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Heavy rain caused floods in northeastern Thailand in October 2022. Millions of people around the world would benefit from more timely and accurate warnings about climate-driven extreme weather such as floods and heat waves. A new United Nations initiative plans to spend $3.1 billion on such early warning systems.

U.N. plan would help warn people in vulnerable countries about climate threats

About half the world isn't covered by early warning systems that send alerts for weather emergencies. The worst is in developing countries, which have been hit hardest by global warming.

Kenyan gays and lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest against Uganda's tough stance against homosexuality and in solidarity with their counterparts there, outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2014.

Uganda to jail people who identify as LGBTQ in one of world's most anti-gay laws

Uganda's parliament has passed sweeping new anti-LGBTQ+ laws with tougher punishments, making some acts punishable by death.

A gay Ugandan man holds a pride flag as he poses for a photograph in Uganda in March.

Uganda starts charging people under extreme anti-LGBTQ law, raising execution fears

Two men in Uganda are the first to be charged with "aggravated homosexuality" under a harsh new law that carries the death penalty. Their cases highlight the threats for LGBTQ+ people in Uganda.

All eyes were on Yellen during China trip. People noticed she's good with chopsticks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wrapped up a trip to China to mend bilateral ties, but Chinese citizens cared far more about what she ate — and how.

As worker shortage endures, Wisconsin policymakers look to help justice-involved people find jobs

In between Wisconsin legislative sessions, study committees take on tough issues and then propose legislation. One committee is looking at job access for those being released from prison.

Charles Krebbs Is Among The More Than 200,000 People Who Died Of COVID-19

Charles Henry Krebbs of Phoenix, Ariz., died of COVID-19 at age 75. His daughter Tara Krebbs remembers his love of fashion, his sense of humor and the chance to say goodbye.

A general view of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. The embassy is facing a coronavirus outbreak, according to the State Department.

A COVID Outbreak At The U.S. Embassy In Kabul Has Sickened 114 People And Killed 1

Military hospital ICU resources are at full capacity and the embassy has been forced to "create temporary, on-compound COVID-19 wards," according to a note sent to embassy staff.

The line to see the queen's casket got so long, organizers kept people from joining

A massive line has formed in London as tens of thousands wait to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The waiting time is over 20 hours.

On Monday, 43 alleged associates of the Ghost Face Gangsters were indicted on federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possessions throughout eastern Georgia and beyond.

Federal Officials Indict More Than 40 People Linked to White Supremacist Prison Gang

The Ghost Face Gangsters started in California but a Georgia offshoot has spread criminal activity far beyond prison walls. On Monday, 43 were charged with drug trafficking and firearms possession.

West Virginia's House of Delegates has approved a bill repealing permit requirements for carrying a concealed gun. Pictured here is a display of pistols at a gun shop in 2013.

W.Va. House OKs Bill Letting People Carry Concealed Guns Without A Permit

The only concealed-carry permits needed would be for people who are 18-21 years old, if West Virginia enacts new gun legislation.

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