Gore kicking off 24 hours of climate talks around the world
Nov 21, 2019
By TRAVIS LOLLER NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore said that even though President Donald Trump wants to back out of the Paris Climate Agreement, the U.S. cannot legally pull out until…
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Botanists scour aging orchards for long-lost apple varieties
Nov 20, 2019
By GILLIAN FLACCUS PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The apple tree stands alone near the top of a steep hill, wind whipping through its branches as a perfect sunset paints its leaves a vibrant gold. It…
South Dakota’s governor defends ‘Meth. We’re on it’ campaign
Nov 19, 2019
By STEPHEN GROVES SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota sparked online guffaws Monday by rolling out an anti-drug campaign featuring people saying, “Meth, I’m on it,” and the governor said the backlash proves the…
Partisan divide seen in how local news should be propped up
Nov 18, 2019
By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s partisan divide is evident when Americans are asked about what should be done to help the nation’s struggling local news industry. While two-thirds of Democrats say…
Astronauts start spacewalk series to fix cosmic ray detector
Nov 15, 2019
By MARCIA DUNN CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts launched an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks Friday to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station. Armed with dozens of dissecting tools, Italian…
Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Patrick announces Dem presidential bid
Nov 14, 2019
By JULIE PACE, BILL BARROW and STEVE PEOPLES WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced Thursday he is running for president, making a late entry into the Democratic race less than three months…
History in the making: Trump impeachment hearing underway
Nov 13, 2019
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House launched the first public hearing Wednesday of Donald Trump’s impeachment investigation, the extraordinary process to determine whether the 45th president of the…
Officer accused of killing Oklahoma police chief in Florida
Nov 12, 2019
By TAMARA LUSH and JAKE BLEIBERG A small-town Oklahoma policeman was charged with killing his chief after what authorities described as an alcohol-fueled brawl in a Florida Panhandle hotel room. The two men had been…
2 escaped murder suspects arrested at US-Mexico border
Nov 07, 2019
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities are trying to determine if anyone helped two inmates who escaped from a California jail, traveled hundreds of miles and crossed into Mexico before being captured…
Doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the US
Nov 06, 2019
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP - The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far, but…