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Migrants trek north through Mexico, buoyed by US election result

More than a thousand migrants were walking northward on Wednesday in a caravan through southern Mexico, spurred by last week's

November 11, 2026

Arts|Environment|Food|Health

Maryland nonprofit seeks help relocating feral cat colony

November 11, 2026

Environment

Iran tells COP31 it wants compensation for environmental damage from US-Israeli strikes

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told the COP31 climate conference on Wednesday his country wanted compensation for environmental damage caused by US and Israeli

November 11, 2026

US companies shunning Russian diesel as tanker carrying that fuel idles off East Coast

US companies are unlikely to import Russian diesel as a tanker full of the fuel idles off the US Eastern Seaboard,

November 11, 2026

Environment|Science

World leaders urge stronger and faster action at UN climate talks over inadequate response

World leaders were urged to act decisively to curb global warming and provide more money to help vulnerable countries adapt, as formal talks opened Wednesday at the United Nations climate conference in Turkey

November 11, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology|World

At COP31, Turkey pushes zero-waste plan to curb climate change

As world leaders arrive at United Nations climate talks in the Turkish resort town of Antalya, calling for urgent climate action, co-host Turkey also wants to halve the amount of global waste in the next decade

November 11, 2026

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Ted Turner's son says his Western art collection reflects the media mogul's passion for 'big'

A collection of paintings depicting the American West from Ted Turner's Montana ranch are due to be auctioned by Christie’s in New York

November 11, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Young bobcat found injured in metro Chicago now being rehabilitated for release

November 11, 2026

Iran will not allow enriched nuclear material to leave the country, security chief says

Iran will not allow even a single particle of enriched nuclear material to leave the country and there will be consequences in the event of any new US strikes on the Islamic

November 11, 2026

Brazil electoral court fines Meta, sees no deliberate election bias

Brazil's electoral authority fined Meta's Facebook 7.5 million reais ($1.34 million) for failing to fully comply with judicial orders during last month's presidential

November 11, 2026

Environment

Conflict must not distract from climate action, leaders warn COP31

Wars and trade disputes should not be allowed to distract the world from its struggle to combat global warming, leaders told

November 11, 2026

No SUV, no problem. Edmunds picks the five best cars with all-wheel drive

If you want all-wheel-drive traction but don’t want an SUV, don’t worry

November 11, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

AI data center opponents are cheering midterm results, but they say the fight isn’t over

November 11, 2026

US Army soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of espionage related to Russia

November 10, 2026

China and ASEAN make progress on South China Sea pact but can't finish talks this year

Regional diplomats say China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress on a South China Sea pact but won’t be able to conclude negotiations this year as agreed

November 11, 2026

Business|Environment|Interview|Science|World

As Greenland’s climate changes, a new project preserves memories of a fading past

A new project called “Mapping Memories” aims to preserve personal stories from Greenland as climate change alters the landscape

November 11, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment

Behind Bangladesh's garment boom, workers cut food, healthcare as wages fall short

Before dawn each day, garment worker Shilpi Khatun cooks over a wood-fired clay stove because her family cannot afford gas, before heading to a

November 11, 2026

Environment|Science

Disaster warning systems race to keep pace with galloping climate risks

Twice a day during the rainy season, Raquel Izarra climbs to the roof of her home in the eastern Lima

November 11, 2026

Environment|Technology

The Latest: House Republicans quash effort to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth

The House has turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, halting an effort to remove the Pentagon chief for his conduct in office and his handling of the war in Iran

November 10, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

This invisible, super-polluting gas is a climate villain the world is failing to tackle

November 10, 2026

Arts|Environment|Travel

Jimmy Carter's family farm to be preserved and opened to the public

The family farm where President Jimmy Carter tended peanuts, corn and sugarcane as a boy and returned throughout his life will be preserved and opened to the public

November 10, 2026

Environment|Science

Greta Thunberg warns ‘everything we love is at stake’ as she arrives at UN climate talks

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is at the U.N. climate talks, where she criticized the annual proceedings and stressed the need to put people and the planet ahead of profits and power

November 10, 2026

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4 grizzly bears linked by DNA to deadly attack on mother and daughter in Canada

Canadian wildlife officials say four grizzly bears captured in western Canada were responsible for killing a mother and her adult daughter earlier this month in what investigators believe was a rare predatory attack

November 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel

15-foot python, beach gator and road-crossing bear: A wild weekend in Florida

November 10, 2026

Environment|Health

100 cats rescued from broken-down school bus to be available for adoption

November 10, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Brazil presents road map away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energies at UN climate talks

Brazil has launched a long-awaited road map to help countries transition from fossil fuels to renewable energies

November 10, 2026

US traffic deaths fall in first half of 2026, lowest rate since 2014

US traffic deaths fell in the first half of this year to the lowest rate since 2014, the government said on Tuesday, retreating from a spike during

November 10, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health

Young buck rescued in Westland after plastic pumpkin gets stuck over its mouth

November 10, 2026

FBI is investigating a possible killing aboard a cruise ship out of Texas

The FBI is investigating what it called a “suspected homicide” aboard a cruise ship that returned to port after departing from Galveston, Texas

November 09, 2026

Arts|Environment|Europe|Finance

Truckers block roads in Chile protesting fuel price hikes

Truck drivers across Chile staged strikes and blockades on Tuesday to protest sustained fuel price increases linked to global geopolitical volatility, disrupting traffic

November 10, 2026

US consumer prices rise briskly for third straight month

US consumer prices increased more than expected in October amid higher costs for food and accommodation, cementing expectations that the Federal

November 10, 2026

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Milan prosecutors ask to drop case against mayor and real estate magnate in planning probe

Italian prosecutors have asked a judge to drop a case against Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala, property developer Manfredi Catella, architect Stefano Boeri and 13 other people

November 10, 2026

UN body agrees to postpone review of US rights record after Trump administration snub

The U.N.'s Human Rights Council has delayed a review of the U.S. human rights record until January

November 10, 2026

Economy|Environment|Political

First on CNN: Whistleblowers tell Democrats documents linked to Trump’s construction projects are being destroyed

November 10, 2026

Inflation runs hotter than expected as higher prices extend beyond the gas station

U.S. inflation was higher than expected last month in a sign that the rising prices that powered sweeping Democratic victories in last week’s midterm elections will continue to pose challenges for the White House and Federal Reserve

November 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Travel|World

First global airline emissions scheme faces 'a litmus test' as credits run short

Airlines may struggle to settle their offset bills when the first global scheme to make them pay for their planet-warming

November 10, 2026

UNICEF says Israel blocks Gaza basin repairs, warns of flood risk

The UN children's agency said Israel had rejected the importation of equipment needed to repair a water basin in Gaza, and warned that the facility could

November 10, 2026

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Oil dependence is bad for the climate and the economy, UN chief tells COP31

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres took aim at oil companies making billions of dollars in profits while families,

November 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

COP31: Governments are failing to rein in emissions from their own power plants

A new study compared power plants’ carbon emissions and found government-owned plants’ emissions were much higher and less responsive to climate policies.

November 10, 2026

Arts|Environment|Health

North Texas is home to nation's first donkey hospital

November 10, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Nations promise to install more rooftop solar at UN climate talks

Five countries have backed a plan to double the number of homes with rooftop solar panels worldwide by 2030

November 10, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

Heat-trapping carbon pollution drops, but scientists cite the Iran war rather than energy progress

Emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels decreased slightly this year due to the Iran war

November 10, 2026

Education|Environment|Science

NYC Ferry vessels to become floating classrooms, bring marine science to thousands of students

November 10, 2026

Environment|Science

Pakistan blames India's Diwali fireworks for Lahore's toxic air

Pakistan blamed poor air quality this week on pollution drifting from neighbouring India, where firecrackers set off during the

November 10, 2026

Honda raises full-year profit outlook, books $3 billion in EV-linked costs in Q2

Honda Motor on Tuesday raised its annual outlook by 20%, underpinned by robust US hybrid demand and a weak yen, even after it booked another $3 billion in

November 10, 2026

Australia to launch AI safety regulator after OpenAI's breach of a government portal

Australia plans to create an artificial intelligence safety regulator in response to a breach of an Australian health department website by an OpenAI agent in June

November 10, 2026