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LE BOURGET, France (AP) — A slowdown in global warming is one step closer to realization. Nearly 200 nations adopted the first global pact to fight climate change on Saturday. It calls on the world to collectively cut and then eliminate greenhouse gas pollution but it imposes no sanctions on countries that don't. The deal now needs to be ratified by individual governments.
LE BOURGET, France (AP) — The White House is calling the Paris accord "the most ambitious climate change agreement in history" and says it establishes "a long-term, durable global framework" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Secretary of State John Kerry is praising the new accord on global warming. He says "it's a victory for all of the planet and for future generations."
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A nonprofit group says it has placed remembrance wreaths on the more than 240,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in suburban Washington, D.C. Wreaths Across America says over 70,000 volunteers helped place the wreaths today. The Maine-based group says the green wreaths, each with a red bow, are a gesture of gratitude.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A University of Colorado student is being held for investigation of second-degree murder after a fellow student was found stabbed to death early today following an argument off campus. According to the Boulder Daily Camera, the coroner's office identified the victim as Sean Hudson of Greenfield, Ind. Boulder police identified the suspect as Ian Scheuermann.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is telling the military to prepare for a fight as the country remains tense after a landslide defeat of his socialist party in congressional elections. Maduro told troops at a year-end celebration in Caracas today that the coming year will see a political showdown between the socialist administration and its enemies.
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