Iran agrees to allow in a team to discuss restoring nuclear monitoring, a UN watchdog says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran has agreed to allow in an International Atomic Energy Agency technical team in the coming days to discuss restoring camera surveillance at nuclear sites, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Wednesday, calling it an encouraging signal of...
Lion bite on skeleton confirms Roman gladiator combat in ancient York
(CN) — A skeleton found in a Roman cemetery in York offers the first physical evidence of a gladiator fighting — and dying — in combat with a lion, or large cat. The research, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, marks the first time this type of...
Old seeds show evolution of Italian grapes and wine
(CN) — Italian wine is prominent in the world of grape cultivation, but its history is not as understood as viticulture in parts of Asia and Europe. To remedy that, Mariano Ucchesu of the University of Montpellier, France, and his colleagues analyzed ancient seeds for...
84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
(AP) — Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history, the International Coral Reef Initiative announced Wednesday. It’s the fourth global bleaching event...
Looming Medicaid cuts threaten progress made in combating opioid crisis
RICHMOND, Va. (CN) — Advocates and lawmakers sounded the alarm Wednesday on the impact potential cuts to Medicaid expansion could have on curbing the opioid epidemic. “I’m afraid I will relapse without the health care I get through Medicaid,”...
Supreme Court inclined to revive challenge to California EV mandate
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court appeared to find a narrow path Wednesday for fuel makers to challenge California’s electric vehicle mandate. Delaware liquid fuel producer Diamond Alternative Energy led a pack of industry groups opposed to the Biden-era...
Abbas urges Hamas to free Gaza hostages as Israeli strikes kill 25
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged Hamas to free all hostages, saying their captivity provided Israel with “excuses” to attack Gaza, as rescuers recovered charred bodies from an Israeli strike. Israeli strikes...
IRS turmoil: Leadership churn, worker exodus and threats to groups’ tax-exempt status roil agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The height of tax season was the height of turmoil at the IRS. The agency shuffled through three acting directors over the course of a week. It’s preparing to lose tens of thousands of workers to layoffs and voluntary retirements....
Palestinian student remains detained in Vermont with a hearing set for next week
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A large crowd of supporters and advocates gathered outside a Vermont courthouse Wednesday to support a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview...