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
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage applications rose last week, even as mortgage rates remain stubbornly high, an indication that at least some buyers are determined to move forward with a home purchase in one of the most challenging markets in decades. For the week ending September 15, the total number of
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Spain have launched an investigation after images of young girls, altered with artificial intelligence to remove their clothing, were sent around a town in the south of the country. A group of mothers from Almendralejo, in the Extremadura region, reported that their daughters had received images of
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By Manu Raju, Haley Talbot and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy, facing growing unrest in the GOP conference, is moving on a new plan to keep the government open for another month – but he is again encountering resistance from conservative hardliners who are threatening to derail the effort and oust him
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By Matt Papaycik , Jon Shainman , Joel Lopez Click here for updates on this story PALM CITY, Florida (WPTV) — A 21-year-old Amazon driver is in critical but stable condition after she was bitten by a “highly venomous” rattlesnake in Palm City on Monday. In a Facebook post, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office said
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are pushing back their self-imposed deadline of the end of September for deciding on a location for their new ballpark. They also said in a statement Wednesday that they remain confident that their final proposal will be put before voters
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is beginning a new effort to contact former service members who may have been forced out of the military and deprived of years of benefits due to policies targeting their sexual orientation, starting with those who served under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Under that policy,
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A storm set to form off the Southeast coast late this week will bring gusty winds, heavy rain and hazardous seas from Florida to New England as it tracks northward into the weekend. An area of low pressure is likely to develop off the east coast of Florida
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — UNESCO added World War I funerary and memorial locations across the Western Front to its prestigious World Heritage registry, expanding its list of landmarks of monumental importance. The World Heritage Committee announced the decision Wednesday during its ongoing meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The list includes sites
Continue ReadingBy DANIELLE RADIN Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A 17-year-old aspiring firefighter from Pasadena is lucky to be alive after surviving a firey dune buggy accident. “I have second and third-degree burns all over my body,” said America Salmeron from a hospital bed in Las Vegas Tuesday. Salmeron,
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By Ben Morse and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Simone Biles topped the standings at the US Women’s World Championships Selection Event on Tuesday as her return to competitive gymnastics passed another landmark. Biles, 26, finished with an all-around total of 55.700, ahead of Shilese Jones’ 55.300 in second at the event in Katy, Texas.
Continue ReadingBy CAMERON GLENN, BRADY HALBLEIB Click here for updates on this story PLACER COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A teen’s call for help came as he became stuck hundreds of feet up in Placer County Monday. The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says that, just before 6:30 p.m. Monday, it received a call about someone dangling from
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has revealed parts of her trial strategy for the Georgia election subversion case in a new court filing Wednesday that identified some of her key witnesses. Pro-Donald Trump lawyer Lin Wood is a “witness for the state” in the Georgia
Continue ReadingBy RAEGAN SCHARFETTER Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — A man was taken into custody Monday night after walking around DFW Airport with no clothes on. At approximately 10:15 p.m. Sept. 18, airport police responded to a report of a man not wearing clothing and walking inside Terminal C. Officers
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Chanel Iman and her fiancé Davon Godchaux have welcomed their first baby together. The couple announced the happy news on Instagram, saying their daughter Capri Summer Godchaux was born on Sept. 19. One follower commented on the name, writing, “Aww I got the name instantly! (Where they traveled to
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — A hush fell over the Fendi runway as the front-row filled with supermodels signaling the show was about to begin: Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Kate Moss had taken their seats. Backstage, was still a murmur of activity. Kim Jones’ Spring-Summer 2024 collection for Fendi unveiled
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An incredible collection of baseball cards discovered in a garage is up for auction with bids reaching nearly $500,000 so far. One lucky man stumbled across the cards that have a special connection to Boston. Rick Beasley of Mississippi was cleaning
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he’s delaying by five years a ban on new gas and diesel cars that had been due to take effect in 2030. The move is among measures that water down green pledges the U.K. has made. Sunak says Britain remains committed to
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Marina y la Policía Federal de Brasil decomisaron este martes 3,6 toneladas de cocaína que se encontraban en una embarcación en las costas del estado de Pernambuco, en el noreste del país, informó la propia Marina en un comunicado. Se trata del mayor decomiso de esa sustancia realizado en
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Lana Del Rey has revealed why she spent some time pouring Coca-Cola and coffee at a Waffle House over the summer. Del Rey explained in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that she was simply visiting friends in Florence, Alabama, where she hung out at the same Waffle House
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