WASHINGTON — Saving the planet is so 2024. Clean energy leaders across the globe are now tailoring their messages to emphasize the greener side of green: wealth-building. It's an idea that sells far better in the new world of nationalism and tycoon leaders. Messaging from the U.S. renewable energy industry...
Russia Claims Capture of Eastern Ukraine Town; Kyiv Officials Silent
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia's Defense Ministry claimed on Friday that its forces had captured the coal mining town of Toretsk in their latest breakthrough in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, where Ukrainian defenses are creaking. Ukrainian officials did not immediately make any comments on the Russian claim. A Ukrainian officer in...
Search Underway Along Alaska’s Western Coast for Plane Carrying 10 People
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Rescuers searched Friday for any sign of a plane that went missing while carrying 10 people across Alaska’s Norton Sound south of the Arctic Circle. The U.S. Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules crew searched the area between White Mountain and Nome but did not find the missing plane,...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Slips as Consumers Worry About Inflation
U.S. stocks are falling Friday after a discouraging report suggested U.S. consumers are bracing for much higher inflation, while a separate update gave a mixed picture of the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 was 0.6% lower and close to wiping out what had been a modest gain for the...
What Is the International Criminal Court and How Will Trump’s Sanctions Impact It?
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court could jeopardize trials and investigations at the world’s only permanent global tribunal for war crimes and genocide. The order Trump signed Thursday accuses the ICC of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and...
The Slash-and-Burn Tactics Musk Brings to Washington Often Backfired at Twitter
When Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022, he laid off thousands of employees, stopped paying rent and auctioned off coffee makers and office chairs in hopes of a big turnaround. Now the world's richest man has brought the same slash-and-burn strategy to the federal government, and some people who experienced...
Live Poultry Markets Ordered Shut in New York City Due to Avian Flu Outbreak
NEW YORK — All live poultry markets in New York City and some of its suburbs were ordered Friday to close for a week after the detection of seven cases of avian flu, which has also hit farms nationwide, led to the slaughter of millions of birds and driven up...
Drink and Drive? Your Super Bowl Could Be Spent in Fresno Jail
As football fans gear up for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Fresno police remind residents to celebrate responsibly and not drive after drinking, smoking cannabis, or taking drugs. Failure to follow this advice could result in a costly driving-under-the-influence arrest, injury, or loss of lives. To enjoy the game responsibly,...
US Employers Added 143,000 Jobs in January Hiring, Jobless Rate Fell to 4%
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first monthly jobs report of Donald Trump’s second presidency points to a solid but unspectacular labor market. January job creation dipped from the 261,000 added in November, and 307,000...
Palestinians Face Heartbreak and Devastation as They Return to Destroyed Gaza Homes
Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza after a ceasefire with Israel are finding widespread destruction and searching for the remains of loved ones, The Washington Post reported. The once-bustling cities of Gaza now lie in ruins, with entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble. Ali Suleiman, a merchant from Khan Younis,...