Nation and World
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Divers have found wreckage, 5 remains from Osprey aircraft that crashed off Japan, U.S. Air Force says
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - TOKYO - U.S. and Japanese divers have discovered wreckage and the remains of five crew members from a U.S. Air Force Osprey aircraft that crashed last week off southwest...
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Biden's allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates U.S. aid
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its round-the-clock airstrikes, Sen. Bernie Sanders and a robust group of Democratic sen...
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Ukrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia's war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia's war on the country lurks just in th...
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Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to prote...
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Gore blasts COP28 climate chief and oil companies' emissions pledges at U.N. summit
Dec 04, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Don't trust the oil and gas industry to report their actual carbon pollution, said former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, who added that the m...
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Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments
Dec 03, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel's military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offe...
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Kyiv says Russian forces shot surrendering Ukrainian soldiers. If confirmed, it would be a war crime
Dec 03, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian officials on Sunday accused Russian forces of killing surrendering Ukrainian soldiers, a war crime if confirmed, after grainy footage on s...
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Israeli offensive shifts to crowded southern Gaza, driving up death toll despite evacuation orders
Dec 02, 2023 12:00 am - KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Israel pounded targets in the crowded southern half of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and ordered more neighborhoods designated for attack to evacu...
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Developing nations press rich world to better fight climate change at U.N. climate summit
Dec 02, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on global warming - and they have the pope's blessing. Leaders of developing nations ...
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U.S. targets oil and natural gas industry's role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
Dec 02, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role i...