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List of threatened species grows by 1,000, but conservation efforts bring hope for some animals

Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction - 1,000 more than last year - according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species...

Jun 27, 2024

Canada's 2023 wildfires burned huge chunks of forest, spewing far more heat-trapping gas than planes

WASHINGTON (AP) - Catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels, setting ablaze an area of fores...

Jun 27, 2024

Two candidates drop out of Iran presidential election, due to take place Friday amid voter apathy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Two candidates in Iran's presidential election withdrew from the race as the country prepared Thursday for the upcoming vote, an effort by hard-liners to coalesce ar...

Jun 27, 2024

Texas man executed for 2001 abduction and killing of 18-year-old woman

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A Texas man who admitted he kidnapped, sexually assaulted and fatally shot an 18-year-old woman in 2001 was executed Wednesday evening. Ramiro Gonzales, 41, was pronounced dea...

Jun 26, 2024

Bolivian president warns "irregular" military deployment under way in capital, raising coup fears

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) - Bolivian President Luis Arce warned Wednesday that an "irregular" deployment of troops was taking place in the capital, raising concerns that a potential coup was underway. He c...

Jun 26, 2024

Jury recommends death penalty for ex-prison guard trainee who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank

A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank five years ago. The Highlands County jury vote...

Jun 26, 2024

The Supreme Court seems poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, a Bloomberg News report says

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient's health is at serious risk, according to Bloomberg News, which said a copy of the opin...

Jun 26, 2024

Former Honduran president sentenced for helping traffickers get tons of cocaine into US

NEW YORK (AP) - Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernndez was sentenced Wednesday in New York for his conviction on charges that he enabled drug traffickers to use his military and national poli...

Jun 26, 2024

Feds charge 5, including man acquitted at trial, for attempting to bribe Minnesota juror with $120K

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Five people were charged on Wednesday for trying to bribe a juror in one of the country's largest pandemic aid fraud cases with a bag of $120,000 in cash, the U.S. Attorney's Office...

Jun 26, 2024

No charges for London driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children

LONDON (AP) - The driver of a 4x4 who plowed into a school in southwest London in July, killing two children, suffered a seizure that could not have been predicted and will face no criminal charges, p...

Jun 26, 2024