Climate Change, Overharvesting Exacerbating Texas Oyster Decline
Nov. 28 By Evan Garcia GALVESTON, Texas (Reuters) – For the second year in a row, Texas has closed the majority of its public oyster reefs for harvesting due to declining populations. Wildlife officials say these dwindling numbers are caused by extreme weather events fueled…
Idaho Asks US Supreme Court to Allow Near-Total Abortion Ban
Nov. 27 By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Idaho officials on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily halt a federal judge’s ruling that blocked the Republican-governed state from enforcing its near-total abortion ban in medical-emergency situations following a legal challenge by Democratic President…
TV Producer Marty Krofft, Creator of HR Pufnstuf, Dies at 86
Nov. 26 By Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher (Reuters) – Marty Krofft, who created popular children’s television shows such as HR Pufnstuf and The Bugaloos, has died of kidney failure at the age of 86, his publicist Harlan Boll said on Saturday. Referred to as…
UN Aviation Meeting Agrees to Goal of 5% Lower Emissions by 2030
Nov. 24 By Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -A meeting of more than 100 countries on Friday agreed to an interim goal for emissions reductions from global aviation by 2030 by using less-polluting fuels, but China, Russia and some others aired concerns about the…
New York Mayor Eric Adams Accused of Sexual Assault in 1993
Nov. 23 By Daniel Trotta and Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A woman on Wednesday accused New York Mayor Eric Adams of sexual assault and other offenses in a court filing, alleging they occurred in 1993 while both of them worked for the city of New…
Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO After His Tumultuous Ouster
Nov. 22 By Jeffrey Dastin and Aditya Soni SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Sam Altman is returning as CEO of OpenAI just days after his ouster, capping frenzied discussions about the future of the startup at the center of an artificial intelligence boom. The ChatGPT maker also…
Greek Floods and Fires Expose Europe’s Frail Climate Defences
Nov. 21 By Angeliki Koutantou and Renee Maltezou MOUZAKI, Greece (Reuters) – Dimitris Kouretas, elected governor of Greece’s central province of Thessaly last month in the wake of calamitous floods, struggles to sleep at night. The flooding in September – Greece’s worst on record –…
Researchers Return to Alzheimer’s Vaccines, Buoyed by Recent Drug Success
Nov. 20 By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Breakthrough Alzheimer’s treatments that remove toxic proteins from the brain have revived interest in vaccines to treat the memory-robbing disease, potentially offering a cheaper, easy-to-administer option for millions of people, according to interviews with 10 scientists and…
Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies at 96
Nov. 19 By Will Dunham (Reuters) -Former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter, who President Jimmy Carter called “an extension of myself” owing to his wife’s prominent role in his administration even as she tirelessly promoted the cause of mental health, died on Sunday at age…
OpenAI Board in Discussions With Sam Altman to Return as CEO the Verge
Nov. 18 By Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru (Reuters) – The OpenAI board is in discussions with Sam Altman to return as the CEO of the company, The Verge reported Saturday, citing multiple people familiar with the matter.