The Associated Press

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Negotiations stall over some crucial issues on final day of UN biodiversity summit in Colombia

At the United Nations biodiversity summit in Colombia, negotiators struggle to find common ground on key issues, such as how to finance protections for 30% of the Earth's wild species by 2023 and how to make payments for nature’s genetic data

7:53PM ( 5 months ago )

Orphaned squirrel who became social media star was euthanized after being seized from home

An orphaned squirrel that became a social media star called Peanut is dead after being seized by New York state from his caretakers' home

7:34PM ( 5 months ago )

Jury clears former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor's neighbors

A federal jury has cleared a former Kentucky detective of a charge that he violated the civil rights of Breonna Taylor’s neighbors by using excessive force during a botched drug raid that left Taylor dead

7:32PM ( 5 months ago )

Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

A federal jury has convicted a former Kentucky detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor the night she was shot to death by police officers in 2020

7:32PM ( 5 months ago )

SEC cracks down on coaches and teams faking injuries to slow hurry-up offenses

The Southeastern Conference is cracking down on its players falling down and feigning injuries

7:03PM ( 5 months ago )

Georgia officials agree to spend $100 million on Hurricane Helene aid for farms and forestry

Georgia’s state government is diverting $100 million to spend on loans to farmers and cleanup after Hurricane Helene

7:00PM ( 5 months ago )

Stacked doubleheader in Paris opens women's hoops season, headlined by No. 3 USC, No. 5 UCLA

A doubleheader in Paris is as good as it gets to open the women's college basketball season

6:33PM ( 5 months ago )

Falcons place rookie DT Ruke Orhorhoro on injured reserve

The Atlanta Falcons have placed rookie defensive lineman Ruke Orhorhoro on injured reserve with an ankle issue

6:26PM ( 5 months ago )

A man is accused of punching and bloodying another passenger who was sleeping on a US flight

An airline passenger is sitting in jail in Virginia after being accused of an unprovoked attack on a fellow passenger who was sleeping

6:06PM ( 5 months ago )

Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation

In 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon

5:53PM ( 5 months ago )