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Chinese factories behind rise in ozone-destroying emissions

That said, not all of the CFC-11 in the atmosphere is being emitted from China , meaning that there are other factors at play and likely other countries who ar...

Episode 914: Trump And Deutsche, A Long Affair : Planet Money

Neal, D-Springfield. "But you know what we can't do it under these circumstances", Trump said. As the subpoenas have flown in recent weeks, White House of...

France's Macron accuses Bannon, Russians of eroding Europe

Macron's interview is a last-ditch appeal for support for his centrist movement in the elections, in which nationalists are expected to gain ground amid worries...

Ankara stopped buying Iran oil out of 'respect' for United States sanctions

However, so far in May-the first month in which the US doesn't allow any sanction waivers on Iran's oil-no tanker loaded in Iran has arrived at a Turkish port...

Russian planes intercepted by USA off Alaska coast

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was unable to say if the bombers were armed or not. The U.S. military scrambled five aircraft Monday to inte...

Tornadoes move through southwest Missouri towns

Lt. David Williams with the Jefferson City Police Department said that hardest hit areas in the city are along Ellis Boulevard near Highway 54, E. Dunklin Stree...

USA lawmakers see tamping down of Trump rhetoric on Iran

Democrats are particularly concerned the administration may try to rely on almost 20-year-old war authorizations rather than seek fresh approval from Congress f...

Libya’s Haftar visits Paris to meet Macron amid Tripoli offensive

Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter is in Paris for meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron amid growing worldwide concern about his month-long offensive to ...

Counting of votes begins amid high security

While the BJP, which had won all seven seats in the 2014 polls, is keen to regain the turf, the Congress, that ended up at the third spot in the last Lok Sabha...

Scientists extract yeast from ancient pottery, recreate 5,000-year-old beer

Yeast was also extracted that descended from some 5,000 years ago, according to the Antiquities Authority. Even if it does not exactly replicate the beer th...

Shoe giants urge Trump to end trade war

Beijing retaliated by charging higher tariffs on $60 billion of American products . Long considered a cornerstone of an otherwise fraught bilateral relations...

Six dead in Jakarta riots in protest against presidential elections result

The police had earlier in the day used tear gas to try to disperse the protesters, composed mainly of supporters of unsuccessful presidential candidate Prabowo ...

Deutsche Bank Staff Flagged Trump, Kushner Transactions for Watchdog — NYTimes

President Donald Trump lashed out at a New York Times report Monday, in which former Deutsche Bank employees claimed that concerns about potentially illicit...

California woman leads police on high-speed RV chase

The driver didn't pull over, and the cops began persuing the vehicle. KTLA also reports that the RV, which was initially thought to be stolen, was actually ...

Fugitive says he'll surrender if people 'like' wanted poster

Lt Brett Johnson of the Torrington police posted on the department's Facebook page on Wednesday that Simms had contacted him through the social media site and...

Care worker inherits Penrose Estate after DNA test

The Penrose Estate is home to the largest natural freshwater lake in Cornwall and a site of special scientific interest. He will receive £52,000 a year from the...

Britain routed in UN vote on Chagos

Britain, which has overseen the region since 1814, detached the Chagos islands in 1965 from Mauritius - a colony that gained independence three years later - to...

United States suspects Assad of new chemical attack

The United States said Tuesday it suspected that Syrian government forces have carried out a fresh chemical attack and threatened reprisals. Smoke billows fol...

Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast

A CENTCOM request for 5,000 troops was reported by Reuters on Wednesday, citing two anonymous U.S. officials. Defense leaders told congressional officials Tuesd...

Minds uneasy after pet is euthanized to be buried with owner

Emma was taken directly to a vet to be euthanized. But when her owner, a woman from Richmond in Virginia , passed away, there was a stipulation in her will th...

Christchurch attacker charged with terrorism

Tarrant, 28, posted a far-right screed before the killings, which laid out his desire to "create an atmosphere of fear" and to "incite violence" against Muslims...

International Business: China Eastern airlines seeks payout from Boeing over 737 MAX

The FAA to meet in Dallas737 Max being delivered to Air China. Last October, a 737 MAX 8 operated by Indonesian budget carrier Lion Air crashed 13 minutes aft...

'American Taliban' John Walker Lindh to be released from prison

Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by USA forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to...

Texas transgender woman seen in videotaped attack found dead in shooting

In the video, Booker can be seen being repeatedly kicked and punched by a group of men. A 29-year-old man was arrested and jailed on suspicion of aggravated a...

NY puts Democrats a step closer to getting Trump tax returns

You can scream "separate sovereign doctrine" at me as much as you want. Lawmakers had wanted to head off a potential "double jeopardy" challenge. Unfortunat...

South Africa Lawmakers Re-Elect Cyril Ramaphosa As President

South Africa's sixth democratic Parliament will convene on Wednesday when 400 members, many of them newly elected, will be officially sworn in by Chief Justice ...

MS lawmaker punched wife in face over sex

He's out of jail on a $1,000 bond. Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn said Tuesday that if the allegations are true, McLeod should resign from office. T...

Michael Avenatti charged with stealing $300,000 from Stormy Daniels

The charges stem from Avenatti's alleged misappropriation of funds that were supposed to be paid to Stormy Daniels during his time representing the adult film...

President Trump holds a MAGA rally in Pa.

Trump repeatedly went after Biden during a campaign rally Monday night in Montoursville. " President Trump inherited an economy from Obama-Biden administra...

Probe inconclusive on governor's racist yearbook pic

McGuireWoods, the law firm that investigated the incident, found no one "with first-hand knowledge of an actual mistake on any page, including any personal page...