By TAMMY WEBBER The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with … Continued
By JAMEY KEATEN, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — UN Women and partners published a study Tuesday that found more than two-thirds of women journalists, rights defenders and activists have reported violence online, with over 40% saying they have faced real-world … Continued
Tenants in five East Harlem buildings won half a million dollars in back rent and repairs, in a settlement with their landlord over poor housing conditions. They now hope other tenants across the city can learn from their organizing. NEW … Continued
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of the genre-defying, Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, has died. He was 60. Malo died Monday night, his wife, Betty Malo, posted on his Facebook page. … Continued
Twin Cities, brace for slop. The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued a winter weather advisory that runs from noon Tuesday through 6 a.m. Wednesday and calls for heavy winds and mixed precipitation, as in a rotating mix of … Continued