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10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): 1. FEW PLANS EMERGE FROM EUROPE ...
Rich-poor divide reopens at UN climate talks
The advances made in U.N. climate talks last year appeared at risk Thursday as a rift between rich and poor countries reopened in negotiations aimed ...
Hurricane Bud strengthening in the Pacific
A tropical storm warning has been issued for the coast of Mexico as Hurricane Bud gains strength in the Pacific. The tropical storm warning is in ...
Gulf fishermen reel from seafood troubles
Gloom infects the hard-working shrimp and crab docks of this gritty fishing town as the second full year of fishing since BP's catastrophic oil spill ...
China rules US clean energy support improper
China's Commerce Ministry issued a ruling Thursday that U.S. government support for six renewable energy projects violated free-trade rules, the ...
US reaches pollution agreement at BP Indiana plant
BP Products North America Inc. has agreed to install $400 million in new air pollution controls at its northwestern Indiana oil refinery and pay an ...
Utah authorities step up search for mountain man
With the summer tourist season fast approaching, authorities are stepping up the search for a mountain man considered armed and dangerous who has ...
Clinton, military leaders plead for sea treaty
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and military leaders implored conservative Republicans on Wednesday to approve a long-spurned high seas ...
Mystery deer growth pitting hunters against Hawaii
Deer can swim, but not very far. When they showed up for the first time on the Big Island of Hawaii, mystified residents wondered how they got there.
Germany beefs up monitoring of nuclear shutdown
The German government will more closely oversee the country's move from nuclear power to renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday — ...
Indian state OKs shooting tiger poachers on sight
A state in western India has declared war on animal poaching by allowing forest guards to shoot hunters on sight in an effort to curb rampant attacks ...
Romney oil adviser also a big super PAC donor
Oklahoma oil billionaire Harold Hamm didn't wait long to make a nearly $1 million donation to a group supporting Republican presidential candidate ...
EU appeals to China to join global emissions talks
A European envoy held out a possible compromise in a fight with China over carbon emissions charges on airlines, saying Wednesday that Europe might ...
Mountain lion killed in downtown Santa Monica
Police shot and killed a mountain lion that somehow made its way through an urban landscape before it was found early Tuesday in a downtown Santa ...
Obama to push clean energy technologies in Iowa
Anxious to show voters he's working to create jobs, President Barack Obama is putting tax credits to boost clean energy in the spotlight this week as ...
Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed
Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's ...
Boy rescued above waterfall not scared - at first
A 13-year-old boy rescued at the top of a 270-foot waterfall in Washington state says he just wanted to cool off, but soon found himself stuck ...
1,600 museums offer military families free tickets
More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program ...
Head of US nuclear safety agency to step down
The embattled chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission resigned Monday after a tumultuous three-year tenure in which he pushed for sweeping ...
3 dead, 2 missing after crowded weekend on Everest
Three climbers died and two others were missing while descending from the summit of Mount Everest — a toll that raised concerns about overcrowding in ...
Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off SC coast
Tropical Storm Alberto hovered off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts on Sunday, canceling tourist cruises, producing showers and serving as a ...
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't. Geisinger Health Systems is looking ...
For NY farmers, fracking means salvation - or ruin
When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his ...
Large Colo. wildfire nearly contained
Fire crews took advantage of lower temperatures and higher humidity to make key advances on a large wildfire in northern Colorado, one of several ...
Electric car network gets first test in Israel
Israeli entrepreneur Shai Agassi has begun rolling out the world's first nationwide electric car network. Now, will the drivers come? After more than ...