U.K. climate activists face prison for blocking highways
Members of campaign group Insulate Britain have shut down parts of London's M25 highway five times in just over a week by sitting on the ground.
U.S. court dismisses climate change lawsuit brought by young people
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by 21 young people who claimed the U.S. government's climate policy harms them and jeopardizes their future.
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News Wrap: Stabbing attacks jolt London, the Netherlands
In our news wrap Friday, stabbing attacks in London and the Netherlands have jolted both countries at the start of the holiday season. In the first incident, a man killed two people near London Bridge before he was shot and…
Climate activists block roads, camp out for second day of global protests
"I want to make a statement that (the activists) are all different sorts of people from all different walks of life, not just people you would call hippies," said Mike Gumn, 33, a National Health Service manager with two children.
The climate group Extinction Rebellion said the protests Monday were taking place in 60 cities worldwide.
In our Friday news wrap, House Democrats voted to end the national emergency declaration that allows money to be diverted from the military to fund construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate already approved the measure, but…
Days after global protests calling for climate change action, the United Nations held a special climate summit where world leaders and other officials gathered to hammer out specific pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. William Brangham joins Judy Woodruff to…
In our news wrap Friday, President Trump appeared to downplay the chance of a military strike on Iran. U.S. and Saudi officials have pointed to Iran as the culprit in last weekend's attacks on Saudi oil facilities, but Trump said…
In cities across the globe on Friday, protesters took to the streets to demand action on climate change. The demonstrations, easily the largest to focus on climate, represent a movement driven largely by young people -- many of whom left…
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