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Record snow drought in Western US raises concern for a spring of water shortages and wildfires
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting winter tourism and recreation.Scientists say snow cover and snow depth are both at the lowest levels they’ve seen in decades, while at least 67 Western weather stations have measured their warmest December through early February on record. Normal snow cover this time of year should be about 460,000 square miles — about the size of California, Utah, Idaho and Montana — but this year it's only California-sized,... Read More
Asian benchmarks mostly rise, led by a post-election rally in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday as Japan’s benchmark topped new highs after a historic election win for the nation’s first female prime minister.Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.3% to 57,650.54 in afternoon trading. The index recorded a 3.9% jump to a record Monday, a day after the landslide victory for Sanae Takaichi’s political party in a parliamentary election. Hopes are high Takaichi will push through reforms expected to boost the economy and stock market.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 declined less than 0.1% to 8,867.40. South Korea's... Read More
An emotional countdown to the maiden launch of the Ariane 64, Europe's most powerful rocket
VERNON, France (AP) — In a tightly controlled manufacturing hangar west of Paris, workers put the finishing touches on an enormous silver-colored engine. In just a few days, a similar machine will help propel the most powerful version of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket yet, flying for the first time with four boosters.On Thursday, the Ariane 64 rocket — named after its four boosters — is scheduled to make its maiden launch from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aiming to deploy 32 satellites for Amazon Leo’s broadband constellation.
The flagship of... Read More
No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked Arizona 82-78 for 8th straight win, back in contention in Big 12
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas climb picked up more steam Monday night as the No. 9 Jayhawks knocked off top-ranked Arizona 82-78.Less than a month after falling out of The Associated Press Top 25, Kansas (19-5, 9-2 Big 12) has won eight in a row and clawed its way back into Big 12 title contention, trailing previously unbeaten Arizona (23-1, 10-1) by one game. Houston is currently in second, a half-game ahead of Kansas. The third-ranked Cougars face Utah on Tuesday night.
“We couldn’t lose this game,” senior guard Melvin Council Jr. said after knocking off... Read More
Survey says democracies' anti-corruption efforts are slipping and raises concern about the US
BERLIN (AP) — Established democracies' efforts against public-sector corruption appear to be flagging, according to a survey released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of perceived corruption worldwide. It raised concern about developments in the United States and the impact elsewhere of U.S. funding cuts.Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025 gave top place to Denmark, with 89 points out of 100, followed by Finland and Singapore. At the bottom were South Sudan and Somalia with nine points apiece, followed by Venezuela. The leading trio was... Read More
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Sports
- No. 9 Kansas beats top-ranked Arizona 82-78 for 8th straight win, back in contention in Big 12
- Proud papa Rick Pitino gets another hard-fought milestone win against his 'brilliant' son
- Louisville's Brown has record-setting game, passing Flagg's ACC mark, tying Hall of Famer Unseld
- Injured Warriors star Stephen Curry to sit out All-Star Game with lingering right knee injury