UN: ‘Home is the most dangerous place for women and girls’

11/25/2024

UNITED NATIONS — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two U.N. agencies reported Monday. Globally,…

Plastic pollution treaty explainer: What to know about it

11/25/2024

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.  Here’s what to know about the plastic pollution treaty: READ MORE: ‘Existential challenge’: Plastic pollution treaty…

New Zealanders help to save stranded pilot whales 

11/25/2024

WELLINGTON, New Zealand— More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely returned to the ocean after conservation workers and residents helped to refloat them by lifting them on sheets.…

Thanksgiving week: Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US 

11/25/2024

WINDSOR, California — Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S., while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages.…

Jaylen Brown leads Celtics over Timberwolves 

11/25/2024

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored the Celtics’ first 15 points on five consecutive 3-pointers and finished with 29 points, before Boston withstood a late charge to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-105 on Sunday. Jayson Tatum added 26…

Wicked, Gladiator make gravity-defying theater debuts

11/25/2024

NEW YORK — With a combined $270 million in worldwide ticket sales, “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” breathed fresh life into a box office that has struggled lately, leading to one of the busiest moviegoing weekends of the year. Jon M. Chu’s lavish…

Dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems

11/20/2024

NEW YORK— Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed apart at an accelerating rate and they have…

Man kills himself with blasts outside Brazil’s Supreme Court

11/14/2024

SAO PAULO— A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside the building Wednesday that forced justices and staff to evacuate, authorities said. The two strong blasts were…

Traumatized by war: Lebanon’s children struggle with physical, emotional wounds

11/11/2024

BEIRUT— Curled up in his father ’s lap, clinging to his chest, Hussein Mikdad cried his heart out. The 4-year-old kicked his doctor with his intact foot and pushed him away with the arm that was not…

Denver’s Michael Porter Jr. hits winning jumper against Dallas

11/11/2024

DENVER— Michael Porter Jr. hit a mid-range jumper with seven seconds left and the Denver Nuggets won their fifth straight, 122-120 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night. Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 18 rebounds and 15…

Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters

11/11/2024

WASHINGTON  — Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1.” According to his own statements, he’s got a lot to do on that first day in the White House. His list includes starting up the mass…

Tuskegee University shooting: One dead, 16 injured

11/11/2024

ATLANTA— An early Sunday shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, 12 of them wounded by gunfire, authorities said. The victim of the shooting, an 18-year-old man, was not a…

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