By JENNIFER McDERMOTT (Associated Press) OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The world’s nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings. Coming into Ottawa, many feared … Continued
By KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow Republican lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, likely assuring for … Continued
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. Adi Talwar The nine-member Rent Guidelines Board, picture here in 2023. The board is expected to vote Tuesday night … Continued
Wild defenseman Brock Faber on Tuesday was named one of three finalists for the Calder Trophy, which is awarded annually to the NHL’s rookie of the year. The former Gophers star out of Maple Grove joins Chicago center Connor Bedard … Continued
By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE (Associated Press) NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a … Continued
By TIA GOLDENBERG (Associated Press) TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are sheltering from the almost 7-month-long … Continued