Associated PressThe Latest: 40 nations urge "ambition" at UN climate talks
KATOWICE, Poland (AP) — The Latest on the U.N. climate meeting (all times local):
ReutersJ&J shares nosedive on report it knew of asbestos in Baby Powder
The decline in shares erased about $40 billion from the company's market capitalization, with investors worrying about the impact of the report as it faces thousands of talc-related lawsuits. J&J was found to have known about the presence of small amounts of asbestos in its products from as early
- GeekWire
What’s next for commercial spaceflight? Passengers will soon get their turn
MOJAVE, Calif. — The first suborbital space passenger is less likely to be a billionaire like Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson or Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, and more likely to be an as-yet-unnamed employee at one of their companies. That’s despite Branson’s promise, reiterated in the wake of Thursday
AFPNations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summit
Nations at UN climate talks were haggling Friday over the world's plan to avert disaster as host Poland dumped a draft decision text on delegates just hours before the summit was due to end. Negotiators told AFP that delegates from nearly 200 states were still far apart on several crunch issues
- Popular Mechanics
Let's Find Out How Much Power a 45-Year-Old, 40-Horsepower Soviet Car Makes Today
It's fun to find out how many of the factory claimed 40 horses your air-cooled 1973 ZAZ 968 has left after 45 years of hard survival.
- HuffPost
More Than 300 Local Officials From 40 States Call For Green New Deal, End Of Fossil Fuels
In a little over a month, the so-called Green New Deal has won endorsements
ReutersChina to halt added tariffs on U.S.-made cars in easing of trade tensions
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China will temporarily suspend additional 25 percent tariffs on U.S.-made vehicles and auto parts starting Jan. 1, 2019, the finance ministry said on Friday, following a truce in a trade war between the world's two largest economies. The Ministry of Finance, in a
- Popular Mechanics
Facebook's Latest Fail Allowed Unauthorized Access to the Photos of 6.8 Million Users
The company is ending the year like it started: with severe concerns about privacy.
- Brides
The Benefits of Positive Thinking During Pregnancy Are Seriously Surprising
It might actually play a role in your baby's development.
- Popular Mechanics
This Weekend, 1.8 Million Wreaths Will Be Laid To Honor U.S. Veterans
The foundation Wreaths Across America will coordinate wreath-laying ceremonies at 1,640 locations across the United States, at sea and abroad. You can still contribute.
- Popular Mechanics
Exploding Stars Might Have Brought an End to the Prehistoric Megalodon
A supernova can really mess you up when you're a giant shark.
- Mashable
NASA probe speeds through the sun's atmosphere, captures scorching photo of Mercury
NASA's Parker Solar Probe recently dove deeper into the sun's atmosphere than any spacecraft before. And it has the photos to prove it. Launched four months ago, the heavily-shielded probe — an exploration craft that will swoop progressively closer to the sun over the next six years — came
- The Independent
AIDSfree: Rapper Vic Mensa compares HIV rates for gay black men to 'epidemic' of gun violence: 'This wouldn't fly in Manhattan'
In his home city of Chicago, rapper Vic Mensa has launched projects to train medics responding to gun violence in some the nation’s deadliest neighbourhoods, and a summer education camp to help indigenous and black youth. When the 25-year-old came to Atlanta in support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation
- Popular Mechanics
You Need a Coffee Maker That's Tough Enough To Survive in the Garage
Don't put a breakable glass carafe around power tools and lumber. Get this instead.
AFPMention of 'fossil fuels' cut from videos at UN climate talks
Videos produced by environmental groups to be shown to thousands of participants in a major UN climate summit were banned by organisers for mentioning fossil fuels, in a move campaigners say amounts to censorship. AFP has obtained emails sent by the United Nations to NGOs asking them to remove frames
ReutersVapers inhale lower levels of toxins than smokers
Compared to nonsmokers, vapers had more biomarkers of toxic chemicals in their urine - but they had lower levels than smokers of traditional cigarettes, said study leader Maciej Goniewicz of the Roswell Park Cancer Center. "For smokers trying to quit it might be beneficial to use e-cigarettes as
- Bloomberg
As the Climate Changes, Avoid Green Energy Bets
The first thing investors should do in reaction to the global warming issue is not panic. Steven Koonin, a theoretical physicist who served as undersecretary of energy and science in the Obama administration, points out that the fourth National Climate Assessment released late last month shows that
- AccuWeather
What can homeowners in high-risk areas do if they're struggling to obtain, keep wildfire insurance coverage?
Homeowners in wildfire-prone areas could potentially find themselves struggling to get insurers to cover them.
- Reader's Digest
I Was Diagnosed with an Aggressive Blood Cancer During My Honeymoon
The newlyweds' trip turned into a fight for his life, almost 7,000 miles from home.
- AccuWeather
Weekend storm to bring rain, fog and wintry mix to part of northeastern US
The northern edge of a storm with flooding rain in the southeastern United States will bring rain, fog, ice and a wintry mix to portions of the Northeast this weekend.
USA TODAYNASA's InSight lander snaps first selfie from Mars
Want more proof of NASA's InSight lander arriving safely on Mars? The spacecraft captured a selfie while on the Red Planet.
