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US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing

US surveillance balloon breaks free near Texas border and travels to Dallas area before crashing

DALLAS (AP) — A large balloon used by U.S.
How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras

How New Orleans cleans up the waves of trash left behind after Mardi Gras

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras with parades and partying, leaving behind an avalanche of waste.
South Dakota action threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest

South Dakota action threatens massive carbon dioxide pipeline proposed for Midwest

South Dakota's governor signed a bill into law Thursday that bans the taking of private property for building carbon dioxide pipelines, a blow to a sprawling Midwest pipeline network that ethanol producers see as key for their future.
National Bank sets $20 billion renewable energy funding target

National Bank sets $20 billion renewable energy funding target

MONTREAL — National Bank says it's aiming to reach $20 billion in renewable energy lending commitments by 2030 as part of its net-zero emissions push, even as the U.S. government works to unwind supports for the sector.
Takeaways from AP's report on why so many Greenlanders are Lutheran

Takeaways from AP's report on why so many Greenlanders are Lutheran

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — About 90% of the 57,000 Greenlanders identify as Inuit and the vast majority of them belong to the Lutheran Church today, more than 300 years after a Danish missionary brought that branch of Christianity to the world’s largest
Most Greenlanders are Lutheran, 300 years after a missionary brought the faith to the remote island

Most Greenlanders are Lutheran, 300 years after a missionary brought the faith to the remote island

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Most Greenlanders are proudly Inuit, having survived and thrived in one of most remote and climatically inhospitable places on Earth . And they’re Lutheran.
The US has withdrawn from a climate agreement that helps developing nations, South Africa says

The US has withdrawn from a climate agreement that helps developing nations, South Africa says

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The United States has withdrawn from a climate agreement where rich nations have pledged billions of dollars to help a small group of developing countries switch from coal to green energy sources in a possible blueprint for future
Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Early wind and rain from a rare tropical cyclone began lashing part of eastern Australia on Thursday as schools were closed, public transport was stopped and desperate residents got around shortages of sandbags by buying po
Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

Powerful US storms create blizzard conditions and threaten to spawn more tornadoes

ATLANTA (AP) — Powerful storms that killed three people in Mississippi and ripped roofs from buildings in a small Oklahoma town charged eastward Wednesday, spawning tornado warnings near the East Coast while heavy snow struck the Midwest and dry, win
Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say

Avalanche buries 3 skiers near Anchorage, Alaska, officials say

GIRDWOOD, Alaska (AP) — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and likely killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday.
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