By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has taken a major step toward implementing a key climate policy that would force chief greenhouse gas polluters to reduce emissions. The center-left Labor Party administration said the so-called Safeguard Mechanism reforms are essential to Australia reaching its target of reducing its emissions
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Monday after stocks on Wall Street shook off a weak start to end higher on Wall Street last week despite persisting worries over banks on both sides of the Atlantic. Coming off a lull in fresh news of troubles over the
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By Danny Valle Click here for updates on this story March 27, 2023 (WSIL) — HAMILTON COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) — In northern Hamilton County only a few oil wells remain. One in particular belongs to Busby Energy, a company that now has just one well to its name. Clifford Benbrook, 97, has been working with
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor, Susannah Cullinane, Dakin Andone and Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia residents can continue using tap water as normal until at least 3:30 p.m. Tuesday following a chemical spill a few miles upstream of a key intake in the Delaware River, city officials said Monday. Michael Carroll, the city’s deputy managing director for transportation,
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN The head of the International Monetary Fund called for greater vigilance over the global financial system during a speech in China on Sunday in which she also pointed to “green shoots” emerging in the world’s second-largest economy. “Risks to financial stability have increased,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said during remarks
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow was sitting in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s conference room at the Pentagon, listening to him make the case that Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. At some point in the presentation — one of many lawmaker briefings by President George
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The October 2002 votes in the House and Senate to authorize war with Iraq were grave moment in American history that would have reverberations for decades. Only now, 20 years after the Iraq invasion in March 2003, is Congress seriously considering walking it back, with a
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Hace cien años, los coloridos canarios advirtieron a los humanos sobre los peligros ocultos de excavar en busca de carbón, al bajar por delante a la mina y caer muertos. Ahora, los expertos en pingüinos dicen que estas aves que se mueven como niños pequeños con esmoquin nos muestran los peligros
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Reporter TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida’s capital city. He is smiling because in a matter of minutes, the book he’s holding will be signed by its author,
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris begins her first full day in Africa as she meets with Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo. Monday’s meeting will show support for the West African leader, who’s facing discontent over inflation and concerns about regional security. One fear is
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor, Susannah Cullinane, Dakin Andone and Danny Freeman, CNN Philadelphia residents can continue using tap water as normal until at least 3:30 p.m. Tuesday following a chemical spill a few miles upstream of a key intake in the Delaware River, city officials said Monday. Michael Carroll, the city’s deputy managing director for transportation,
Continue Reading By CORA LEWIS and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A software developer twice invested his savings in cryptocurrencies, only to lose it all. But he still promotes it to the Black community and would like to get back in himself. A recent college graduate and a single mom are dabbling hopefully
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Según un comunicado del Departamento de Policía de Brooklyn Center, seis víctimas de disparos llegaron a un hospital local con heridas que no ponen en peligro su vida tras un tiroteo en un estacionamiento de Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, en el área metropolitana de Minneapolis-Saint Paul. Los agentes de Brooklyn Center fueron
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Caitlin Clark put on quite a show, having one of the greatest performances in NCAA Tournament history to help Iowa end a 30-year Final Four drought. She had 41 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the No. 2 seed Hawkeyes to a 97-83 win
Continue Reading By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese government’s last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight saving time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion Sunday. With some institutions implementing the change while others refused, many Lebanese have found themselves in the
Continue Reading WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, officials said. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag said in a statement Sunday night that none of the victims will be named until officials are certain that
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Monday, Jefferson City Local 671 will meet with the City Council to negotiate their contract. With money from the public safety tax passed in November, discussions will focus on a progressive pay plan. At a time when public safety recruitment is on a downward trend, this discussion is especially important. James
Continue Reading By Janelle Davis, CNN You’ll no doubt be hungry after watching “Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico.” Every episode is full of mouthwatering regional specialties prepared by chefs all over the country. For those wanting to follow in Eva Longoria’s footsteps, below is a guide to the restaurants and locations she visited. Oaxaca: A gastronomic capital
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — ¿Te gustaría pasar dos meses viajando por tierra de Estambul a Londres sin tener que ponerte al volante La empresa india de expediciones Adventures Overland está a punto de lanzar lo que se anuncia como “el viaje en autobús más largo del mundo”. Con salida prevista en agosto, el viaje de 56
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN Well, if those two kids can’t make it together, who can? A lot happened in the season premiere of “Succession,” kicking off the two-time Emmy-winning HBO show’s final flight of episodes, including the ongoing feud between media mogul Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and three of his four children: Kendall (Jeremy Strong),
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