In their words: From across the world, leaders call for action on climate change at the UN
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world cannot allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves
Continue ReadingUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world cannot allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves
Continue ReadingThe hurricane season in the Pacific Ocean already has been very active, thanks to the El Nino weather phenomenon
Continue ReadingA drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid kratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students
Continue ReadingAn investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement
Continue ReadingChinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days
Continue ReadingAfrican leaders at the United Nations General Assembly are demanding reform of the Security Council to include permanent seats for African countries
Continue ReadingFewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security
Continue ReadingAt the start of the Iran war, many feared that Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz would send oil prices through the roof and throttle the global economy
Continue ReadingThe heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong
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