israel-Hamas war
Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and “Scream” star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that some deemed antisemitic. Spyglass … more
FILE - This photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows a gray wolf, April 18, 2008. Animal welfare advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, seeking to invalidate Wisconsin's new wolf management plan, accusing state wildlife officials of violating the state's open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters while developing the document. (Gary Kramer/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP, File)
Animal welfare advocates file lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's new wolf management plan
Animal welfare advocates are suing to stop Wisconsin's new wolf management plan. They say the state violated open meeting laws while drafting the proposal and accuse wildlife officials of … more
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FILE - Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting in a hall on the sea side of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. Since Hamas fighters carried out the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, Israeli officials have vowed to crush the Palestinian militant group and its enigmatic leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. But seven weeks into the war, 61-year-old Sinwar remains alive, in hiding and at the helm of Hamas’ fighters as they battle Israeli forces. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
Shadowy Hamas leader in Gaza is at top of Israel's hit list after last month's deadly attack
Since Hamas fighters carried out the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, Israeli officials have vowed to crush the Palestinian militant group and its enigmatic leader in Gaza. But seven weeks into … more
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Law enforcement personnel block off the entrance to the Rainbow Bridge, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI's field office in Buffalo said in a statement that it was investigating the explosion on the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across the Niagara River. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)
Border crossing closed after vehicle explosion on bridge connecting New York and Canada
A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI’s field office in Buffalo said in a statement that it … more
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FILE - An Oscar statue appears outside the Dolby Theatre for the 87th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 21, 2015. The film academy takes a special interest in helping filmmakers at the beginning of their careers throughout the year, and one of their most important showcases is the Student Academy Awards which celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
Student Academy Awards — a launching pad into Hollywood — celebrate 50 years
The Student Academy Awards may not be as glitzy or high profile as the Oscars, but in its 50 years it has proven to be a vital launching ground for emerging filmmakers. Inclusion and access may sound … more
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This image taken from video shows Superintendent Abram Lucabaugh and Board President Dana Hunter preside over a Central Bucks School District meeting in Doylestown Pa., Nov. 15, 2022. Democrats who swept out a Moms for Liberty majority on the board are challenging Lucabaugh's last-minute $700,000 exit package. (AP Photo)
Democrats who swept Moms For Liberty off school board fight superintendent's $700,000 exit deal
A Pennsylvania school board that's banned books, Pride flags and transgender athletes has awarded their superintendent a $700,000 severance package before power changes hands next month. But … more
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File - A sign advertising residential units is shown in Los Angeles, on Oct. 19, 2023. On Wednesday, Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
The average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 7.29% in fourth-straight weekly drop
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the fourth time in as many weeks, more positive news for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by sharply higher borrowing costs and … more
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Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama speaks to the media following meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Allied leaders from the Western Balkan countries, in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
Albania's prime minister calls for more NATO troops in neighboring Kosovo following ethnic violence
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has urged NATO to further boost its military forces in Kosovo and secure the country’s borders with Serbia. He has warned that recent ethnic violence in Kosovo … more
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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 19, 2023. Biden declared an emergency over lead contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands water after tests on St. Croix revealed levels more than 100 times the limits set by the Environmental Protection Agency. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Biden declares emergency over lead in water in US Virgin Islands
President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week after tests on St. Croix revealed levels more than 100 times the limits set by … more
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FILE - People shop for Nike shoes at a store on Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. A popular form of payment by installment — 'buy now, pay later' — is projected to have its biggest holiday season yet. But analysts caution more transparency is needed in the space to prevent consumers from over-extending themselves if they take on multiple loans. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
More Americans are expected to 'buy now, pay later' for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk
Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this holiday season, a forecast that bodes well for retailers but that has credit experts again sounding alarm bells. The … more
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FILE - A Louisville Metro Police crime scene technician photographs bullet holes in the glass of the Old National Bank building in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 10, 2023. The man who shot and killed five coworkers at a Louisville bank in April appears to have done little advanced planning and didn’t have extensive knowledge of how to operate the gun he used in the shooting, according to an investigative file released Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, by police. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)
Police: Kentucky bank shooter wrote in journal about ease of buying assault weapon before killings
The man who fatally shot five coworkers in April at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, wrote in his journal that he wasn’t sure if his mental health struggles would preclude him from purchasing a gun. … more
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FILE - A Chinese Hui Muslim looks at a scale model of Mecca set up at a mosque in the town of Yichuan during Ramadan in Ningxia province, China, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006. The Chinese government has expanded its campaign of shuttering mosques to provinces other than Xinjiang, where Beijing has for years been blamed of persecuting Muslim minorities, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)
China is expanding its crackdown on mosques to regions outside Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch says
A report by Human Rights Watch says the Chinese government has expanded its campaign of closing mosques to regions other than Xinjiang, where for years it has been blamed for persecuting Muslim … more
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FILE - Michael Voris, founder of Church Militant, speaks during a rally outside of the Baltimore hotel where the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops are holding its Fall General Assembly meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Baltimore. Voris, of a far-right, unofficial Catholic media group, has resigned for an unspecified violation of the organization's morality clause, the group said in a statement Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Founder of far-right Catholic site resigns over breach of its morality clause, group says
The founder of a far-right, unofficial Catholic media group has resigned for an unspecified violation of the organization’s morality clause, the group said in a statement. Michael Voris stepped … more
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This image from video provided by Sunrise Aviation shows the landslide that occurred the previous evening near Wrangell, Alaska, on Nov. 21, 2023. Authorities said at least one person died and others were believed missing after the large landslide roared down a mountaintop into the path of three homes. (Sunrise Aviation via AP)
1 dead, others believed missing in Alaska landslide, authorities say
Authorities say one person has died and at least seven others are believed missing after a landslide ripped down a mountainside in southeast Alaska during the night. Alaska State Troopers said … more
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A member of the Custer County Sheriff's Office works the scene of a shooting on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023 near Westcliffe, Colo. A man was on the run Tuesday after police say he fatally shot three people and critically wounded a fourth over a years-long property dispute over the use of an easement on the suspect's property in rural Colorado, authorities said. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP)
Authorities capture man accused of killing 3 in simmering Colorado property dispute
Authorities say they have captured the man accused of shooting three people dead over a years-long property dispute in rural Colorado. The Custer County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon … more
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FILE - Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Nov. 18, 2023, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader, men he describes as tough and strong, even if they're accused of chipping away at democracy. He's now celebrating Argentina's newly elected president, Javier Milei. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave, File)
Trump has long praised autocrats and populists. He's now embracing Argentina's new president
Donald Trump has long praised a particular type of foreign leader — men he describes as tough and strong, even if they're accused of chipping away at democracy. He's now celebrating Argentina's … more
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FILE President Jimmy Carter, second from right, arrives at Camp David, Md., with first lady Rosalynn Carter and daughter Amy Carter, center, on Friday, Feb. 25, 1977, along with Mary Fitzpatrick, Amy's nursemaid, third from left, and two unidentified military aides as they walk toward the house at the presidential retreat in the Maryland mountains for the first time. Rosalynn Carter used her powerful posts to address injustices as her husband rose in politics, especially those imposed as part of the racist Jim Crow system that prevailed in Georgia. The most personal of those cases involved Mary Prince Fitzpatrick, who went to Washington as White House nanny to Amy Carter with a felony murder conviction still on her record. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi, File)
Rosalynn Carter made a wrongfully convicted felon a White House nanny and helped win her pardon
Rosalynn Carter used her powerful posts to address injustices as her husband rose in politics, especially those imposed as part of the racist Jim Crow system that prevailed in Georgia. The most … more
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FILE - A student places her handprint along with those of other students at a primary school in Lufkin, Texas on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005. (Joel Andrews/The Daily News via AP, File)
Giving thanks isn't just a holiday tradition. It's part of how humans evolved
Giving thanks isn't just a holiday tradition. It's an important part of being human. Science says the feeling of gratitude probably showed up early in our evolution. Young kids and even some chimps … more
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