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European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record -- again

CHICAGO (AP) - For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it's ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees F...

Nov 07, 2024

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record -- again

CHICAGO (AP) - For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it's ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees F...

Nov 06, 2024

Judge blocks Pentagon chief's voiding of plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others in 9/11 case

WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two codefendants remain valid, s...

Nov 06, 2024

Controversial Australian Olympic breaker retires from competition

SYDNEY (AP) - Australian breaker Rachael Gunn has told a Sydney radio station that she plans to retire from competition just three months after her unconventional routine at the Paris Olympics led to ...

Nov 06, 2024

Judge blocks Pentagon chief's voiding of plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others in 9/11 case

WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two codefendants were valid, str...

Nov 06, 2024

Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democra...

Nov 06, 2024

Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democra...

Nov 06, 2024

Republican Jen Kiggans keeps House seat in Virginia while 7th District race remains a close contest

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans won her bid for reelection Wednesday in Virginia's 2nd District race, defeating her Democratic challenger in a victory for Republicans aiming to ke...

Nov 06, 2024

Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers

DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald ...

Nov 06, 2024

Special counsel evaluating how to wind down two federal cases against Trump after presidential win

WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith is evaluating how to wind down the two federal cases against Donald Trump before he takes office in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that sa...

Nov 06, 2024