The number of hungry people around the world has fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but famine has cast a dark shadow over four countries in the past year where conflict and climate shocks are threatening to reverse this progress, according to results from an annual global hunger index. […]
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At least 29 dead in horrific California wildfires, hundreds missing
Massive wildfires sweeping through California have killed at least 29 people and damaged thousands of homes, businesses and other buildings, authorities said. More than half of the deaths occurred in Sonoma County alone, officials said. The collective death toll from this week’s fires matches the number of fatalities in the […]
With death toll of at least 29, California wildfires among deadliest in state history
Dry conditions and strong winds are continuing to fuel a deadly outbreak of wildfires in Northern California. The blazes have torn through nearly 200,000 acres of forest and residential neighborhoods, destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, killed at least 29 people and injured over 100 others. The devastation is among […]
Family of 5 loses home, nearly every possession in California wildfire
A Santa Rosa, California, man said he doesn’t know what he’ll do next now that the home where he and his family lived has burned to the ground, leaving them without anything except the clothes on their backs. Carlos Funez, who is a teacher, and his wife, a vice principal, […]
London police confirm investigation into Harvey Weinstein for alleged assault
Police in London are investigating an alleged incident of sexual assault involving Harvey Weinstein that the victim claims occurred in the 1980s. “[We] can confirm the Met have been passed an allegation of sexual assault by Merseyside Police today,” the Metropolitan Police in London told ABC News late Wednesday. Police […]
How Trump’s plan to put pressure on Iran could play out
After months of bashing the Iran nuclear accord while simultaneously keeping it alive, President Trump is expected to “decertify” the agreement in a speech Friday as part of his new policy toward Iran. But decertification is strictly a matter of U.S. law, a step the Trump administration hopes will give […]
Russia-backed Facebook page colored with hot-button phrases
What does Russia-sponsored political influence look like on Facebook? An Associated Press analysis of the content on a now-shuttered Facebook page called “Being Patriotic” shows it’s colored with words like “illegal,” ”country” and “American” and phrases like “illegal alien,” ”Sharia law” and “Welfare state.” “Being Patriotic” was among 470 pages […]
A closer look at the meetings with Russians the Trump team failed to disclose
Questions about possible collusion with Russians interfering in the presidential election have plagued Donald Trump’s administration since November. The issue has continued to make headlines partly because more details about previously undisclosed meetings between top Trump campaign officials and Russian officials have emerged over the past several months. From multiple […]
A timeline of the Dakota Access oil pipeline
Notable events in the dispute over the Dakota Access oil pipeline. ——— Dec. 2014 — Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners applies to the federal government to build the 1,200-mile, $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline to carry half a million barrels of North Dakota oil daily through the Dakotas and Iowa to […]
Ryan backs free speech amid Trump threat
House Speaker Paul Ryan affirms his support for the First Amendment amid the president’s threats to yank NBC’s broadcast license. Ryan told journalists Thursday, “I’m a constitutional conservative, I’m for the First Amendment.” The First Amendment to the Constitution protects the freedom of the press. Ryan added, “I don’t always […]