2024 Was Not A Good Year for Death Row Inmates Seeking Mercy

Hundreds of California prison inmates fight wildfires - and stigma

Critics say using incarcerated men and women to fight fires is cheap labour, but supporters say it is rehabilitative.

BBC News - Jan. 11

2024 was hottest year on record for world’s land and oceans, US scientists confirm

Noaa says last year was the warmest since records began in 1850 and Nasa concurs: ‘The long-term trends are very clear’. It was the hottest year ever recorded for the world’s lands and oceans in ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Prosecutors Seek 15-Year Sentence for Menendez’s Bribery Conviction

Lawyers for New Jersey’s former Democratic senator, Robert Menendez, have said that even fewer years would be tantamount to a death sentence.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for Menendez after bribery, foreign agent conviction

Federal prosecutors recommended a 15-year prison sentence for former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who was convicted this summer of trading his political influence for bribes. Prosecutors accused the ...

The Hill - Jan. 10

Hottest year on record in 2024 breached global warming threshold, scientists say

Climate scientists say the global warming threshold of 1.5C above pre-industrial was breached in 2024, which was the hottest year on record.

NBC News - Jan. 10

2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit

Last year was the world's warmest on record, bringing temperatures above a politically symbolic milestone.

BBC News - Jan. 10

Earth records its hottest year ever in 2024 and passes major climate threshold

ABC News - Jan. 9

Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024

Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows . Climate breakdown drove the annual global temperature above the internationally agreed 1.5C target ...

The Guardian - Jan. 10

Among those fighting the Los Angeles wildfires: Prison inmates

Hundreds of incarcerated firefighters are working to extinguish the massive blaze scorching Los Angeles.

CBS News - Jan. 9

UBS’s stock hit its highest level in 16 years. The good news is the bank is about to get fined hundreds of millions of dollars.

UBS stock reached a new 16-year high after the Wall Street Journal said the bank is about to get fined hundreds of millions of dollars.

MarketWatch - Jan. 9

Fantasy Football 2024 RB Exit Interview: The year of the running back renaissance

Fantasy football analyst Andy Behrens delivers his final thoughts about the running back position in 2025.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9

The world's most powerful passport has a clear winner this year — in 2024 it was a six-way tie

Singapore has the most powerful passport, according to the 2025 Henley Passport Index. The nation-state was part of a six-way tie in the 2024 ranking.

CNBC - Jan. 9

Prison considered charging inmates who burned themselves in protest for 'intolerable' conditions

Staffers at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia weighed whether to charge the inmates “thousands of dollars for the hospital and medical treatment,” according to emails obtained through a public ...

NBC News - Jan. 8

Eagles' Jordan Davis says this aspect of 2024 team makes it different than Philly playoff teams of years past

Davis says this Eagles team is more connected than previous versions

CBS Sports - Jan. 7

Death toll of Haiti gang violence rose to 5,600 in 2024, UN says

UN Human Rights Office adds that 2,200 were injured and nearly 1,500 kidnapped as international mission struggles. More than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year, the UN has said, ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Two death row inmates reject Joe Biden’s commutations

The men are seeking to block the commutations, saying they would disadvantage their ongoing legal appeals. Two of the 37 federal prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison ...

The Guardian - Jan. 7

Record year for wind power in 2024

Wind provided more electricity than ever last year across England, Wales and Scotland.

BBC News - Jan. 7

3-year-old dies, raising death toll in Honolulu fireworks explosion to 4

A 3-year-old boy has died of injuries in the massive explosion of fireworks at a home in Honolulu on New Year's Eve.

CBS News - Jan. 6

Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences

Two federal prisoners who are among 37 inmates whose death sentences were commuted last month by Biden say they are refusing to accept his clemency action

NBC News - Jan. 6

Congress certifies Trump's 2024 election win four years after he inspired a riot

Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 election victory, exactly four years after he stirred up a mob that attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

NBC News - Jan. 6

Ex-prison officer jailed over sex with inmate

A video clip of Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, having sex with an inmate went viral online.

BBC News - Jan. 6

Tesla posted record China sales in 2024. But this year is going to be tough as competition heats up

Tesla faces fresh threats as Chinese automakers double down on domestic market in the face of hefty export tariffs in the U.S. and European Union.

CNBC - Jan. 6

Forklifts Hurt Thousands of Workers Each Year. Factories Are Seeking Alternatives.

Companies say the demand for autonomous versions is growing.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 5

Last hope for Indian nurse on death row in Yemen: pardon from victim's family

Time is running out for Nimisha Priya, who was convicted for the murder of a Yemeni man in 2017.

BBC News - Jan. 4

Death row prisoner asks Arizona for second time to be executed

Aaron Brian Gunches' execution would mark a resumption of Arizona's use of the death penalty after a two-year pause while it reviewed its procedures.

CBS News - Jan. 3

U.S. Car Sales Hit a Five-Year High in 2024

Years of effort ironed out supply chain problems, eliminated shortages, but lower interest rates made the difference in the return to pre-pandemic sales levels.

Inc. - Jan. 3

In a Political Year, Some Deaths Spoke to the Struggles for Democracy

Among the notable figures who died in a sometimes polarizing 2024, many championed justice, equal rights and political freedom.

The New York Times - Jan. 3

Tesla sales dropped 1.1% in 2024, its first annual decline in a dozen years

Tesla’s global annual sales fell for the first time in more than a dozen years, a blow to a stock that has soared since Donald Trump's election and its CEO billionaire became a top policy adviser ...

ABC News - Jan. 2

Tesla's Global Vehicle Deliveries Fell in 2024 for the First Time in Years

A surge of promotional deals in the fourth quarter failed to stimulate sales enough to top the prior-year results.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 2

Only UK's fourth warmest year ever – but which weather records were broken in 2024?

Tomasz Schafernaker looks back at this year's UK weather - from record breaking heat to red warnings.

BBC News - Jan. 2

2024 NFL All-Rookie Team: CBS Sports unveils league's best first-year players

Commanders' Jayden Daniels, Raiders' Brock Bowers, Eagles' shutdown cornerbacks headline list

CBS Sports - Jan. 2

Biggest financial stories of 2024 and what to expect this year

From the stock market to inflation, CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady looks back on some of the big financial stories of 2024 and what to expect in 2025.

CBS News - Jan. 2

Movies in 2024: Lessons from a turbulent year at the box office

Movie ticket sales are taking a bit of a hit in 2024

ABC News - Jan. 1

A year of two halves: how global financial markets fared in 2024

Good for equities, good for the US, and good for crypto but the year spawned mixed blessings for the UK, China and Europe. Global stock markets climbed in 2024, helped by falling inflation and the ...

The Guardian - Jan. 1

UK small boat arrivals in 2024 up 25% compared with previous year

A total of 36,816 people made journey last year compared with 29,437 who arrived in 2023, Home Office says. The number of people arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the Channel in small boats ...