Around The Country
- An oil executive is leading the UN climate summit. It’s going as well as you’d expect.UAE Industry and Advanced Technology Minister and President of COP28, Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, has faced backlash for recent comments. | Nuran Erkul Kaya/Anadolu/Getty Images The head of COP28 is facing widespread backlash for his comments on fossil fuels. As the United Nations’ annual climate summit COP28 continues, controversial comments by Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber,…
- U.S. woman killed in shark attack off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas, police sayAn American woman was killed in a shark attack Monday off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas, police said.
- Judge drops felony charges against Virginia elections official accused of 2020 misconductA Virginia judge has dismissed felony charges against a former county elections official accused of misconduct in the 2020 election, a decision made after state prosecutors said a key witness changed his story. At the prosecutors’ request, the judge on Friday dismissed a felony charge of corrupt conduct and one for making a false statement,…
- US funds for Ukraine’s Russia defense nearly gone, White House warns – ReutersUS funds for Ukraine’s Russia defense nearly gone, White House warns Reuters White House warns it is ‘out of money and nearly out of time’ to aid Ukraine The Guardian US US is running out of money for Ukraine and that could hinder fight against Russia, White House warns Yahoo News Sullivan: Votes against Ukraine funding help Putin…
- Israel moves into southern Gaza after a week-long truce — and its goals are murkier than everAmir Levy/Getty Images Seven weeks into the war, 15,000 Palestinians have been killed and there’s no end in sight Israel and Hamas have resumed hostilities after a week-long pause — and now the fighting is moving into southern Gaza, where most of the region’s more than 2 million residents are living in overcrowded conditions without…
- Suspect in custody in killings of 3 homeless men in Los AngelesThe Los Angeles Police Department announced Saturday that a suspect has been identified in connection with the killings of three homeless men this week.
- DeSantis loses another super PAC official, the second in the last 2 weeks to leave his presidential campaignAnother blow to Ron DeSantis‘ presidential campaign as another top official of his main political action committee (PAC) has left his campaign, the second to step down in the last two weeks, according to the Associated Press. Former Nevada attorney general and Never Back Down Chairman Adam Laxalt submitted his resignation letter last Sunday, according…