Health Nov 10 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing The White House Covid task force briefing comes as the Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids — and information to parents on the benefits of the shots.
World Nov 10 Climate talks draft agreement expresses 'alarm and concern' GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Governments are poised to express "alarm and concern" about how much Earth has already warmed and encourage one another to end their use of coal, according to a draft released Wednesday of the final document…
World Nov 10 Saudi Arabia says allegation that they are trying to slow negotiations is false Saudi Arabia’s energy minister has denied allegations that his country’s negotiators were working to slow down negotiations and water down commitments at the U.N. climate talks.
World Nov 10 Nations, automakers vow to phase out emissions-producing cars by 2040 The announcement, made Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N. climate conference, was backed by countries including Canada, Chile, Denmark, India, New Zealand, Poland, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Politics Nov 09 Rep. Gosar under fire for tweeting anime video depicting attack on Rep. Ocasio-Cortez The roughly 90-second video is an altered version of a Japanese anime series, interspersed with shots of Border Patrol officers and migrants at the southern U.S. border.
World Nov 09 EU pledges $116M to climate adaptation fund BRUSSELS — The European Union's executive arm has pledged 100 million euros ($116 million) to the United Nations' fund for helping developing countries adapt to climate change. The European Commission said the additional contribution from the EU budget is by…
Politics Nov 09 Max Cleland, former Georgia senator and a veteran who lost limbs in Vietnam, dies at 79 Cleland, a Democrat, served one term in the U.S. Senate, losing a 2002 re-election bid to Republican Saxby Chambliss.
World Nov 09 'Stay in the streets,' Ocasio-Cortez tells activists in Glasgow U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez brought her climate-celebrity star power to the U.N. climate talks, saying she hopes to see the United States reestablish itself as a world leader in the fight against global warming.
World Nov 09 Little Amal puppet appears at COP26 equality event The Little Amal puppet, representing a young Syrian girl, has been walked 8,000km across Europe in order to raise awareness about the plight of refugee girls.
World Nov 09 COP26 agreements far cry from 1.5 goal, analysis finds The world has already warmed 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times.