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Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

SAO PAULO (AP) — Joe Biden will become the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in the Amazon rainforest during a brief stop Sunday in the Brazilian city of Manaus, coming as the U.S.
Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people

Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing massive numbers of people

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit th
Latest typhoon batters the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing about 400,000 people

Latest typhoon batters the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing about 400,000 people

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon wrecked houses, caused towering tidal surges and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee to emergency shelters as it cut across the northern Philippines on Sunday in the sixth major storm to hit th
Park regulars in New Delhi's Lodhi Garden say toxic pollution levels won't force them out

Park regulars in New Delhi's Lodhi Garden say toxic pollution levels won't force them out

NEW DELHI (AP) — For many in New Delhi, one of the world’s most polluted cities , Lodhi Garden is an escape in the heart of India’s capital.
Park regulars in New Delhi's Lodhi Garden say toxic pollution levels won't force them out

Park regulars in New Delhi's Lodhi Garden say toxic pollution levels won't force them out

NEW DELHI (AP) — For many in New Delhi, one of the world’s most polluted cities , Lodhi Garden is an escape in the heart of India’s capital.
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in his upcoming, second administration.
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling

Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump promised repeatedly during his campaign to expand oil drilling in the U.S.
Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in a second Trump administration.
Tropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecast

Tropical Storm Sara drenches Honduras’ northern coast with flash flooding and mudslides in forecast

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara started moving slightly faster Saturday after it stalled over Honduras, drenching the northern coast of the Central American nation, swelling rivers and trapping some people at home.
An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maine's coast

An environmental group files intent to sue a salmon farmer for pollution off Maine's coast

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An environmental organization has served a notice of intent to sue one of the world's largest aquaculture companies for violations of the Clean Water Act in Maine — allegations the fish farmer ardently denies.