Giraffes need endangered species protection, U.S. officials say

Giraffe populations are in trouble — and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday proposed listing three subspecies of the tall animals as endangered and two species as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Their populations have been declining because of poaching, habitat loss and climate change, officials said. While giraffes are not native … Read more

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Ethics Committee deadlocks on releasing Matt Gaetz sex, drug probe report

Vice President-elect, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) (L) and former Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) leave the U.S. Capitol after meeting with Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images The bipartisan House Ethics Committee deadlocked Wednesday on whether to release a report on its investigation … Read more

U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire

new video loaded: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire transcript Back transcript U.S. Vetoes U.N. Resolution Calling for Gaza Cease-Fire The United States said it vetoed the United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, because it did not make the cease-fire contingent on the release of the … Read more

Israelis hit house in northern Gaza, one of multiple strikes leaving at least 33 dead

Israeli forces killed at least 33 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, including a rescue worker, health officials said, as Israeli troops deepened an incursion along the territory’s northern edge, bombarding a hospital and blowing up homes. Medics said at least 12 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a house in the area of Jabalia in northern Gaza earlier on Wednesday, and at least 10 people remained … Read more

Archegos’s Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud | Crime News

Hwang had been convicted in July on 10 criminal charges including wire and securities fraud, market manipulation. Former billionaire investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang has been sentenced to 18 years in prison over the collapse of Archegos Capital Management, which cost Wall Street banks more than $10bn. Hwang was sentenced on Wednesday by United States … Read more

Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner understands pressure from fans to land Juan Soto: ‘I’ve got ears’

The Juan Soto sweepstakes is the latest free agency battle the New York Yankees are trying to win, and owner Hal Steinbrenner discussed how his meeting with the left-handed slugger and his super agent, Scott Boras, went.  Or at least what he was allowed to say about the meeting.  “A very honest, back-and-forth dialogue” took … Read more