Radical idea to uproot trees to adapt to global warming put to the test in western Canada, USLOS ANGELES — On naked patches of land in western Canada and United States, scientists are planting trees that don’t belong there. It’s a bold experiment to move trees threatened by global warming into places where they may thrive amid a changing climate. Privileged childhood in Fla. hotel leads to stormy life that ends mysteriously in NY hotelRYE BROOK, N.Y. — The investigation of a killing in a New York hotel room has widened into Florida. EPA plan for Missouri lead waste worries residents; ‘treated like second-class citizens’LEADWOOD, Mo. — For generations, people in Leadwood have lived near huge piles of dangerous, lead-contaminated mining waste. Now the EPA has decided the answer to the problem is to pile on more lead-tainted earth. Residents in Leadwood, Mo. fight plan to top heaps of hazardous waste with more wasteLEADWOOD, Mo. — The folks in this aptly named southern Missouri town know full well they’re living amid giant piles of what amounts to hazardous waste. To them, that doesn’t make the logic of trucking in tons of lead-contaminated soil from a neighboring county to cover it up sound any less ridiculous. Federal grant goes to bumblebee habitat projects near farms in California, elsewhere in USGRANTS PASS, Ore. — With bumblebees and other native insects that pollinate crops dying off, scientists are working on the best ways to restore natural habitat on or near farms. Police: Wife not a suspect in convention president’s NY hotel killing, weapon was blunt objectRYE BROOK, N.Y. — Police investigating the killing of a convention organizer at a suburban New York hotel say they’ve ruled out his wife as a suspect. Exxon Mobil makes first big investment in biofuels; partners with California firmHOUSTON — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Tuesday it will make its first major investment in greenhouse-gas reducing biofuels in a $600 million partnership with biotech company Synthetic Genomics Inc. to develop transportation fuels from algae. Fontainebleau founder’s son found killed at NY hotel during convention he organizedWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Florida tourism official says a man found killed in his New York hotel room was the son of the founder of Miami Beach’s famous Fontainebleau (FONT’-in-bloo) Hotel. Police: Fla. convention organizer found dead at NY hotel in apparent homicideRYE BROOK, N.Y. — A Florida convention organizer was found killed in his room at an upscale hotel in suburban New York where he had organized a meeting, police said Monday. Invasive kelp comes to San Francisco Bay, worrying scientists and outpacing eradication effortSAN FRANCISCO — A fast-growing kelp from the Far East has spread along the California coast from Los Angeles to San Francisco Bay, worrying marine scientists and outpacing eradication efforts. From pythons to fungus to zebra mussels, invasive species threaten people, native wildlifeWASHINGTON — A pet Burmese python broke out of a glass cage last week and killed a 2-year-old girl in her Florida bedroom. The tragedy became the latest and most graphic example of a problem that has plagued the state for more than a decade: a nonnative species that is wreaking havoc in the Everglades, threatening people, the environment and native wildlife. Senate hearing focuses on diseases, invasive species threatening people, native wildlifeWASHINGTON — A pet Burmese python broke out of a glass cage last week and strangled to death a 2-year-old girl in her Florida bedroom. Democratic Party strategist working on campaign of Afghan President Karzai’s rivalKABUL — A Democratic Party strategist who helped Bill Clinton get into the White House is now assisting a former Afghan finance minister in his campaign to unseat President Hamid Karzai in upcoming elections. Nonprofit Oxfam warns G-8: chronic hunger will spread to tragic levels due to climate changeAMSTERDAM — Chronic hunger may be “the defining human tragedy of this century,” as climate change causes growing seasons to shift, crops to fail, and storms and droughts to ravage fields, an advocacy group said. Galveston police baffled after 30 palm trees torched in 2 months; reward offeredGALVESTON, Texas — Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. Green machines: Pentagon looks to algae as tomorrow’s fuel for fighter jets, cargo planesLOGAN, Utah — Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam. DC Metro train operator: Driver who died in other train saved lives by hitting brakesBUFFALO, N.Y. — The rookie operator of a Washington, D.C., Metro train saved lives by applying an emergency brake moments before a collision with another train killed her and eight passengers, the other train’s operator said at her funeral Wednesday. Judge blocks US publication of book billed as sequel to classic ‘Catcher in the Rye’NEW YORK — A Swedish author whose new book was promoted as a sequel to J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” cannot publish it in the United States because it too closely mirrors Salinger’s classic without adequate parody or critique, a judge ruled Wednesday. Unexpected boost in corn planting this year could ease food prices, help ailing ethanol plantsST. LOUIS — Farmers planted an unexpectedly large crop of corn and soybeans this year, easing some fears of rising food costs. US ready to beef up UN peacekeeping operations with military observers, officers and policeUNITED NATIONS — The United States is prepared to provide more military observers, police and civilian staff to beef up the U.N.’s far-flung peacekeeping operations, the U.S. ambassador said Monday. Grasshoppers invade western Utah, find their way into gardens, yards and homesTOOELE, Utah — An ambitious director might look at Mitch Halligan’s property and see an instant B-movie classic: “Invasion of the Grasshoppers.” US and Iran can still talk about nuclear ambitions: Obama Officials
In spite of election protests, Obama officials say US remains open to talks with IranWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is open to discussions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions despite protests questioning the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election, U.S. officials said Sunday. Obama cranking up efforts to have US join global Rights of Child pactUNITED NATIONS — The Obama administration is reviving efforts to have the United States sign onto a global children’s rights treaty ratified by every U.N. member except the U.S. and Somalia, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said Monday. Forest restoration project brings together old enemies in logging warsTAKILMA, Ore. — On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains to be burned later. Helio Castroneves awarded pole for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 after qualifying canceledNEWTON, Iowa — Helio Castroneves was awarded the pole for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250 after the qualifying session was canceled because water had seeped into the track. Presiding judge says she’s troubled by similarities between ‘Catcher in the Rye’ and new bookNEW YORK — A federal judge said Wednesday she found substantial similarities between J.D. Salinger’s “The Catcher In The Rye” and a new book by a Swedish author and questioned whether it should be published in the United States. Local officials seek help dealing with threat of fires in beetle-ravaged forestsWASHINGTON — Officials from Rocky Mountain states urged Congress on Tuesday help them avert a potential catastrophe this summer as they grapple with millions of acres of beetle-ravaged pines that are prone to fire. Local officials to seek help dealing with threat of fires in beetle-ravaged forestsWASHINGTON — Officials from Rocky Mountain states are urging Congress to help them avert a potential catastrophe this summer as they grapple with millions of acres of beetle-ravaged pines that are prone to fire. Obama Administration: US will confront suspect ships near NKorea, but not forcibly board themWASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday it is prepared to confront ships believed to be carrying contraband materials to North Korea but will not try to forcibly board them, in accordance with new U.N. sanctions. |
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WASHINGTON — Despite questions about the legitimacy of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election and his belligerent anti-American rhetoric, the White House remains open to discussions with Iran over its nuclear ambitions. “It’s in the United States’ national interest to make sure that we have employed all elements at our disposal, including diplomacy, to prevent Iran from achieving that nuclear capacity,” Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday.
