The Associated Press

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Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024

2024 was another banner year for a source of electricity that is better for people’s lungs, better for climate change and may be reaching your home now when you turn on the lights or turn up the thermostat — large banks of batteries

8:21AM ( 4 months ago )

Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people by driving into a crowd

A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings

8:06AM ( 4 months ago )

Chinese man sentenced to death for killing 35 people after driving into a crowd

A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings

8:06AM ( 4 months ago )

Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says

The Malian authorities have announced that almost 70 migrants, including 25 Malians, died when their boat sank last week while they were trying to reach Europe

7:36AM ( 4 months ago )

Most Americans blame insurance profits and denials alongside the killer in UHC CEO death, poll finds

Most Americans believe health insurance profits and coverage denials share responsibility for the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO — although not as much as the person who pulled the trigger

7:06AM ( 4 months ago )

China sanctions 7 companies over US military assistance to Taiwan

The Chinese government has placed sanctions on seven companies in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its territory

6:58AM ( 4 months ago )

Azerbaijan's flag carrier suspends flights to more Russian cities following crash that killed 38

Azerbaijan’s flag carrier has announced the suspension of flights to several Russian airports, citing potential flight safety risks following a crash of one of its planes that many experts have blamed on Russian air defense fire

6:43AM ( 4 months ago )

Ukrainian drone attack was under way before Azerbaijani plane's crash, Russian aviation chief says

Russia’s aviation chief says that a Ukrainian drone attack was under way in the region of Chechnya at the time an Azerbaijani airliner attempted to land before diverting to Kazakhstan and crashing there

6:43AM ( 4 months ago )

Ukrainian drone attack was underway before Azerbaijani plane crashed, Russian aviation chief says

Russia’s aviation chief says that a Ukrainian drone attack was underway in the Russian region that an airliner was destined for before it diverted and crashed earlier this week

6:43AM ( 4 months ago )

Azerbaijani minister says plane that crashed was hit from the outside, possibly by a weapon

An Azerbaijani minister has suggested that an airliner that crashed this week was hit by a weapon, citing expert analysis and survivor testimony indicating that the plane was struck from the outside

6:43AM ( 4 months ago )