The world’s rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world’s rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed
Explainer-The Electoral College and the 2024 US presidential race
By Tom Hals (Reuters) – In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral votes to the
US Supreme Court kicks off new term with important cases ahead
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cases concerning guns, transgender rights, online pornography, workplace discrimination and more are set to be heard during the U.S. Supreme Court’s new nine-month term that begins on Monday.
Tyler, the Creator to make feature film debut alongside Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow
Tyler, the Creator will make his feature film debut alongside Gwyneth Paltrow and Timothée Chalamet in the new A24 film Marty Supreme, directed and co-written by Josh Safdie. According to Variety, the movie was inspired by professional
Stock market today: Asian shares climb after blockbuster US jobs report
Asian shares advanced Monday after a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report raised optimism about the economy, sparking a rally on Wall Street. U.S. futures slipped and oil prices also fell. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index gained 1.9% to
Supreme Court taking the bench with ghost guns, a capital case and transgender rights on the docket
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking the bench again on Monday, ready to hear cases on ghost guns, a death sentence and transgender rights. The docket doesn’t have quite as many blockbuster cases on its
US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appellate court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies to place polluting industries in majority-Black communities.
Tips, overtime, Social Security: A look at Donald Trump’s no-tax pledges and what they might cost
Donald Trump has pledged to end taxes on everything from tips to Social Security and overtime pay if he’s elected to the White House again. But he hasn’t detailed how he would fund those ideas and avoid
Florida prepares for massive evacuations as Hurricane Milton takes aim at major metro areas
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Florida is gearing up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years as Hurricane Milton strengthens over warm waters and heads toward major population centers including Tampa and Orlando. About
