Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada
Thousands of negotiators and observers representing most of the world’s nations are gathering in the Canadian city of Ottawa this week to craft a treaty to stop the rapidly escalating problem of plastic pollution. Each day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes, according to the United Nations Environment Programme. People are increasingly breathing, eating and drinking tiny plastic particles. Negotiators must streamline...
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- Global plastic pollution treaty talks hit critical stage in Canada
- 'Catch-and-kill' to be described to jurors as testimony resumes in hush money trial of Donald Trump
- Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut
- Trump called this visa 'very bad' for Americans. Truth Social applied for one
Mon, 22 Apr 2024
- Rail spikes hammered, bullet train being built from Sin City to the City of Angels
- UK Parliament approves Rwanda deportation bill, ending weeks of legislative stalemate
- North Korean leader Kim leads rocket drills that simulate a nuclear counterattack against enemies
- In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
- Arizona judge declares mistrial in the case of a rancher accused of fatally shooting a migrant
- With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors
- Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after fighting in court for years
- Jury: BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands
- Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
- Trump tried to 'corrupt' the 2016 election, prosecutor alleges as hush money trial gets underway
- Biden marks Earth Day by going after GOP, announcing $7 billion in federal solar power grants
- Key takeaways from the opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial
- When red-hot isn't enough: New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
- Review of UN agency helping Palestinian refugees found Israel did not express concern about staff
- The Latest | Lawyers in Trump hush money case paint competing portraits of him in opening statements
- Israel's military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack on Oct. 7
- Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse
- The US is expected to block aid to an Israeli military unit. What is Leahy law that it would cite?
- Papua New Guinea leader takes offense after Biden implies his uncle was eaten by cannibals
- Mexico's likely next president has a Jewish origin. Is that relevant in a deeply Catholic country?
- Caitlin Clark's early play in WNBA will be her tryout for a roster spot on US Olympic women's team
- The Latest | 3 wounded in Jerusalem in car attack
- Some voters in northeast India go back to the polls after violence disrupts first day of election
- Ecuadorians vote overwhelmingly in referendum to approve toughening fight against gangs
- Aid approval brings Ukraine closer to replenishing troops struggling to hold front lines
- Local election workers fear threats to their safety as November nears. One group is trying to help
Sun, 21 Apr 2024
- Pro-China President Muizzu's party sweeps Maldives parliamentary elections, preliminary results say
- A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike
- Kennedy says he loves his family 'either way' after relatives endorse Biden's campaign over his
- Europe is the fastest-warming continent, at nearly twice the average global rate, report says
- Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76
- Mary J. Blige, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, A Tribe Called Quest and Foreigner get into Rock Hall
- Nelly Korda ties LPGA Tour record with 5th straight victory, wins Chevron Championship for 2nd major
- 'Great bravery and resolve.' Reaction to the death of Terry Anderson, AP reporter held hostage
- 15 people injured when tram collides with guardrail at Universal Studios theme park near Los Angeles
- Israeli leaders criticize expected US sanctions against military unit that could further strain ties
- Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 22, mostly children, as US advances aid package
- Race car in Sri Lanka veers off track killing 7 people and injuring 20, officials say
- Iran's supreme leader tacitly acknowledges that Tehran hit little in its attack on Israel
- Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'
- Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
- Lama Rod describes himself as a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. He wants to free you from suffering
- Ukrainian and Western leaders laud US aid package while the Kremlin warns of 'further ruin'
- Crush of lawsuits over voting in multiple states creates a shadow war for the 2024 election
- Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. Its not that clear-cut
- 2 killed and 6 injured in shooting at Memphis park party, police say
- Voting begins for Maldives Parliament, watched by India and China vying for control of Indian Ocean
- Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
- Marijuana grow busted in Maine as feds investigate trend in 20 states
- 2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing
Sat, 20 Apr 2024
- Key players: Who's who at Donald Trumps hush money criminal trial
- Young brother and sister dead, several hurt when vehicle crashes into Michigan birthday party
- The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate
- Trump cancels rally because of weather, proving the difficulty of balancing a trial and campaign
- Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South
- Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?
- Record Store Day celebrates indie retail music sellers as they ride vinyl's popularity wave
- The House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don't expect the app to go away anytime soon
- An Israeli airstrike in Gaza's south kills at least 9 Palestinians in Rafah, including 6 children
- The Senate passes a reauthorization of a key US surveillance program just after a midnight deadline
- Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?
- Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him
- War, hostages, antisemitism: A somber backdrop to this year's Passover observances
- Man who set himself on fire outside Trump trial dies of injuries, police say
- About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town
- Israel and Iran's apparent strikes and counterstrikes give new insights into both militaries
- California is rolling out free preschool. That hasn't solved challenges around child care
- Tennessee Volkswagen employees overwhelmingly vote to join United Auto Workers union
- The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping?
- Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
Fri, 19 Apr 2024
- BNSF Railway says it didn't know about asbestos that's killed hundreds in Montana town
- Israel, Iran play down apparent Israeli strike. The muted responses could calm tensions -- for now
- Final jurors seated for Trump's hush money case, with opening statements set for Monday
- The Latest | Opening statements in Trump hush money trial set for Monday after latest appeal fails
- Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom
- Chicago's response to migrant influx stirs longstanding frustrations among Black residents
- Not a toddler, not a parent, but still love 'Bluey'? You're not alone
- Ukraine, Israel aid advances in rare House vote as Democrats help Republicans push it forward
- Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
- 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana's high holiday
- The NBA playoffs are finally here. And as LeBron James says, 'it's a sprint now'
- Indians vote in the first phase of the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term
- Bitcoin's next 'halving' is right around the corner. Here's what you need to know
- Bidens new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold
- Staff and shoppers return to 'somber' Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
- 5 Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan
- Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance
- Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel's amputee soccer team
- The Latest | Iran says air defense batteries fire after explosions reported near major air base
- 12 students and teacher killed at Columbine to be remembered at 25th anniversary vigil
Thu, 18 Apr 2024
- House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow
- 12 jurors have been picked for Donald Trump's hush money trial. Selection of alternates is ongoing
- US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
- Police arrest dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia, including congresswoman's daughter
- Judge in Trump case orders media not to report where potential jurors work
- First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
- Legislation that could force a TikTok ban revived as part of House foreign aid package
- Lawyers for Nassar assault survivors have reached $100M deal with Justice Department, AP source says
- The Latest | 12 jurors and 1 alternate seated in Trump hush money case
- Trump loses bid to halt Jan. 6 lawsuits while he fights criminal charges in the 2020 election case
- What's inside the $95 billion House package focused on aiding Ukraine and Israel
- Coyotes officially leaving Arizona for Salt Lake City following approval of sale to Utah Jazz owners
- Choctaw artist Jeffrey Gibson confronts history at US pavilion as its first solo Indigenous artist
- Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire
- Kennedy family makes crystal clear its Biden endorsement in attempt to deflate RFK Jr.s candidacy
- Two shootings, two different responses Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
- Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80
- US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
- United Arab Emirates struggles to recover after heaviest recorded rainfall ever hits desert nation
- Climate change concerns grow, but few think Biden's climate law will help, an AP-NORC poll finds
- Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover, a holiday about freedom, while many remain captive
- Takeaways from this week's reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
Wed, 17 Apr 2024
- The Latest | Netanyahu says Israel will decide how to respond as Iran warns against retaliation
- 25 years after Columbine, trauma shadows survivors of the school shooting
- Tsunami alert after a volcano in Indonesia has several big eruptions and thousands are told to leave
- Biden is off on details of his uncle's WWII death as he calls Trump unfit to lead the military
- Poland's president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return
- Democrats clear path to bring proposed repeal of Arizonas near-total abortion ban to a vote
- Trump lawyers say Stormy Daniels refused subpoena outside a Brooklyn bar, papers left 'at her feet'
- Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas, ending trial against Cabinet secretary
- Biden vows to shield US steel industry by blocking Japanese merger and seeking new Chinese tariffs
- Houses Ukraine, Israel aid package gains Biden's support as Speaker Johnson fights to keep his job
- Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture
- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in US more likely to believe in climate change: AP-NORC poll
- Tesla asks shareholders to restore $56B Elon Musk pay package that was voided by Delaware judge
- NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games
- Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids rights
- Netanyahu brushes off calls for restraint, saying Israel will decide how to respond to Iran's attack
- Columbia University's president rebuts claims she has allowed school to become a hotbed of hatred
- Stephen Curry tells the AP why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut
- Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 17 people as the war approaches a critical stage
- Myanmar's ousted leader Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest due to heat, military says
- A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods Dubai's airport
- First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial, with 11 more still needed
- Homes are demolished in Ivory Coast's main city over alleged health concerns. Thousands are homeless
- Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport
- UN appeals for $2.8 billion to help 3 million Palestinians in desperate need of food and other aid
Tue, 16 Apr 2024
- Facing a Republican revolt, House Speaker Johnson's plan for US aid to Ukraine, allies uncertain
- New leader of Jesse Jackson's civil rights organization steps down just months on the job
- Bob Graham, ex-US senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
- Voting technology company settles lawsuit against far-right news outlet over 2020 election claims
- Venezuela closes its embassy in Ecuador to protest the police raid on the Mexican Embassy there
- Biden visits his Pennsylvania hometown to call for more taxes on the rich and cast Trump as elitist
- Trump goes from court to campaign at a bodega in his heavily Democratic hometown
- Israel says it will retaliate against Iran. These are the risks that could pose to Israel
- The Latest | First 6 jurors in Trumps hush money trial seated, others still needed
- Fed's Powell: Elevated inflation will likely delay rate cuts this year
- House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
- Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92
- What a murderous Winnie the Pooh can tell us about the public domain and remix culture
- Yellen says Iran's actions could cause global 'economic spillovers' and warns of more sanctions
- UK lawmakers will vote on a landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking
- Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation
- Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
- Tensions rise in Australia after a bishop and priest are wounded in a knife attack in a church
- The Paris Games' grandiose opening ceremony is being squeezed by security and transport issues
- China's economy grew 5.3% in first quarter, beating expectations, though weak spots remain
- Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games
- Torch and sandals: What to know about the flame-lighting ceremony in Greece for the Paris Olympics
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