Senate resolution: Saudi prince ‘complicit’
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is introducing a measure that says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is “complicit” in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The resolution is largely symbolic. Introduced by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the resolution says the Senate “has a high level of confidence” that the crown prince “was complicit in the murder.”
Carbon dioxide emissions climb
WASHINGTON — After several years of little growth, global emissions of heattrapping carbon dioxide experienced their largest jump in seven years, discouraging scientists. World carbon dioxide emissions are estimated to have risen 2.7 percent from 2017 to 2018, according to three studies released Wednesday from the Global Carbon Project. “This is terrible news,” said Andrew Jones, co-director of Climate Interactive, which models greenhouse gas emissions and temperatures but was not part of the research.
Oh, Samberg hosting Globes
LOS ANGELES — Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg will share host duties at the Jan. 6 Golden Globe Awards. The Globes are hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which presents awards for film and TV.
Macron scraps fuel-tax hike
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron scrapped a fuel tax rise Wednesday amid fears of new violence, after weeks of nationwide protests and the worst rioting in Paris in decades.
Princeton singers drop song
PRINCETON, N.J. — An all-male a cappella group at Princeton University has pulled a Disney song from its act following a student newspaper column that suggested the lyrics helped promote “toxic masculinity.” The Princeton Tigertones have performed “Kiss the Girl,” a song from “The Little Mermaid,” for years. During performances, a female audience member would be brought onstage to decide whether a man from the crowd could kiss her. Writer Noa Wollstein claimed the song’s message is misogynistic.
Man, 85, dies hanging lights at sorority
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Police say an 85-year-old Bloomington man, Billy Joe Marvin Wiley, died after he fell from a ladder while hanging Christmas lights at Pi Beta Phi sorority house on Indiana University’s campus.