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Israel Ganz, chairman of the Yesha settlers council and head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, poses for a portrait holding a bottle of wine bearing the name of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Shaar Binyamin Industrial Park in the West Bank, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansion

Israel Ganz, chairman of the Yesha settlers council and head of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council, poses for a portrait holding a bottle of wine bearing the name of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Shaar Binyamin Industrial Park in the West Bank, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024.

November 16, 2024, 6:04am Nation & World

As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week’s U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. The winery said it was rolling out a… Read story

A villager tends to his vegetable garden in a plot that is part of a climate-smart agriculture program funded by the United States Agency for International Development in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, on Sept. 19.

Food aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should they do more?

A villager tends to his vegetable garden in a plot that is part of a climate-smart agriculture program funded by the United States Agency for International Development in Chipinge, Zimbabwe, on Sept. 19.

November 16, 2024, 6:02am Nation & World

Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season. Read story

In this handout photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin&#039;s death lethal injection facility is shown before being dismantled at San Quentin State Prison on March 13, 2019 in San Quentin, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today a moratorium on California&#039;s death penalty. California has 737 people on death row, the largest death row population in the United States.

Do Americans support the death penalty? New poll finds a historic generational shift

In this handout photo provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin&#039;s death lethal injection facility is shown before being dismantled at San Quentin State Prison on March 13, 2019 in San Quentin, California. California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today a moratorium on California&#039;s death penalty. California has 737 people on death row, the largest death row population in the United States.

November 16, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

Nationwide support for the death penalty has fallen to its lowest level in decades due to shifting attitudes among younger generations, new polling reveals. Read story

Watchdog calls for tighter scrutiny of Medicare Advantage home visits

November 16, 2024, 5:29am Health

A new federal watchdog audit is ratcheting up pressure on government officials to crack down on billions of dollars in overcharges linked to Medicare Advantage home visits. Read story

FILE - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., arrives to speak before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, in Doral, Fla., July 9, 2024.

Trump’s pick of Rubio as America’s top diplomat jolts Latin America, long accustomed to US neglect

FILE - Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., arrives to speak before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, in Doral, Fla., July 9, 2024.

November 15, 2024, 5:35pm Latest News

Growing up in Miami among Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s revolution, Sen. Marco Rubio developed a deep hatred of communism. Now as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for America’s top diplomat, he’s set to bring that same ideological ammunition to reshaping U.S. policy in Latin America. Read story

Adoption coordinator Lexi Giannopoulos tries to get a grasp on a mouse that ran up her arm, which is one of nearly 1,000 fancy mice that were surrendered, at the New Hampshire SPCA, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Stratham, N.H.

New Hampshire shelter faces enor-mouse problem after man surrenders nearly 1,000 rodents

Adoption coordinator Lexi Giannopoulos tries to get a grasp on a mouse that ran up her arm, which is one of nearly 1,000 fancy mice that were surrendered, at the New Hampshire SPCA, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Stratham, N.H.

November 15, 2024, 5:26pm Life

A group of mice is called a nest, but what do you call 1,000 of them in one animal shelter? Read story

FILE - The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J.

Judge blocks Biden administration’s rule to expand overtime pay for millions

FILE - The entrance to the Labor Department is seen near the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP Photo/J.

November 15, 2024, 3:35pm Business

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. Read story

Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys challenge array of evidence in Idaho murder case

November 15, 2024, 3:01pm Nation & World

Attorneys for the man charged with killing four Idaho college students in Moscow followed through on their pledge to challenge evidence they assert was improperly obtained by police to prevent its use at trial. Read story

Summit Carbon Solutions CEO Lee Blank, right, talks to reporters, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., after the state Public Service Commission approved a siting permit for the company&#039;s proposed North Dakota route of its planned five-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline. At left is Summit Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Powell.

Regulators approve North Dakota section of planned 5-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline

Summit Carbon Solutions CEO Lee Blank, right, talks to reporters, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D., after the state Public Service Commission approved a siting permit for the company&#039;s proposed North Dakota route of its planned five-state Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline. At left is Summit Chief Operating Officer Jimmy Powell.

November 15, 2024, 2:40pm Nation & World

North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states — a key victory for the company that has faced vociferous landowner objections and various hurdles and setbacks in its plans. Read story

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event Nov. 1, 2024, in Milwaukee.

November 15, 2024, 2:39pm Health

Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was building up a following with his anti-vaccine nonprofit group, Children’s Health Defense, and becoming one of the world’s most influential spreaders of fear and distrust around vaccines. Read story