By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States is now committed to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit. Saturday’s announcement by U.S. Special Envoy John Kerry has America joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, which means the
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis CNN, CNN (CNN) — The recent debate over Beyoncé’s appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film has made one thing clear: even a cultural icon can’t escape the legacy of racism and colorism in America. The superstar nearly broke the internet this week when images emerged of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian security forces raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow Friday night, less than 48 hours after the country’s top court banned what it called the “global LGBTQ+ movement” as an extremist organization. Police searched venues across the Russian capital, including a nightclub, a male sauna, and a bar that hosted
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By Vivian Song, CNN Paris (CNN) — Luxury jewelry and watch maker Chopard has quietly opened an “anti-hotel” in the heart of Paris, a new development in a growing category of hospitality in the French capital. Much about the brand’s first-ever hotel project — starting with its name, 1 Place Vendôme, and the property’s unusual
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine government says China has executed two Filipinos for drug trafficking despite its appeals to commute their death sentences to life in prison. The Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila did not identify the two Filipinos, citing the wishes of their families for privacy. It
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion by Hani Almadhoun (CNN) — Was this real? My nephew’s voice broke. Although he was calling me from Greece, I couldn’t tell if his words were coming from 5,000 miles away, from my ears, or from my own racing, panicked heart. It took a few seconds for the reality of what he was
Continue ReadingOpinion by Hani Almadhoun (CNN) — Was this real? My nephew’s voice broke. Although he was calling me from Greece, I couldn’t tell if his words were coming from 5,000 miles away, from my ears, or from my own racing, panicked heart. It took a few seconds for the reality of what he was saying
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the rule will sharply
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las autoridades de Las Vegas están tratando de determinar quién mató a dos personas sin hogar e hirió a otras tres en un tiroteo en un campamento de personas sin hogar el viernes por la noche, dijo la policía. Un hombre disparó contra el campamento en torno a las 05.35
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Es el niño que quedó abandonado a su suerte en la comedia navideña favorita de todos, y el viernes obtuvo cierto reconocimiento en Hollywood. Macaulay Culkin, protagonista de los clásicos de los 90 “Home Alone” y “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, entre otros muchos títulos, recibió esta semana
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has finalized a rule to significantly cut the US oil and gas industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas that scientists and climate advocacy groups have pressed nations to rapidly reduce as global temperature soars. The announcement came amid a wave of commitments at the
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago. The 15-member council unanimously voted Friday night in favor of the British-drafted resolution to lift the weapons
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, BASSEM MROUE and CARA ANNA Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel pounded targets in crowded southern Gaza on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll as the United States and others urged it to do more to protect civilians a day
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By Kyle Feldscher and Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced new funding for climate action on Saturday at the COP28 summit in Dubai, where she touted American leadership on the climate crisis, including its recent investments in clean energy and efforts to make vulnerable communities more resilient to worsening
Continue Reading By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — North Korea has warned any potential interference or attack on its “space assets” by the United States will be “deemed a declaration of war,” the state media outlet KCNA reported on Saturday. “The US Space Force’s deplorable hostility toward the DPRK’s reconnaissance satellite can never be overlooked as it
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The giant waves form in the storm belts of the Southern Ocean, off Antarctica, where whales roam. Supercharged by intense winds, the swells then roll on an ocean journey of thousands of kilometers (miles) to crash into Tahiti in the South Pacific. There, in the waters of
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Sara Smart and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — One man was killed and four others were injured in a shooting Friday evening at a homeless encampment in eastern Las Vegas, and investigators are trying to determine who fired the shots and what led to the violence, police said. The shooting happened around
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La foto favorita de Brian Aerni fue tomada cuando solo tenía tres años. Corría el año 1976. Aerni vivía en Denver, Colorado, donde su padre trabajaba como agente de estación en el aeropuerto internacional de Stapleton, entonces el centro neurálgico de la aviación de Denver. El joven Aerni estaba obsesionado
Continue ReadingMEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — Torrential rain has triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island. Officials say at least 12 people are missing Saturday after tons of mud, rocks and trees rolled down from a mountain late Friday. The landslide reached a river that burst its banks and tore through mountainside villages. Worst
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s leading destinations for neighborliness and tranquility, what’s trending in aircraft interiors and top picks for city getaways and Asian hotels. World’s most peaceful countries What do Iceland, Denmark and Ireland have in common, other than being Northwestern European countries with oceanic climates
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