‘Political prosecutions’: Republican AGs demand end to ‘lawfare’ prosecutions of President-elect Trump

Republican attorneys general are putting President-elect Donald Trump’s prosecutors on notice, urging them to halt “political prosecutions of the incoming president.” “The cases brought against President Trump, particularly the criminal prosecutions, had nothing to do with crime,” Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird told Fox News Digital in an interview this week. “They had everything to … Read more

'Drill, baby, drill': What Trump's election victory means for climate change

Nations have gathered in Azerbaijan for COP29, under the shadow cast by the re-election of climate change denier Donald Trump, who has pledged to row back on the United States’ carbon-cutting commitments. As the planet logs its hottest year on record, Charles Pellegrin and his guests discuss how the second Trump administration will impact the … Read more

Tropical Storm Sara pounds Central America with torrential rains as forecasters warn of life-threatening flash flooding

Tropical Storm Sara scraped along northern Honduras’ Caribbean coast early Friday, dumping torrential rains across parts of Central America and southern Mexico after making an initial landfall overnight. Sara hit land about 105 miles west-northwest of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Honduras-Nicaragua border, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. That is … Read more

BABA posts 58% profit jump but sales miss

Alibaba Offices In Beijing Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba on Friday beat profit expectations in its September quarter, but sales fell short as sluggishness in the world’s second-largest economy hit consumer spending. Alibaba said net income rose 58% year on year to 43.9 billion yuan ($6.07 billion) in the company’s … Read more