Takeaways from Friday's events at UN climate conference known as COP28

Takeaways from Friday's events at UN climate conference known as COP28

Friday was a day for speechmaking at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28, as heads of state each gave short speeches to deliver their views on the planet’s climate crisis, what their nation is doing and what they think others should do.

Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico

Court orders Texas to move floating buoy barrier that drew backlash from Mexico

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas must move a floating barrier on the Rio Grande that drew backlash from Mexico.

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93

The Supreme Court says retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the high court, died Friday.

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say

A federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the Nov. 24 prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.

Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Klete Keller has been sentenced to six months of home detention for joining the mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say

Flu is on the rise while RSV infections may be peaking, US health officials say

U.S. health officials say flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections may be peaking.

Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it's to escape accountability

Mississippi sheriff changes policies after violent abuse. Victims say it's to escape accountability

Attorneys for the victims of a racist episode of police torture say new policies unveiled by a Mississippi sheriff’s department this week were introduced so the sheriff can escape liability in a civil lawsuit and forestall a federal probe.

Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just ahead

Chicago and other northern US cities scramble to house migrants with coldest weather just ahead

Chicago is scrambling to house hundreds of asylum-seekers who are still sheltering on sidewalks, at police stations and at the city’s busiest airport as the cold weather sets in and with winter just around the corner.

Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett's convictions and jail sentence

Illinois appeals court affirms actor Jussie Smollett's convictions and jail sentence

An appeals court has upheld the disorderly conduct convictions of actor Jussie Smollett, who was accused of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself in 2019 and then lying about it to Chicago police.

Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge

Japan expresses concern about Ospreys continuing to fly as some crash details emerge

Japan’s top government spokesperson expressed concern on Friday that the U.S. military is continuing to fly Osprey aircraft in the country without providing adequate information about a fatal crash this week in southwestern Japan despite repeated requests that it do so.

Biden lights the National Christmas Tree, taking his turn to bring holiday spirit to Washington

Biden lights the National Christmas Tree, taking his turn to bring holiday spirit to Washington

President Joe Biden is getting a turn at bringing the holiday spirit to Washington.

For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing

For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing

It took eight years and the #MeToo movement to spur Sam Schultz to tell police they were sexually assaulted by an opera star and his husband.

Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients

Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients

Devotees of two Catholic saints — Damien and Marianne of Molokai — want to see where they spent a pivotal part of their lives caring for Hawaii’s leprosy patients.

Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment's growing isolation in US

Report: Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment's growing isolation in US

An annual report on capital punishment says more Americans now believe the death penalty is administered unfairly.

Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack

Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack

A Kichwa tribal leader has been shot to death in an area of the Peruvian rainforest that’s seen high tension between Indigenous people and illegal loggers.

Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack

Peruvian rainforest defender from embattled Kichwa tribe shot dead in river attack

A Kichwa tribal leader has been shot to death in an area of the Peruvian rainforest that’s seen high tension between Indigenous people and illegal loggers.

Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere

Congressmen ask DOJ to investigate water utility hack, warning it could happen anywhere

Three members of Congress are asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how hackers breached a water utility system near Pittsburgh.

US prosecutors say plots to assassinate Sikh leaders were part of a campaign of planned killings

US prosecutors say plots to assassinate Sikh leaders were part of a campaign of planned killings

Law enforcement authorities say in court papers that the plot driven by a government official in India to assassinate a prominent Sikh separatist leader in New York City was meant to precede another killing in California and more assassinations in the U.S. and Canada.

Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy draws admiration and scorn from across the globe

Henry Kissinger’s complicated legacy draws admiration and scorn from across the globe

World leaders and other people offered a polarized reaction to the death of the lionized and vilified former diplomat Henry Kissinger, who managed to hold global attention decades after his service as U.S. secretary of state.

Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows

Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows

Most people in Mississippi’s county jails have been held at least three months while waiting to go on trial.

Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows

Don't eat pre-cut cantaloupe if the source is unknown, CDC says, as deadly salmonella outbreak grows

U.S. health officials say consumers should not eat pre-cut cantaloupe if they don’t know the source.

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

What to know about the Sikh independence movement following US accusation that activist was targeted

The U.S. has charged an Indian national in what prosecutors allege was a failed plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist at the behest of an unnamed Indian government official.

GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent

GOP Rep. George Santos refuses to resign and warns his expulsion from Congress would set a precedent

A defiant Rep_ George Santos is warning colleagues his expulsion from Congress before being convicted in a court of law would establish a new precedent that's “going to be the undoing of a lot of members.”.

Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin

Family of Marine killed in Afghanistan fails to win lawsuit against Alec Baldwin

A lawsuit against Alec Baldwin filed by relatives of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan has been resolved in the actor's favor.

Texas judge rips into Biden administration's handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrier

Texas judge rips into Biden administration's handling of border in dispute over razor wire barrier

A judge for now isn't stopping Border Patrol agents from cutting razor wire that Texas has put on the U.S.-Mexico border to deter migrants.

Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan

Cities must replace harmful lead pipes within 10 years under new Biden administration plan

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed the strongest overhaul of lead in drinking water rules in more than three decades.

An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial

An appeals court reinstates gag order that barred Trump from maligning court staff in NY fraud trial

A New York appeals court has reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial.

What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

What to know about Hanukkah and how it's celebrated around the world

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.”.

Several former correctional officers indicted after death of man in West Virginia jail

Several former correctional officers indicted after death of man in West Virginia jail

Five former correctional officers in West Virginia have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the 2022 death of a man at a regional jail.

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing

Oklahoma executes man who claimed self-defense in a 2001 double killing

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for a double slaying in 2001 despite his claims that he acted in self-defense.

3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the US would be safer

3 young Palestinian men were shot in Vermont. Their families thought the US would be safer

Vigils for three college students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Vermont over the weekend have prompted calls for authorities to recognize the violence as a hate crime, and for unity among the Jewish and Arab communities.

Police searching for two people accused in FBI agent carjacking in Washington

Police searching for two people accused in FBI agent carjacking in Washington

Police are searching for two people after an FBI agent was carjacked in Washington D.

Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached

Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached

In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams.

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows

Researchers have discovered that some penguin parents sleep for only seconds at a time around-the-clock to protect their eggs and chicks.

Academy Sports is paying $2.5 million to families of a serial killer's victims for illegal gun sales

Academy Sports is paying $2.5 million to families of a serial killer's victims for illegal gun sales

A sporting goods chain is paying the families of three people shot to death by a South Carolina serial killer $2.5 million after the store sold guns to a straw buyer for the killer.

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

Thousands of fake Facebook accounts shut down by Meta were primed to polarize voters ahead of 2024

Meta says it has found and disabled thousands of fake Facebook accounts linked to China that were used to spread politically partisan content in the United States before next year’s election.

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died, his consulting firm says.

Henry Kissinger was a trusted confidant to President Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end

Henry Kissinger was a trusted confidant to President Nixon until the bitter, bizarre end

Until the bitter end, Henry Kissinger was one of the trusted few in the tight circle of a distrusting President Richard Nixon.

Study says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people

Study says the US is ill-prepared to ensure housing for the growing number of older people

The United States is ill-prepared to ensure housing and care for the growing ranks of America's older people.

A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef

A US Navy plane went into a Hawaii bay. Underwater video shows its tires are touching a coral reef

The U.S. Navy says underwater footage shows two points where a large plane is touching coral in a Hawaii bay.

Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93

Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93

Frances Sternhagen, the veteran character actor who won two Tony Awards and became a familiar maternal face to TV viewers later in life in such shows as “Cheers,” “ER,” “Sex and the City” and “The Closer,” has died.

Congress members, activists decry assaults against anti-China protesters during San Francisco summit

Congress members, activists decry assaults against anti-China protesters during San Francisco summit

A man protesting against the Chinese government during the recent Asia-Pacific economic summit in San Francisco says he was attacked by supporters of the Chinese ruling party and is urging local police to take action.

Indiana judge dismisses state's lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns

Indiana judge dismisses state's lawsuit against TikTok that alleged child safety, privacy concerns

An Indiana county judge has dismissed a state lawsuit filed against TikTok that had accused the app of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of consumers’ personal information.

Man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian college students accused of harassing ex-girlfriend in 2019

Man charged with shooting 3 Palestinian college students accused of harassing ex-girlfriend in 2019

The man charged with shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont was accused in 2019 of harassing an ex-girlfriend in New York state.

US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction

The North American wolverine will receive long-delayed federal protections under a Biden administration proposal.

FBI agent carjacked in Washington, latest in string of high-profile carjackings

FBI agent carjacked in Washington, latest in string of high-profile carjackings

Police say two people carjacked an FBI agent in Washington, D.

Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

Congress is eying immigration limits as GOP demands border changes in swap for Biden overseas aid

Republican demands to stop the flow of migrants at the Mexico-U.S. border have left Congress scrambling.

Senate Majority Leader Schumer warns that antisemitism is on the rise as he pushes for Israel aid

Senate Majority Leader Schumer warns that antisemitism is on the rise as he pushes for Israel aid

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is warning that antisemitism in the United States has reached levels unseen in generations and called on his fellow Democrats to clearly condemn it.

FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators' desks during Capitol riot

FBI: Man wearing Captain America backpack stole items from senators' desks during Capitol riot

A Virginia man has been arrested on charges that he stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing a Captain America backpack and stole items from senators’ desks on the Senate floor during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

Prosecutors say paramedics ignored Elijah McClain's distress after stop and killed him with overdose

Prosecutors say paramedics ignored Elijah McClain's distress after stop and killed him with overdose

Opening statements are scheduled to begin in the third and final trial over the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by police in suburban Denver.

Ed O'Neill says he's giving back honorary doctorate from YSU after Bill Johnson is named university president

Columbiana County deputies investigating homicide of Leetonia teacher, coach

Valley business closes after 95 years

Canfield student gets highest possible ACT score

Youngstown homicide suspect found, arrested in Minnesota after near 19-month search

Sources: YSU Foundation Chair Ed Muransky has resigned from charitable organization

One woman, two dogs dead after fire in Poland Township

One woman, two dogs dead after fire in Poland Township

Upcoming road closures in Mahoning County

Youngstown man allegedly threatens to murder police during arrest in Boardman

Youngstown organization marches with Little Bears to end violence

Monday's $638M prize among Powerball's top ten jackpot

Classes resume Monday in Youngstown after YEA reaches tentative agreement

Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes

Lawsuit alleges negligence in train derailment and chemical fire that forced residents from homes

Man who wounded 14 in Pennsylvania elementary school with machete dies in prison 22 years later

Storm closes schools in Cleveland, brings lake-effect snow into Pennsylvania and New York

Drivers in NE Ohio, NW Pennsylvania advised to prepare for wintery roads

YSU trustees explain confidential presidential search process

Ohio state lawmaker accused of hostile behavior will be investigated by outside law firm