The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has made “some serious toddler steps” toward cutting emissions but far from the giant leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted goals, two new analyses and top officials said Tuesday….
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Defense witnesses: Rittenhouse badly shaken by shootings
Kyle Rittenhouse was badly shaken after shooting three men during street unrest in Kenosha, at one point telling a person who had joined him in an effort to protect businesses from damaging protesters that “my life might be over,” according to testimo…
Injury-riddled Golden Knights figure a way to beat Kraken
The Golden Knights aren’t going to overpower teams like they’ve grown accustomed to over the years — not with so many key scoring forwards injured. Sometimes they’ll need to outwork a team and grind out a victory …
Proposed maps would tint Nevada swing districts blue
A new congressional district map introduced in Nevada on Tuesday proposes changes that could make the state’s two battleground districts more Democratic-leaning for the next decade.
Testimony: Ahmaud Arbery slaying defendant changed his story
The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery’s death quickly changed his story about why he suspected the 25-year-old Black man running in his neighborhood was a criminal, two police officers testified Tuesday.
Crime-weary San Franciscans to vote on recall of divisive DA
Elections officials announced Tuesday that a recall election against San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin will appear on the ballot in June …
Florida’s largest school district drops all mask mandates
Florida’s largest school district is dropping all mask mandates, allowing parents in all grades to decide whether their children should wear a face covering, the superintendent announced Tuesday.
Rodgers stands by remarks, admits being misleading on status
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says he stands behind the comments he made last week about why he didn’t get vaccinated for COVID-19 …
2 more guilty pleas from man who admitted killing 4 Nevadans
A Salvadoran immigrant who admitted fatally shooting four people in Nevada during a two-week rampage in 2019 pleaded guilty Tuesday to the remaining two killings as part of a deal with prosecutors that will spare him the death penalty.
Funeral set for woman killed in car crash with ex-Raider
Tina Tintor’s 2013 Toyota Rav4 was struck by Ruggs’ 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at about 3:40 a.m. last week on Rainbow Boulevard near Spring Valley Parkway.