By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says cuts in greenhouse gas emissions so far pledged by governments put the world on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future. A U.N. report reviewing all the national commitments submitted until July 30 by signatories of the Paris climate accord
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says cuts in greenhouse gas emissions so far pledged by governments put the world on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future. A U.N. report reviewing all the national commitments submitted until July 30 by signatories of the Paris climate accord
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that doctors can prescribe puberty-blocking drugs to children under 16. That overturns a lower court’s decision that a judge’s approval should be needed because children considering gender reassignment are unlikely to be able to give informed consent to the treatment. The appeals court disagreed, ruling Friday
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s unemployment rate for August held steady at 4.1% as the number of unemployed residents increased slightly. Iowa Workforce Development reported Friday that the number of unemployed Iowans increased by 300 to 67,900. The number of residents with jobs dropped by 1,600 to stand at 1.59 million. Iowa’s unemployment rate
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders. Friday’s session at the White House opened with Biden announcing a new U.S.-European pledge
Continue Reading SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A new prime minister will soon lead the Bahamas as the archipelago struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases, a crumbling economy and the devastation of Hurricane Dorian. Philip Davis of the Progressive Liberal Party beat current Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, who conceded defeated late Thursday. Minnis, of the
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The U.N. report, reviewing all the national commitments submitted until July 30 by signatories
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The head of the United Nations says a new report shows the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” toward a hotter future unless governments make more ambitious pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The U.N. report, reviewing all the national commitments submitted until July 30 by signatories
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story PLAINFIELD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man at the center of a domestic disturbance in Plainfield is also accused of watching from the woods as police investigated. Police said they arrested 32-year-old Curt Rivard twice between Thursday and Friday. They said the incident started on Sept.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story BERLIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — The woman at the center of a viral video accusing a Navy sailor of wearing a fake uniform was arrested. Berlin police on Friday identified the suspect as 45-year-old Lori Desjardins of Southington. She turned herself in on Thursday. Police said
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. The Department of Natural Resources says Enbridge, while working near Clearbrook in January, dug too deeply into the ground and
Continue Reading ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators have ordered Enbridge to pay more than $3 million for allegedly violating state environmental law by piercing a groundwater aquifer during construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline. The Department of Natural Resources says Enbridge, while working near Clearbrook in January, dug too deeply into the ground and
Continue Reading By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press Jacobo Rendon knows dozens of birds by name and grew up drawing them. During the coronavirus pandemic, the 14-year-old from the Antioquia region of Colombia turned that passion into a conservation project and a labor of love. He has been working on a photographic and illustrated bird guide that
Continue ReadingBy Tom George and Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — On day 4 of the search for 6-year-old Isabella Kalua — family and friends are still desperately clinging to hope she is found safe and sound. Honolulu Police say they are not ruling out foul play in Kalua’s disappearance.
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 50 Democratic lawmakers urged the Biden administration Friday to halt deportations to Haiti as nearly 10,000 migrants have overwhelmed Del Rio, Texas, many of whom are Haitian. In a letter to the department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, the lawmakers pointed to the continued instability in
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 50 Democratic lawmakers urged the Biden administration Friday to halt deportations to Haiti as nearly 10,000 migrants have overwhelmed Del Rio, Texas, many of whom are Haitian. In a letter to the department of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, the lawmakers pointed to the continued instability in
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By Sara Spary, CNN Jane Powell, the star of some of Hollywood’s best-loved Golden Age musicals, has died at the age of 92. Powell died Thursday at her home in Wilton, Connecticut, her friend Susan Granger told CNN on Friday. A megastar of musical films of the 1940s and ’50s, Powell’s hits included “Seven Brides
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Washington (CNN) — Unos 37.000 refugiados afganos, que han llegado o llegarán a Estados Unidos luego de que los talibanes tomaran el poder en Afganistán, serán reasentados en varios estados del país, con California y Texas teniendo las asignaciones más altas, según dijo un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN. Según
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders. Friday’s session at the White House opened with Biden announcing a new U.S.-European pledge
Continue ReadingBy Marilyn Deutsch Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — If you enter Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the first person you see may be dressed in camouflage. “Basically, we’re the greeters of the hospital, but we’re also enforcing the rules.” For the past month, hundreds of Oregon National Guard and
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