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Only Michigan employee fired over Flint water to be paid $300K

By Ed White, Associated Press

The state of Michigan says it will pay $300,000 to the only employee who was fired as a result of lead-contaminated water in Flint.

WATCH: Defense makes opening remarks in trial of killing of Ahmaud Arbery

By Associated Press

Georgia's response to the killing has become part of a broader effort to address racial injustice in the criminal legal system after a string of fatal encounters between police and Black people.

WATCH: Family, friends gather to honor trailblazer Colin Powell

By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

A Vietnam combat veteran, he rose to become the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first Black secretary of state.

Thousands of federal intelligence officers refusing to get vaccine at risk of dismissal

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Several intelligence agencies had at least 20% of their workforces that were unvaccinated as of late October.

Gore compares climate complacency to allowing creep of fascism in the 1930s

By Associated Press

Invoking Winston Churchill’s famous warning, former Vice President Al Gore told the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow that the impacts of global warming would soon spur momentum for action.

Why climate-driven extreme weather doesn't usually motivate Americans to move

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

Nearly one in three Americans have been personally affected by an extreme weather event in the last two years, according to a recent poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. Weather events like hurricanes, floods and wildfires are…

Majority of young Americans think worst effects of climate change are preventable

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

But around a quarter of people are unsure as to whether there’s enough time to turn things around.

Kerry says U.S. having meaningful talks with Russia, China

By Associated Press

That’s despite Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping skipping world leaders’ current rounds of climate talks, a decision that sparked complaints from U.S. President Joe Biden when he attended a few days ago.

Friday is youth day at COP26. They fear they're not being heard

By Seth Borenstein, Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Even on a day dedicated to young people, the midday highlights were a speech by 73-year-old former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and a news conference by 77-year-old John Kerry, the U.S. climate envoy.

WATCH: Kyle Rittenhouse trial for Kenosha shooting continues - Day 4

By Scott Bauer, Michael Tarm, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

A witness at Kyle Rittenhouse's murder trial says the first man shot on the streets of Kenosha was acting “belligerently" but did not appear to pose a serious threat to anyone.