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Guterres and Lula push negotiators at COP30 as deadline looms

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Two global power players pushed negotiators on Wednesday to find compromises at United Nations climate talks in Brazil’s Belem, where a self-imposed deadline is rushing up fast.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva arrived at the COP30 talks to take a hand, in what some attendees hoped could signal progress by day's end. Lula's tentative schedule included meetings with negotiators for the European Union, emerging nations in Latin America, the Middle East and Asia, and hard-hit small island nations and... Read More

Wall Street swings through another erratic day ahead of a couple of crucial tests

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market swung through another unsettled day of trading on Wednesday, ahead of a couple of crucial tests for Wall Street.

The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after veering between a small loss and a leap of 1.1% earlier in the day. That broke a four-day losing streak, the longest in nearly three months for the index, which has been shaking because of worries that stock prices have shot too high and that the Federal Reserve may not deliver as many cuts to interest rates as expected.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 47 points, or 0.1%, and the... Read More

Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdown

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily halted an order restricting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area, calling it “overbroad” and “too prescriptive.”

But the7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also cautioned against “overreading” its stay and said a quick appeal process could lead to a “more tailored and appropriate” order.

Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a preliminary injunction in response to a lawsuit filed by news outlets and protesters who claimed federal officers... Read More

The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are almost here: How to watch

NEW YORK (AP) — Excuse me, you look like you like. country award shows. And you're in luck: The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are here. So, what should you expect?

Probably a lot of women taking home prizes they deserve! Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson lead this year's nominations with six nods each.

There's a lot of stiff competition: Wilson, who is hosting the ceremony, is also competing for the night’s highest honor — CMA entertainer of the year — against Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen, last year’s winner... Read More

Federal terrorism charge filed against a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on Chicago train

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with committing a terrorist attack, alleging he poured gasoline on a woman and chased her through a Chicago train car before setting her on fire.

Lawrence Reed was sitting at the back of a car on a Blue Line L train on Monday night when he approached the woman as she sat with her back to him and doused her with gasoline that was in a plastic beverage bottle, according to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrest affidavit.

The 26-year-old woman fought off the man as he tried to ignite the gas, then she... Read More

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Guterres and Lula push negotiators at COP30 as deadline looms

Wall Street swings through another erratic day ahead of a couple of crucial tests

Appeals court pauses order restricting use of force by immigration agents in Chicago-area crackdown

The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are almost here: How to watch

Federal terrorism charge filed against a man who allegedly set a woman on fire on Chicago train

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