By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Thirty years ago there was hope that a warming world could clean up its act. It didn’t. The United States helped forge two historic agreements to curb climate chan…
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By The Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The A…
Climate Questions: Is it too late to stop climate change?
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Global average temperatures have risen and weather extremes have already seen an uptick, so the short answer to whether it’s too late to st…
US employers are hiring briskly even in face of rate hikes
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers kept hiring vigorously in October, adding 261,000 positions, a sign that as Election Day nears, the economy remains a p…
Tally of homeless veterans fell 11%, biggest drop in 5 years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of veterans in the United States experiencing homelessness dropped by 11% since 2020, the biggest decline in more than five years, the Biden administration reported Thursd…
AP source: Trump ally appears before Mar-a-Lago grand jury
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A close ally of former President Donald Trump who has said he was present as Trump declassified broad categories of materials has appeared before a fe…
Judge says he’ll appoint monitor for Donald Trump’s company
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan judge said Thursday he will appoint an independent monitor “to ensure there is no further fraud” at former President Donald Trump’s com…
Twitter’s blue check: Vital verification or status symbol?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-prof…
Search for solutions drives race to save Utah salt flats
By SAM METZ and BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press WENDOVER, Utah (AP) — In the Utah desert, a treeless expanse of pristine white salt crystals has long lured daredevil speed racers, filmmakers and social…
Climate Questions: Does what I do matter?
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Can people’s individual actions make a difference in how much carbon dioxide is emitted on an international scale? International organizations like the United N…