Israel appeals against ICC warrant for Netanyahu: PM office
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel told the International Criminal Court on Wednesday that it will appeal against arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister. It also...
View ArticleBlackRock named in Republican AGs’ antitrust suit over climate goals
(CN) — A group of 11 Republican state attorneys general sued three major investment companies Wednesday over the companies’ climate goals, claiming they conspired to force a reduction in coal supply...
View ArticleCanada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in US southern Rockies
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for...
View ArticleThe Australian Senate debates the world’s first social media ban for children...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian Senate was debating a ban on children younger than 16 years old from social media Thursday after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly supported the...
View ArticleMilitary abuse
DENVER — The United States mishandled reports of abuse coming from spouses of military members, say three domestic violence survivors, whose ex-partners never suffered any negative career effects in...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups claim California’s State Water Project will harm...
(CN) — Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Water Resources Wednesday, claiming that the California State Water Project will harm endangered and threatened fish...
View ArticleOn the rez
I hope I’m not giving away any secrets here; I don’t think I am, and if I do, I hope The People will forgive me. I was offered a public high school job on the Papago Reservation in 1978, teaching...
View ArticleGlobal wine output to hit lowest level since 1961
PARIS (AFP) — Global wine production is set to fall again this year to its lowest level since 1961 due to climate change, the International Organization of Vine and Wine said Friday. Output is...
View ArticleAmazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and...
NEW DELHI (AP) — Amazon staff in India have joined strike action calling for better wages and working conditions as the company prepares for one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. About 200...
View ArticleGeorgian protesters and police clash after prime minister suspends talks on...
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Police and protesters brutally clashed in Georgia after the country’s ruling party suspended negotiations to join the European Union until 2028. Police used water cannons,...
View ArticleAtlantic hurricane season comes to an end, leaving widespread damage in its wake
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close Saturday, bringing to an end a season that saw 11 hurricanes compared to the average seven, and death and destruction hundreds of miles from where...
View ArticleInsurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo in shock offensive
BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo after blowing up two car bombs on Friday and were clashing with government forces on the city’s western edge, according to a Syria...
View ArticleDonald Trump’s call for ‘energy dominance’ is likely to run into real-world...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to create a National Energy Council that he says will establish American “energy dominance” around the world as he seeks to boost U.S. oil and gas...
View ArticleSanta’s annual train visit delivers hope and magic to one corner of coal country
ON BOARD THE SANTA TRAIN (AP) — Since 1943, the people of Appalachian Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have looked forward to Santa’s arrival. Not in a sleigh on their rooftops, but on a train. The...
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