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Dozens of countries had demanded a phase-out plan, saying world leaders need to deliver on an earlier commitment to reduce the use of coal, oil, and natural gas.
Instead, the president of this year's meeting, André Aranja Correa de Lago, said in the coming months he'll work on a process and timetable for reducing fossil fuel use.
Countries did agree in Brazil to try to triple funding for things like flood defenses that can help communities adapt to a hotter world.
We've now identified four additional victims, so there's now a total of 12 victims. We're going to continue to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward and contact law enforcement.
We've now identified four additional victims, so there's now a total of 12 victims. We're going to continue to encourage victims and witnesses to come forward and contact law enforcement.
We've been in a very active period, more or less, for about the last 30 years in the Atlantic. But it's really important to remind everybody in hurricane-prone areas that it doesn't really matter what the seasonal forecast says. There are risks of impacts every year.
We've been in a very active period, more or less, for about the last 30 years in the Atlantic. But it's really important to remind everybody in hurricane-prone areas that it doesn't really matter what the seasonal forecast says. There are risks of impacts every year.
Cardinal Robert Prevost grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, which have suffered economic decline over the decades. His home parish, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Dalton, has been closed and abandoned for more than a decade. But within an hour of Prevost being named the first ever American Pope, people began to stop to take pictures, pray, and even weep.
Cardinal Robert Prevost grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, which have suffered economic decline over the decades. His home parish, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Dalton, has been closed and abandoned for more than a decade. But within an hour of Prevost being named the first ever American Pope, people began to stop to take pictures, pray, and even weep.
Others who arrived said they hope the church can reopen and turned into a basilica. For NPR News, I'm Michael Puente in Chicago.
Others who arrived said they hope the church can reopen and turned into a basilica. For NPR News, I'm Michael Puente in Chicago.
Courts are pushing back against the Trump administration's efforts to cut off billions in grant funding that Congress approved during the Biden administration. In Rhode Island, a judge said the funding freeze appears to be unlawful and told the government to restart payments to nonprofits while a lawsuit plays out. And in the District of Columbia...
Courts are pushing back against the Trump administration's efforts to cut off billions in grant funding that Congress approved during the Biden administration. In Rhode Island, a judge said the funding freeze appears to be unlawful and told the government to restart payments to nonprofits while a lawsuit plays out. And in the District of Columbia...
A judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from unlawfully suspending or terminating grant funding. The judges said the EPA hasn't provided evidence of wrongdoing by the grant recipients. The EPA said it's reviewing the ruling. Other agencies named in the Rhode Island case declined to comment or didn't respond to messages seeking comment. Michael Copley, NPR News.
A judge temporarily blocked the Environmental Protection Agency from unlawfully suspending or terminating grant funding. The judges said the EPA hasn't provided evidence of wrongdoing by the grant recipients. The EPA said it's reviewing the ruling. Other agencies named in the Rhode Island case declined to comment or didn't respond to messages seeking comment. Michael Copley, NPR News.
Two days after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck, rescue workers are frantically digging through the rubble, some by hand, to find survivors. Many rescuers complaining of a lack of heavy equipment and personnel as the smell of death begins to hang over parts of the city.
Two days after the 7.7 magnitude quake struck, rescue workers are frantically digging through the rubble, some by hand, to find survivors. Many rescuers complaining of a lack of heavy equipment and personnel as the smell of death begins to hang over parts of the city.