By JAMIE STENGLE and KENDRIA LAFLEUR, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states Friday, prompting governors to … Continued
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By WILL WEISSERT and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump’s first term or Barack Obama’s … Continued
By SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated Press Science Writer Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year’s global average temperature … Continued