From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise (apnews.com)
Mexico confirms some Mayan ruin sites are unreachable because of gang violence and land conflicts (apnews.com)
Top UN court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza but stops short of ordering cease-fire (apnews.com)
Here is a pdf of the ICJ’s Order of 26 January 2024....
Angst over LGBTQ+ stories led to another canceled show. But in a Wyoming town, a play was salvaged (apnews.com)
Exploding toilet at a Dunkin’ store in Florida left a customer filthy and injured, lawsuit claims (apnews.com)
After the explosion left Kerouac covered in human feces, urine and debris, he walked out of the men’s room seeking help from workers and the store’s manager, according to the lawsuit. An employee told him that they were aware of the “problem with the toilet” since there had been previous incidents, the lawsuit says,...
Mexican cartel forces locals to pay for makeshift Wi-Fi under threat of death (apnews.com)
Turkey detains 33 people suspected of spying on behalf of Israel (apnews.com)
US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching (apnews.com)
Gaza war's staggering toll reaches a grim milestone: 20,000 dead (apnews.com)
Thailand sends 3 orangutans rescued from illicit wildlife trade back to Indonesia (apnews.com)
Nepal asks Russia to send back Nepalis recruited to fight in Ukraine and the bodies of those killed - Beehaw (apnews.com)
Cross-posted from: beehaw.org/post/11328480...
A cholera outbreak in Zambia has caused more than 400 deaths and infected 10,000 (apnews.com)
Iran says it has launched attacks on what it calls militant bases in Pakistan (apnews.com)
Alzheimer's drugs might get into the brain faster with new ultrasound tool, study shows (apnews.com)
US women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions (apnews.com)
Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington (apnews.com)
The UN says more than 1 in 4 people in Gaza are starving because of war (apnews.com)
The death toll in Gaza has climbed to at least 20,000 Palestinians. At least 1 in 200 people living in Gaza are now dead. 1 in 4 remaining Palestinians in Gaza are starving to death. I just can not comprehend this amount of violence and death in such a small area in such a short time. This is at a scale unheard of in any other...
Israeli military opens probe after videos show Israeli forces killing 2 Palestinians at close range in West Bank refugee camp (apnews.com)
Security camera videos show two Israeli military vehicles pursuing a group of Palestinians in the Faraa refugee camp in the northern West Bank. One man, who appears to be holding a red canister, is gunned down by soldiers....
UN chief uses rare power to warn Security Council of impending ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Gaza (apnews.com)
The North Korean leader calls for women to have more children to halt a fall in the birthrate (apnews.com)
World carbon dioxide emissions increase again, driven by China, India and aviation (apnews.com)
11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and 22 climbers are still missing (apnews.com)
Golden mole not seen for 80 years and presumed extinct is found again in South Africa | AP News (apnews.com)
Militants with ties to the Islamic State group kill at least 14 farmers in an attack in east Congo (apnews.com)
El Niño-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate (apnews.com)
