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United Methodist Church lifts bans on LGBTQ clergy and same-sex weddings
by Jason DeRose
The United Methodist Church has made a series of decisions to become more welcoming of LGBTQ people. The moves have also driven away many conservative Methodists.
A look at the first commercial direct air carbon capture plant in the U.S.
by Manola Secaira/CapRadio
This month in California, the nation's first commercial direct air carbon capture plant went live. Climate experts say the technology has its limits.
Widespread flooding has already killed hundreds in East Africa
by Michael Kaloki
Many countries in East Africa have gone from drought to deluge, and the rains aren't over yet.
How ballot shortages happen in the U.S.
by Ashley Lopez
Ballot shortages are a rare occurrence in American elections. But they do happen. In fact they happened earlier this month in some polling locations in Mississippi and Ohio.
Biden wants to win over young voters. They want him to do more about climate change
by Mara Liasson
President Biden is grappling with how to convince young voters to support him. Climate and the pushback around him skipping COP28 is one example.
Remembering musician, composer and artist Catherine Christer Hennix
by Andrew Limbong
Catherine Christer Hennix combined drones and minimalism with mathematics, logic, and spirituality. Hennix died earlier this week in her home in Istanbul, Turkey, at age 75.
Israeli soldier describes his time in Gaza
by Daniel Estrin
An Israeli reservist, on a brief home leave during the temporary ceasefire, tells personal stories from his two weeks stationed inside Gaza.
Exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Hamas' hostages continues through cease-fire
by Tom Bowman
Hamas freed 12 more hostages it seized in its deadly assault on Israel on Oct. 7. This comes as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas enters its fifth day.
The Philly 15 exonerations are part of a push to revisit dishonorable discharge cases
by Steve Walsh | WHRO
The so-called Philly 15 were exonerated recently. They were a group of African-American soldiers protesting racist treatment during World War II. At the time, the Philly 15 were discharged as unfit.
India celebrates as 41 men are rescued from a tunnel after 17 days
by Diaa Hadid
India rejoices as 41 men are rescued from a tunnel they were trapped inside for 17 days. The tunnel is part of a government flagship project to expand access to sacred shrines in the Himalayas.
Israel holds memorial at the music festival site where Hamas killed 364 people
by Eleanor Beardsley
Through song and pictures, Israel commemorated the 364 killed and around 40 taken hostage Oct. 27 while at a music festival in the Negev Desert. The event was put on at the site of the deadly attack.