By Laura Paddison and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — The decade between 2011 and 2020 was the hottest on record for the planet’s land and oceans as the rate of climate change “surged alarmingly,” according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization. The report, released Tuesday at the COP28 conference in Dubai, found rising concentrations
Continue Reading By Athena Jones, CNN (CNN) — Despite wide efforts to encourage more girls and young women to pursue careers in STEM, a new survey from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation found Gen Z girls significantly lag behind boys in the level of interest expressed in STEM subjects, suggesting more must be done to close the gender
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Modern earthquakes in the US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s, according to a new study. For example, researchers found that some recent tremors near the Missouri-Kentucky border are likely not new, but rather from the three major earthquakes that struck centuries ago. Here’s what else you
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Modern earthquakes in the US could be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s, according to a new study. For example, researchers found that some recent tremors near the Missouri-Kentucky border are likely not new, but rather from the three major earthquakes that struck centuries ago. Here’s what else
Continue Reading Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation into a military drone attack that the state emergency agency in northern Kaduna state said killed at least 85 people at the weekend. The state’s governor, a religious leader and witnesses told Reuters on Monday that dozens of civilians were killed
Continue Reading Story by Reuters (Reuters) — British Home Secretary James Cleverly arrived in Rwanda on Tuesday to sign a new treaty to send asylum seekers to the African nation after the UK’s top court declared the deportation scheme unlawful. The Rwanda plan is at the center of the government’s strategy to cut migration and is being
Continue Reading CNN By Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across the rubble. Two little girls run as they each carry stacks of white paper, used to build fire for heat and cooking. A group of men argue,
Continue Reading By Abeer Salman and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi (CNN) — One man carries six jars of cooking oil as he struggles to walk across the rubble. Two little girls run as they each carry stacks of white paper, used to build fire for heat and cooking. A group of men argue, elbowing
Continue Reading By Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — Accounting for up to 1.5% of global electricity use, data centers are fueling the climate crisis. Currently, there are estimated to be more than 8,000 data centers worldwide, with more being planned every year to power the rise in global digital services. While there have been efforts to reduce
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Popular Taiwanese rock band Mayday is being investigated by Chinese authorities over allegations of lip-synching during recent concerts, an accusation the band’s label has denied in a controversy that has dominated Chinese social media since the weekend. The accusations centered on Mayday’s recent shows in Shanghai, where
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A Texas prosecutor has dropped indictments against 17 Austin police officers who were charged with assault after being accused of injuring demonstrators during the 2020 George Floyd protests, and city officials are asking the US Justice Department to investigate possible police misconduct within the department. Travis
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — More than 2,400 people connected to the fossil fuel industry registered to attend the COP28 climate summit in Dubai — a massive representation that’s nearly four times the number that signed up for last year’s climate gathering, according to an analysis published Tuesday. Fossil fuel employees and representatives outnumber
Continue Reading By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — A 16-year-old in Las Vegas was arrested after allegedly threatening a lone wolf terrorist attack in support of ISIS, authorities said, adding investigators found components and instructions to build an explosive device during a search of his home. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said it
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Fifty years after Henry Kissinger drove American foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the region continues to live with the fallout from the bombing and military campaigns backed by the former secretary of state, who died last week. In Cambodia, unexploded ordnance left over from Vietnam War-era carpet
Continue Reading By Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Brian Laundrie told his parents Gabby Petito was “gone” in what is described as a frantic phone call that took place three weeks before her remains were discovered, according to an amended civil complaint filed by Petito’s parents on November 30. Joseph Petito and Nichole Schmidt are suing Laundrie’s parents and their attorney, claiming they intentionally withheld
Continue Reading CNN By Mitchell McCluskey and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas militant in its intense campaign to eliminate the armed group from the Gaza Strip, a ratio an IDF spokesperson described to CNN Monday as “tremendously positive.” The AFP news agency first reported
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Police identified the suspect inside an Arlington, Virginia, home that exploded Monday while police were executing a search warrant as resident James Yoo, 56, and said they are investigating “concerning” posts he allegedly made on social media. Yoo is presumed to be dead, Arlington County Police
Continue Reading By Mitchell McCluskey and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — Israel believes that it has killed two Palestinian civilians for every Hamas militant in its intense campaign to eliminate the armed group from the Gaza Strip, a ratio an IDF spokesperson described to CNN Monday as “tremendously positive.” The AFP news agency first reported the
Continue Reading By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — A 44-year-old American visiting the Bahamas from Boston was killed in a shark attack while paddleboarding near a beach resort Monday, according to local authorities. The woman had traveled to the Bahamas with a male relative, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said in a news release. “Preliminary reports indicate that the
Continue Reading By Caitlin Stephen Hu, Richard Roth, Mia Alberti, Kareem El Damanhoury, Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its troops were operating in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis Tuesday as top officials at the United Nations warned of an “apocalyptic” situation in war-torn Gaza
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