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AP Exclusive: Nurse who saved baby from Pakistan hospital fire wishes she could have saved the rest
ISLAMABAD | Razia Noreen and her colleagues had just checked on the 15 newborns in their care at the hospital nursery in Islamabad and were preparing injections for some of them in an adjacent room when she saw something unusual: flames. The nurse dropped the syringe and ran into the nursery. She lifted a baby […]
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. So now the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety, officials say. Earth is soon […]
Lawmakers ask Army to explain why it told a military unit to stop specializing in drone warfare
WASHINGTON | A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers is pressing the Army to explain why it told a unit based in Europe to stop specializing in drone warfare, an order that comes as the world’s battlefields rapidly evolve and military tactics increasingly rely on uncrewed systems to fight. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was building its […]
Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida
STUART, Florida | Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge Wednesday following a rollover crash in March near his home in Florida where he initially was accused of driving under the influence. Woods appeared in a courtroom in Martin County where he agreed to the reduced charge. A judge ordered that his […]
Lindsay Clancy trial jury deliberates for fifth day after telling judge they were deadlocked
PLYMOUTH, Mass. | Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial resumed deliberations Wednesday, a day after telling the judge they couldn’t agree on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally responsible for killing her three children. After court resumed Wednesday morning, Judge William Sullivan called the lawyers to the bench. Each of the 12 jurors and […]
Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for US military strikes after a monthlong lull
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates | Iran fired on U.S. allies in the Gulf early Wednesday following a night of American bombardment that Iranian officials say included a deadly strike on a wedding party. The latest violence ended a monthlong lull in fighting between the U.S. and Iran and raised new questions about how to end […]
DEA tactic that let fentanyl flood the streets is being investigated by House Republicans
MIAMI | A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee. The committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Todd […]
Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say
Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone — but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say. As the world warms, heat waves strike nearly every continent and United Nations officials estimate that about half a million people die a […]
Kalshi bans ex-Congressman George Santos for life after concluding he likely was insider trading
NEW YORK | The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos for his bets on whether he’d attend the State of the Union address and has fined and temporarily banned North Carolina congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout for bets she now calls a “dumb mistake.” The […]
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom
WASHINGTON | A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image. The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this […]