Biggest name world leaders missing at United Nations climate talks, but...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — World leaders are converging Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan although the big names and powerful countries are noticeably absent,...
View ArticleChurch of England head Justin Welby resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
LONDON (AP) — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the global Anglican Communion, resigned Tuesday after an investigation found that he failed...
View ArticleWhy is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United States said Tuesday it would not punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. But it urged Israel to increase the flow of aid into the besieged...
View ArticleFederal judge blocks Louisiana law that requires classrooms to display Ten...
BATON ROUGE, LA. (AP) — A new Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms is “unconstitutional on its face," a federal judge ruled Tuesday, ordering state...
View ArticleReactions to Prop 127 outcome
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Proposition 127 aimed to ban the hunting of mountain lions and bobcats, but roughly 1.6 million Coloradoans voted against it, resulting in a no to Prop 127. Jack Cassidy...
View ArticleUS prohibits airlines from flying to Haiti and UN suspends flights after...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot three planes and the United Nations also Tuesday temporarily...
View ArticleMesa County victim moves forward with lawsuit against McDonald's
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Silas Mayes, E. coli victim, states, “I woke up with these extreme stomach cramps and I basically was going in and out of the bathroom every like five minutes, and I...
View ArticleGrand Junction High School student is facing life changes
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) - Life can change in a matter of seconds. Kamberlyn Bowler, E. coli victim, states, “Very scary and hard, but I got through it.” 15 year old Kamberlyn Bowler was on her...
View ArticleUS inflation may have picked up in October after months of easing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual inflation may have risen in October for the first time in seven months, a sign that price increases might be leveling off after steadily cooling for more than two years....
View ArticleAt UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — More than two dozen world leaders are delivering remarks at the United Nations' annual climate conference Wednesday, with many hart-hit nations detailing their nations'...
View ArticleU.S. Highway 550 reopens after rockfall
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — A Wednesday morning rockfall closed U.S. Highway 550 between Silverton and Ouray. According to Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Communications Manager for...
View ArticleIt's World Kindness Day!
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The stress of everyday life paired with natural disasters, crime, politics and more can easily weigh on a person. To combat this, an international group is doing what...
View ArticleIsrael's West Bank settlers hope Trump's return will pave the way for major...
BEIT EL, West Bank (AP) — As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week's U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a...
View ArticleProtests erupt in Paris over pro-Israel gala organized by far-right figures
PARIS (AP) — Protests erupted in Paris on Wednesday against a controversial gala organized by far-right figures in support of Israel. The event, intended to raise funds for the Israeli military,...
View ArticleUS ambassador says Mexico 'closed the doors' on security cooperation and...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar lashed out Wednesday at Mexico’s failure to accept aid in the fight against drug cartels, claiming the country “closed the doors” on security...
View ArticleAn overwhelmed Philippines braces for another typhoon, the fifth major storm...
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The fifth major storm in three weeks approached the Philippines on Thursday, prompting more largescale evacuations and a United Nations request for emergency funds to help...
View ArticleUkrainian soldiers focus on keeping Russian advances at bay and brace for...
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine (AP) — The four drones were designed to carry bombs, but instead the men of Ukraine's Khartia brigade pack them with food, water and handwarmers and launch them in darkness...
View ArticleFor 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth's projected warming
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — For the third straight year, efforts to fight climate change haven't lowered projections for how hot the world is likely to get — and recent developments in China and the...
View ArticleFood aid interventions can curb climate change-induced hardship. But should...
CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Gertrude Siduna appears to have little appetite for corn farming season. Rather than prepare her land in Zimbabwe’s arid southeastern Chipinge district for the crop that has...
View ArticleMiddle East latest: Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into...
Israel says 15 trucks carrying aid have been allowed into northern Gaza, where aid groups have warned that a monthlong Israeli offensive could cause a famine. The trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday with...
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