U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said reports have painted ‘a clear and bleak picture’ of global-warming greenhouse gas emissions still growing at record levels.
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Why no Powerball winner? It’s luck and smaller sales
The jackpot could grow to be the largest ever in the U.S. and globally if it continues to be winless after Saturday’s drawing.
Federal court says beauty pageant can bar trans contestants
The pageant has several requirements for contestants, including some based on contestants’ age, marital status and gender identity.
North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM
North Korea has dialed up its testing activity since late September, including what it described as simulated nuclear attacks on South Korean and U.S. targets.
Judge says he’ll appoint monitor for Donald Trump’s company
The judge wrote that Trump and the Trump Organization ‘demonstrated propensity to engage in persistent fraud,’ necessitating the appointment of an outside monitor.
Paul Pelosi released from hospital a week after assault
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, ‘Paul remains under doctors’ care as he continues to progress on a long recovery process and convalescence. He is now home.’
Tally of homeless veterans fell 11%, biggest drop in 5 years
Since 2010, when it stood at 76,329, the number of homeless vets fell by more than 55%.
Gabby Petito’s family files wrongful death suit against Moab
The wrongful death lawsuit seeks $50 million in damages from the police department in Moab, a rural Utah city known for being an entryway to national parks full of red rock canyons and mesas.
U.S. Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison
The Biden administration is continuing to press for the WNBA star’s immediate release.
U.S. agency softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
Opioids painkillers can be addictive and were identified as a big reason for a rise in U.S. drug overdoses that began more than two decades ago.