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SUVs a key culprit as world’s thirst for oil escalates, report says

The world’s thirst for oil will continue to grow until the 2030s, with climate-damaging emissions climbing until at least 2040 — and consumers’ insatiable appetite for SUVs is a big reason why.

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US held nearly 70K migrant children in custody in 2019

The nearly 70,000 migrant children who were held in government custody this year — up 42 percent in fiscal year 2019 from 2018 — spent more time in shelters and away from their families than in prior years.

Carter, 95, recovering after surgery to relieve pressure on brain

Jimmy Carter’s spokeswoman says the former president is recovering at Emory University Hospital following surgery to relieve pressure from bleeding on his brain.

 
New school gives Clark County dropouts another chance at diploma

Students who have dropped out of Clark County high schools can earn their diplomas after all through a new program that allows them to make up missing credits at their own pace.

Justices allow Sandy Hook shooting lawsuit about rifle go forward

The Supreme Court said Tuesday a survivor and relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting can pursue their lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 26 people.

 
‘Dreamers’ get their day in court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case that could end a program that allows people brought to the United States illegally as children to obtain temporary protected status. A decision is expected by June.

Catastrophic fire warning in Sydney as wildfires ravage Australia

New South Wales state is under a weeklong state of emergency, a declaration that gives the Rural Fire Service powers to control resources and direct other agencies in its efforts to battle fires.

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