Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels
A record 47% of the European Union’s electricity now comes from solar and other renewables, a report Thursday said, in yet another sign of the growing gap between the bloc's push for clean energy and the new U. S. administration's pursuit of more fossil fuels. Nearly three-quarters of the EU's electricity doesn't emit planet-warming gases into the air — with 24% of electricity in the bloc coming from nuclear power which also doesn't release greenhouse gases, a report released by the energy...
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- Europe posts record year for clean energy use as Trump pulls US toward fossil fuels
- Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack
- NATO chief says Russian victory over Ukraine would have a costly impact on alliance's credibility
- Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles
- Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport 'millions and millions'
- Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600 billion in US during call with Trump
- LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand register their marriages as law gives them equal status
- Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker's threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Wed, 22 Jan 2025
- Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles
- South Korean investigators call for indictment of detained President Yoon
- Yemen's Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023
- Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn't change water policies
- Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn agrees to terms with Jets to be their head coach
- Justice Department orders investigation of local compliance with Trump immigration crackdown
- Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border
- Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency
- Winter storm spreads across the Deep South, creating icy danger and snowy fun
- 160 national security staffers are sent home as the White House aligns its team to Trumps agenda
- House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign
- Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
- Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes dies in exile in Nicaragua at age 65
- Afghans who fled Taliban rule urge Trump to lift refugee program suspension
- Pardons by Trump and Biden reveal distrust of each other and wobbly faith in criminal justice system
- Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
- Murdoch's UK tabloids apologize to Prince Harry and admit intruding on the late Princess Diana
- On Farmtok, agriculture gets its moment in the spotlight. What would it mean if that disappeared?
- Witnesses describe chaos and panic at Turkish ski resort as fire ripped through hotel where 76 died
- Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
- Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to have mercy on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
- China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House
- Search resumes after deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia
- Trump's immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school
- GOP-led states are emboldened to keep rolling back trans rights. Democrats struggle with a response
- A chef lost his dream home in the Palisades Fire. He keeps his spirits up by feeding others
- Trump finds new ways to flex presidential power after returning to White House
Tue, 21 Jan 2025
- Trump administration directs all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on leave
- Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation
- Trump defends pardons for rioters and suggests Proud Boys could have place in politics
- Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases
- Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law alleges abuse against second wife in affidavit to Senate
- Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI
- Once in a lifetime snow hits parts of the U.S. South
- White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
- The ash left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires might be toxic, experts warn
- 22 states sue to stop Trump's order blocking birthright citizenship
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- A frigid storm drops rare snow on Houston and New Orleans as Florida readies plows in the Panhandle
- AP Top 25: Ohio St, Notre Dame are 1-2 in final poll; Mississippi and BYU ahead of playoff teams
- Dangerous winds return to Southern California as new wildfires break out
- Australian Open: Novak Djokovic beats Carlos Alcaraz and gets closer to a 25th Grand Slam title
- Same-sex marriages will soon become legal in Thailand after historic law
- Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police
- After 15 months of war, Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza
- Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game
- Panama, familiar with US intervention, bristles at Trump's comments on canal
Mon, 20 Jan 2025
- Inauguration Day Latest: Trump issues pardons for Jan. 6 rioters and signs more executive actions
- Trump sets out to erase Biden's legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office
- Fire crews in Southern California quickly extinguish brush fires amid extreme fire weather
- Authorities say a US border patrol agent was fatally shot in Vermont south of border
- Senate passes immigrant detention bill that could be the first measure Trump signs into law
- Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
- Biden leaves office and Washington after 50 years but says 'we're not leaving the fight'
- Bitter cold spreads across much of the US as Texas and the South brace for rare winter storm
- Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson agrees to become Bears head coach, AP source says
- Middle East latest: Released Israeli hostage says she has 'returned to life'
- Biden pardons Fauci, Milley and the Jan. 6 panel. It's a guard against potential 'revenge' by Trump
- Trump seeks to remake border security but his efforts will face challenges
- MLK Day at King's Atlanta congregation features daughter's warning about anti-woke rhetoric
- Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country's past leaders and makes sweeping promises
- Inauguration Day Latest: Trump becomes the 47th president of the United States
- FBI acting chief says he's retiring as Trump's pick to lead the bureau awaits Senate confirmation
- Spurs, Pacers make their way to Paris, for a week where all eyes will be on Victor Wembanyama
- As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners
- Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, anti-poverty group says as the elites prepare for another Davos
- Pope Francis calls Trump's plans of mass deportation of immigrants 'a disgrace'
- Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges
Sun, 19 Jan 2025
- Josh Allen scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers to beat Ravens 27-25 and reach AFC title game
- Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
- Middle East latest: Israel releases 90 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages
- Barkley runs for 78- and 62-yard TDs in the snow and Eagles top Rams 28-22 to head to NFC title game
- Trump pledges a series of Day 1 executive actions to end 'four long years of American decline'
- TikTok restores service for US users based on Trump's promised executive order
- The Latest: Trump leaves the stage at raucous Washington victory rally
- Fire-ravaged Southern California braces for gusty winds and heightened wildfire risk
- Heavy snow and frigid Arctic blast put 70 million across the US under winter storm warnings
- Immigrants in Chicago and other US cities brace for expected Trump deportation arrests
- Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full day as president in South Carolina
- Why are lone homes left standing after the fires? It's not entirely luck
- Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
- Taliban deputy tells leader there is no excuse for education bans on Afghan women and girls
- Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done
- South Korea's impeached president is arrested over martial law declaration and his supporters riot
- Jayden Daniels and the Commanders stun the top-seeded Lions 45-31 to reach NFC title game
- US rejects Venezuelan President Maduro's reelection, but keeps financial lifeline for his government
- Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
Sat, 18 Jan 2025
- South Korea's impeached president is arrested over a martial law declaration as his supporters riot
- Trump returns to Washington for celebrations ahead of inauguration
- Mahomes and Kelce help Chiefs to a 23-14 win over Texans and another AFC title game trip
- A look at the events that led up to the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol
- Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect Sunday morning, officials say
- With a US ban on TikTok hours away, Trump says he 'most likely' will grant an extension
- TikTok says it will 'go dark' unless it gets clarity from Biden following Supreme Court ruling
- Chicago prepares for deportation arrests targeting hundreds next week after Trump takes office
- Extreme cold forecast for much of US in coming days
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- It's not clear who will lead the Pentagon when Trump takes office. What happens then?
- Trump's family circle has a different look as he returns to the White House
- How scientists with disabilities are making research labs and fieldwork more accessible
- Russian attack kills 4 people in Kyiv as Ukrainian drone strikes set Russian fuel stores alight
- Free upgrades and pardon requests: What it's like to share a name with a president
- Navajo Nation firefighters battle wildfires in Los Angeles
- Trump's influence spreads through state capitols in both substance and symbolism
- Merrick Garland exits with his record under scrutiny and the Justice Department bracing for upheaval
- The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US
- Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump's inauguration
- What to know about abortion developments in the states and courts as Trump takes office
- Tens of thousands are expected to converge on Washington for a march days before Trump takes office
Fri, 17 Jan 2025
- Prized Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki says he intends to sign with Los Angeles Dodgers
- Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
- Fires scorched campuses across Los Angeles. Many schools are seeking places to hold classes
- Israel prepares for hostages' return with scant knowledge of their condition
- Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
- How the deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war could unfold
- 3 lawyers for the late Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny are convicted and sentenced to prison
- The Senate advances a migrant detention bill that could be Trump's first law to sign
- Trump and Chinese leader Xi talk about trade, fentanyl and TikTok
- Trump's swearing-in will move inside the Capitol Rotunda because of intense cold weather
- Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
- Biden got an Oval Office letter from Trump and may leave one in the desk himself. Itd be a first
- SpaceX launch accident likely caused by fire that sent trails of flaming debris near the Caribbean
- Ozempic, Wegovy and other drugs are among 15 selected for Medicare's price negotiations
- Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
- Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
- South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground
- Gaza is in ruins, and it's unclear how it will be rebuilt
- Army expects to meet recruiting goals, in dramatic turnaround, and denies 'wokeness' is a factor
- Biden won't enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump
- What lies ahead for South Korea's impeached president as investigators seek his arrest?
- Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he's challenging his fellow Democrats
- Kamala Harris made history as vice president. The rest didn't go as planned
- China's population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
- Border app that became 'a salvation' for migrants to legally enter the US may end
- Trump wants to cut taxes. So do governors and lawmakers in some states
Thu, 16 Jan 2025
- Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags
- Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
- Texas judge says states can revive challenge to abortion pill access nationwide
- Trump offered a bountiful batch of campaign promises that come due on Day 1
- AP Exclusive: Egypt's chief diplomat urges Israel and Hamas to enact ceasefire 'without any delay'
- SpaceX loses spacecraft after catching rocket booster at the launch pad in latest Starship test
- Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won't be going home soon
- Giuliani settles legal fight with former Georgia election workers and agrees to stop defaming them
- Donald Trump vows to help troubled Hollywood with Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone
- David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' dies at 78
- Doug Burgum, Trumps pick for public lands boss, questions reliability of renewable power
- American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is extradited from France to the US
- Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police's 'smoke them out' tactics
- 'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
- Democrats' crisis of the future: The biggest states that back them are shrinking
- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat
- Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington's disease, a devastating fatal brain disorder
- UK leader Starmer signs '100-year partnership' agreement with Ukraine during trip to Kyiv
- From LA wildfires to hurricanes, immigrants help rebuild after disasters. Trump may deport many
- South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law
- Many Americans doubt Trump will be able to lower prices in his first year, an AP-NORC poll shows
- NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk after 7 months in orbit
- Pope Francis hurts his right arm after falling for the second time in just over a month
- He left his LA-area home to cover the wildfires. But the flames were barreling toward his front door
- Jeff Bezos New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first test flight
- Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas drops new demands
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