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Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon

Arizona Republicans challenge Biden’s designation of a national monument near the Grand Canyon

The Arizona Legislature’s top two Republicans have challenged Democratic President Joe Biden’s creation of a new national monument last summer just outside Grand Canyon National Park, alleging he exceeded his legal authority in making that designatio
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Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

Rio's Carnival parade makes urgent plea to stop illegal mining in Indigenous lands

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Carnival dancers have taken the biggest stage in Rio de Janeiro to pay tribute to Brazil's largest Indigenous group and pressure President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to deliver on promises to eradicate illegal mining.
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An offshore oil spill has caused a 'national emergency,' Trinidad and Tobago prime minister says

An offshore oil spill has caused a 'national emergency,' Trinidad and Tobago prime minister says

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency” as crews struggled to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on
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Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday.
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Game-time guacamole may get harder to make as climate reduces avocado shipments from Mexico

Game-time guacamole may get harder to make as climate reduces avocado shipments from Mexico

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guacamole, a favored game-time snack in the United States, may be getting harder to make because a lack of rain and warmer temperatures have resulted in fewer avocados being shipped from Mexico.
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Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty

Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A man whose family's gender reveal photo shoot sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Friday.
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Venezuela defends military buildup, accusing neighboring Guyana of granting illegal oil contracts

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Venezuela accused neighboring Guayana Sunday of granting illegal oil exploration concessions in territory the two nations are disputing .
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Winter storm system hits eastern New Mexico, headed next to Texas Panhandle and central Oklahoma

ROSWELL, N.M.
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Alberta NDP leadership candidate says federal carbon levy is 'dead'

Alberta NDP leadership candidate says federal carbon levy is 'dead'

CALGARY — Alberta's former deputy premier entered the province's NDP leadership Sunday with criticism of the federal carbon levy and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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Warm weather forces Quebec winter carnival to shut ice palace on event's final day

Warm weather forces Quebec winter carnival to shut ice palace on event's final day

QUEBEC — Unseasonably mild weather has forced the Carnaval de Québec to close one of its signature venues on the last day of the event.
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