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A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump
The Biden administration issued a new fee on climate-warming methane pollution, but the EPA regulation faces an uncertain future under President-elect Trump
Here’s who Trump has picked as cabinet members and key advisers
President-elect Donald Trump is building his team, filling out cabinet and advisory roles with those considered to be fierce loyalists. Here's how his new administration is taking shape.
Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff
The Supreme Court dealt a major legal blow to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday, refusing to move the Georgia election interference charges against him to federal court.
My Little Pony, Transformers, Phase 10 join the National Toy Hall of Fame
The three 1980s staples are new National Toy Hall of Fame inductees. Hess Toy Trucks, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the trampoline, and balloons were among the finalists.
A U.S. jury awards former Iraqi detainees $42 million for Abu Ghraib prison abuse
The jury also decided to hold a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of detainees at the notorious Iraqi prison two decades ago.
Trump to name former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel
In the midst of the Israel-Hamas war, President-elect Donald Trump announced he will nominate Huckabee, a loyalist and former Republican governor, to serve in the key post as ambassador to Israel.
With Trump coming into power, the NIH is in the crosshairs
The National Institutes of Health, the crown jewel of biomedical research in the U.S., could face big changes under the new Trump administration, some fueled by pandemic-era criticisms of the agency.
A man told 911 a bear chased him off a cliff. Weeks later, he was arrested for murder
Authorities say Nicholas Hamlett killed a man in Tennessee in an attempt to steal his identity, and reported it to police as a bear attack. He was arrested in South Carolina after a weekslong manhunt.
Federal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten Commandments
The new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public classroom by Jan. 1 was temporarily blocked Tuesday. The judge said the law is "unconstitutional on its face."
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has resigned over accusations that he failed to report physical and sexual abuse to the police.
A man drove his car into a crowd in southern China, killing 35
A man who authorities said was upset over his divorce settlement rammed his car into a crowd of people exercising at a sports complex in southern China, police said.
Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
The original 2021 ruling ordered Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels. The appeals court said there is "insufficient consensus" on a specific reduction percentage.
Online yoga classes prove helpful for back pain in new study
Participant reported relief from chronic low back pain and reduced need for pain-relief medications.
They’re the most vulnerable of refugees. And they’re remarkably resilient
Sudan's civil war has displaced 10 million citizens. Here are profiles of two young people from the most vulnerable groups: an unaccompanied minor caring for twin brothers, a woman who was raped.
Ruben Gallego defeats Kari Lake in Arizona Senate race
Gallego led in the polls for much of his race against Kari Lake, a MAGA firebrand who's yet to concede her 2022 gubernatorial loss.
Why high prices toppled Democrats — and other governments around the world
Voters really don't like inflation. In fact, whenever there's a sustained jump in the cost of living, the party in power often pays a price.
Here are 3 questions to ask before panic buying during a supply chain breakdown
The dock worker strike in October led to some shoppers panic buying the wrong items. Here are tips for how to prep the right way, according to experts.
Trump is back: how Biden will tweak his ‘America’s back’ message at APEC and the G20
President Biden used to tell world leaders "America is back," implying the Trump era's go-it-alone ethos was a one-term blip. But Biden needs a new line for this week's APEC and G20 summits.
Inside this maximum security prison, a film festival proves ‘a little bit healing’
The Sing Sing maximum security prison in New York held its first-ever film festival recently, with incarcerated men invited to judge the five entries.
Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.
New Zealand’s leader apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
An estimated 200,000 people, many of them Indigenous Māori, suffered abuse in New Zealand's foster and faith-based care over a period of seven decades
John Robinson, successful football coach at USC and with the LA Rams, has died at 89
John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89.
Indiana man is found guilty of murder in the 2017 killings of 2 teenage girls
A former drugstore worker in the small Indiana community of Delphi was found guilty of murder on Monday in the killings of two teenage girls who vanished during an afternoon hike.
President-elect Trump is expected to nominate Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
If confirmed, the Florida senator would become the first Latino to ever serve as the nation's top diplomat.
Haiti swears in a new leader as gangs shoot at a flight landing in the main airport
Haiti's international airport shut down temporarily after gangs opened fire at a Spirit Airlines flight landing in Port-Au-Prince. The latest violence came as a new prime minister was sworn in.
You might beat back phragmites, the scourge of wetlands, but then what?
Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.
25 of 43 monkeys have been recovered after escaping a lab in South Carolina last week
A research facility in Yemassee, S.C., has recovered 25 of the 43 monkeys that escaped from the laboratory last week after a caretaker accidentally left the door to their enclosure unsecured.
Stephen Miller is heading back to the White House as Trump’s deputy chief of staff
One of the architects of Trump's family separation policy during his first time in office, Miller will return to the White House in a key role.
Gunshots at Tuskegee University sent terrified students running for their lives
The shooting left one man dead and injured at least 16 other people early Sunday, a dozen of them by gunfire, authorities said. An arrest was announced hours later. Many of the injured were students.
A ‘Wicked’ mistake: Mattel apologizes for printing a porn site on its doll packaging
Mattel is pulling its Wicked dolls from some store shelves because of a misprint directing shoppers to a pornographic site. Meanwhile, resellers are listing the products on eBay for up to $500.
Taurid meteor shower to light up the night sky. Here’s how you can see it
The North and South Taurids occur every year in September, October, and November. They may have originated from a comet that broke up about 10,000 years ago.
Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana?
The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward.
