Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain levels under a rule being made final by the Biden ...
Protests in Georgian separatist region block bridges to capital
Protesters on Tuesday blocked bridges leading to the capital of the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia as tensions flared in a dispute over a proposed law that would ...
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‘A hollow and limited apology.’ New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hundreds of survivors of abuse in state, foster and faith-based care arrived at New Zealand’s Parliament in Wellington on Tuesday, each representing thousands more. They ...
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 in Gaza as US deadline to Israel to surge aid expires
Palestinian medical officials said two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman. The deaths came as eight international aid groups said in a report on ...
Philippine defense secretary doesn’t expect Trump will demand payment for protection
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Tuesday that he didn’t expect President-elect Donald Trump’s next ...
Mauritius opposition wins country’s election by a landslide
Mauritius’ opposition coalition has won the country’s election by a landslide, taking all seats in the country’s parliament in a major rejection of the ...
A driver who struck a crowd in a Chinese city, causing multiple injuries, has been detained
A 62-year-old man was detained after he rammed a car into people exercising at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, police said late Monday, on the eve of the ...
Judge set to rule on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case
A judge is due to decide Tuesday whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
Why AP called the Arizona Senate race for Ruben Gallego
The Associated Press declared Democrat Ruben Gallego the winner of Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat after vote updates on Monday and over the weekend increased his statewide lead ...
Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era
Congress returns to a changed Washington as President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-right agenda is quickly taking shape, buoyed by eager Republican allies eyeing a full sweep of ...
Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira set to be sentenced, could get up to 17 years in prison
A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine is expected to be sentenced in federal court on ...
A pair of Trump officials have defended family separation and ramped-up deportations
Donald Trump’s first picks for immigration policy jobs spent the last four years angling for this moment. Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan had critical roles in the first ...