The Associated Press

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Countries at UN climate summit under pressure with no finance deal entering final day

Countries at the United Nations climate summit have amped up the pressure on themselves by entering their final scheduled day of talks with no visible progress on their chief goals

12:51AM ( 5 months ago )

A proposed deal on climate cash at UN summit highlights split between rich and poor nations

A new draft of a deal on money to curb and adapt to climate change released Friday afternoon at the United Nations climate summit pledged $250 billion annually by 2035 from wealthy countries to poorer ones

12:51AM ( 5 months ago )

Athletes see climate change as threatening their sports and their health. Some are speaking up

Pragnya Mohan has been a professional triathlete for nearly a decade, but summers in her native India are now so hot that she can’t train there anymore

12:49AM ( 5 months ago )

Jeremy Roach rescues No. 13 Baylor with buzzer-beater in 5th game after standout 4 years at Duke

Jeremy Roach reached a Final Four and won Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament titles during four productive years at Duke

12:18AM ( 5 months ago )

In a board game, climate experts work to save the world, which diplomats at COP29 try in real life

While diplomats negotiated at the United Nations climate talks in Azerbaijan, climate experts played a board game where players are supposed to work together to combat global warming

12:12AM ( 5 months ago )

Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life

Peter Frank has paddled far in his Sawyer Loon decked canoe — from Escanaba, Michigan to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland

12:10AM ( 5 months ago )

Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip are often eating just once a day, even in areas where aid groups have relatively more access than the isolated and heavily destroyed north

12:09AM ( 5 months ago )

Texas is taking a final vote on allowing Bible-infused lessons in public schools

Texas education officials will soon decide if a controversial Bible-infused curriculum can be taught in public schools

12:07AM ( 5 months ago )

Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools

Texas’ education board has voted to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools

12:07AM ( 5 months ago )

Colorado funeral home owners charged with 100s of corpse abuse counts set to plead guilty

Colorado funeral home owners accused of stashing 190 decaying bodies and giving grieving families fake ashes are expected to plead guilty

12:06AM ( 5 months ago )