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1 dead, dozens sickened after eating bagged carrots contaminated with E. coli

November 17, 2024, 2:34pm Nation & World

An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person has died from the infection. Read story

Voters wait in a long line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom

Voters wait in a long line at a polling place at the Michelle and Barack Obama Sports Complex on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles.

November 17, 2024, 2:25pm Nation & World

The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote. Read story

Members of the Culinary Workers Union picket in front of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Las Vegas.

Union workers picket for 3rd day at Las Vegas casino with no talks slated

Members of the Culinary Workers Union picket in front of the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Las Vegas.

November 17, 2024, 2:14pm Business

Picketing continued Sunday outside a hotel-casino near the Las Vegas Strip that remained open with no talks scheduled between management and union members striking for a new contract. Read story

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nations far apart regarding funding for climate action

Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance during the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

November 17, 2024, 1:31pm Nation & World

Distractions were bigger than deals in the first week of United Nations climate talks, leaving a lot to be done, especially on the main issue of money. Read story

Salmon returning to historic habitat after largest dam removal in U.S. history

November 17, 2024, 1:24pm Nation & World

A giant female chinook salmon flips on her side in the shallow water and wriggles wildly, using her tail to carve out a nest in the riverbed as her body glistens in the sunlight. In another moment, males butt into each other as they jockey for a position to fertilize… Read story

FILE - A river borders an area that has been illegally deforested by land-grabbers and cattle farmers in an extractive reserve in Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 11, 2023.

Biden becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Amazon rainforest

FILE - A river borders an area that has been illegally deforested by land-grabbers and cattle farmers in an extractive reserve in Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, July 11, 2023.

November 17, 2024, 1:09pm Latest News

Joe Biden toured the drought-shrunken waters of the Amazon River’s greatest tributary Sunday as the first sitting American president to set foot in the legendary rainforest, while the incoming Trump administration seems poised to scale back the United States commitment to combating climate change. Read story

A resident examines storm damage caused by Hurricane Eta in Planeta, Honduras, on Nov. 6, 2020.

Hurricane season isn’t finished yet; a third November storm, Sara, soaks Central America

A resident examines storm damage caused by Hurricane Eta in Planeta, Honduras, on Nov. 6, 2020.

November 17, 2024, 12:20pm Nation & World

As the third named storm to emerge during November, Tropical Storm Sara serves as a reminder that the Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t quite ended. Read story

Wildfires burn along the New York and New Jersey border in Greenwood Lake, New York, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

Wildfire threatens Northeast again; some asked to evacuate

Wildfires burn along the New York and New Jersey border in Greenwood Lake, New York, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

November 17, 2024, 12:20pm Nation & World

Windy conditions renewed a wildfire that escaped a containment line and prompted emergency officials to enact a voluntary evacuation plan for a small number of houses in a community near the New York-New Jersey border on Saturday. Read story

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) pose for a group photo, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.

During meeting with Biden, China’s Xi cautions U.S. to ‘make the wise choice’ to keep relations stable

Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) pose for a group photo, in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024.

November 17, 2024, 10:19am Latest News

Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the last time with U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday but was already looking ahead to President-elect Donald Trump and his “America first” policies, saying Beijing “is ready to work with a new U.S. administration." Read story

Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’

November 17, 2024, 10:09am Nation & World

Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcoming new book ahead of the pontiff's jubilee year. Read story