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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A judge ordered Thursday that Guatemalan journalistJosé Rubén Zamorabe returned to house arrest again while awaiting trial after spending nearly a year in jail in his latest stint of incarceration.

Zamora, the 69-year-old founder of El Periodico newspaper, had spent more than two years behind bars awaiting trial before a judge granted him house arrest in October 2024. Prosecutors immediately appealed and won rulings thatsent him back to jail in March 2025.

Zamora had been imprisoned since July 2022, when he was charged with money laundering, amounting to around $38,000, and in June 2023 he was sentenced to six years in prison. The sentence was overturned by an appeals court because of errors in the process.

The journalist and free press advocates maintain that the prosecution is revenge for the investigative work of his newspaper against the administration of ex-President Alejandro Giammattei.

Current President Bernardo Arévalo last year called the prosecution "absolutely spurious" and said it was another example of the Attorney General's office prosecuting people who reported corruption.

The Trump administration on Thursdayrevoked a scientific findingthat climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called "a scam." But repeated scientific studies say it's a documented and quantifiable harm.

Again and again, research has found increasing disease and deaths — thousands every year — in a warming world.

The Environmental Protection Agency finding in 2009, under the Obama administration, has been the legalunderpinning of nearly all regulations fighting global warming.

"It boggles the mind that the administration is rescinding the endangerment finding; it's akin to insisting that the world is flat or denying that gravity is a thing," said Dr. Howard Frumkin, a physician and professor emeritus of public health at the University of Washington.

Thousands of scientific studies have looked at climate change and its effects on human health in the past five years and they predominantly show climate change is increasingly dangerous to people.

Many conclude that in the United States, thousands of people have died and even more were sickened because of climate change in the past few decades.

For example, a study on"Trends in heat-related deaths in the U.S., 1999-2023" in the prestigious JAMA journal shows the yearly heat-related death count and rate have more than doubled in the past quarter century from 1,069 in 1999 toa record high2,325 in 2023.

A 2021 study inNature Climate Changelooked at 732 locations in 43 countries — including 210 in the United States — and determined that more than a third of heat deaths are due to human-caused climate change. That means more than 9,700 global deaths a year attributed to warming from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas.

Anew study published this weekfound that 2.2% of summer deaths in Texas from 2010 to 2023 were heat related "as climate change brings more frequent and intense heat to Texas."

Research is booming on the topic

In the more than 15 years, since the government first determined climate change to be a public health danger, there have been more than 29,000 peer-reviewed studies that looked at the intersection of climate and health, with more than 5,000 looking specifically at the United States, according to the National Library of Medicine'sPubMed research database.

More than 60% of those studies have been published in the past five years.

"Study after study documents that climate change endangers health, for one simple reason: It's true," said Frumkin, a former director of the National Center for Environmental Health appointed by President George W. Bush.

In a Thursday event at the White House, Trump disagreed, saying: "It has nothing to do with public health. This is all a scam, a giant scam."

Experts strongly disagree.

"Health risks are increasing because human-cause climate change is already upon us. Take the2021 heat domefor example, that killed (more than) 600 people in the Northwest,'' said Dr. Jonathan Patz, a physician who directs the Center for Health, Energy and Environmental Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "The newclimate attribution studiesshow that event was made150-fold more likely dueto climate change."

Patz and Frumkin both said the "vast majority" of peer-reviewed studies show health harms from climate change. Peer-reviewed studies are considered the gold standard of science because other experts pore over the data, evidence and methods, requiring changes, questioning techniques and conclusions.

More than just heat and deaths

The various studies look at different parts of health. Some looked at deaths that wouldn't have happened without climate change. Others looked at illnesses and injuries that didn't kill people. Because researchers used different time periods, calculation methods and specific aspects of health, the final numbers of their conclusions don't completely match.

Studies also examineddisparities among different peoplesandlocations.A growing field in the research are attribution studies that calculate what proportion of deaths or illness can be blamed on human-caused climate change by comparing real-world mortality and illness to what computer simulations show would happen in a world without a spike in greenhouse gases.

Last year an international team of researchers looked at past studies to try to come up with ayearly health cost of climate change.

While many studies just look at heat deaths, this team tried to bring in a variety of types of climate change deaths — heat waves, extreme weather disasters such as 2017's Hurricane Harvey, wildfires, air pollution, diseases spread by mosquitos such as malaria — and found hundreds of thousands of climate change deaths globally.

They then used the EPA's own statistic that puts a dollar value on human life — $11.5 million in 2014 dollars — and calculated a global annual cost "on the order of at least $10 billion."

Studies also connect climate change towaterborne infections that cause diarrhea,mental health issuesandeven nutrition problems, Frumkin said.

"Public health is not only about prevention of diseases, death and disability but also well-being. We are increasingly seeing people displaced by rising seas, intensifying storms and fires," said Dr. Lynn Goldman, a physician and dean emeritus at the George Washington University School of Public Health.

"We have only begun to understand the full consequences of a changing climate in terms of health."

Cold also kills and that's decreasing

The issue gets complicated when cold-related deaths are factored in. Those deaths are decreasing, yet in the United States there are still13 times more deaths from cold exposure than heat exposure,studies show.

Another studyconcludes that until the world warms another 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) from now, the number of temperature-related deaths won't change much "due to offsetting decreases in cold-related mortality and increases in heat-related deaths."

But that study said that after temperatures rise beyond that threshold, and if society doesn't adapt to the increased heat, "total mortality rises rapidly."

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag Thursday at theStonewall National Monumentamid a boisterous, cheering crowd, rebuking the Trump administration forremoving the well-known symbolof pride from the LGBTQ+ landmark.

"We did it," said Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal after helping raise the flag near an existing American flag in a tiny Greenwich Village park jammed with more than a hundred people. Many onlookers chanted "Raise it Up!"

"If you can't fly a Pride flag steps from Stonewall monument, at the National monument for LGBTQ liberation, where can you fly it?" asked Hoylman-Sigal, a Democrat who is the first openly gay person elected to his job. "So we put it back."

Until a few days ago, the flag had flown for several years on a flagpole in the park at the heart of the National Park Service-run site. The park is across the street fromthe Stonewall Inn, the gay bar where a 1969 police raid sparked an uprising and helped catalyzethe modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.

The initial rainbow flag-raising, on a pole brought to the park, was short-lived. Activists, annoyed that the rainbow flag was flying lower on a separate pole, promptly took it down and raised it again on the same pole as the American flag, leaving the two flags on the same rope billowing in the chilly breeze.

Jay W. Walker, one of the activists who helped secure the Pride flag in its eventual spot, said advocates would restore it again if the park service pulls it down.

"We will keep doing this," he said, adding: "Our community is not going to stand for our park, our flagpole, to be disrespected by the Trump administration."

The park service has said it's complying with federal guidance on flags, including a Jan. 21 park service memo that largely restricts the agency to displaying those of the United States, the Department of the Interior and POW/MIA recognition, with exceptions that include providing "historical context."

The Interior Department on Thursday dismissed the flag raising as a "political stunt" and criticized the city's Democratic leadership.

"Today's political pageantry shows how utterly incompetent and misaligned the New York City officials are with the problems their city is facing," the department said in a prepared statement.

Activists who hadpressed for the flag displayconsider its removal a deliberate insult that compounds other recent changes that they find objectionable and ominous, such aseliminating many references to transgender peopleat the monument.

"The new Trump administration is literally stealing our pride, or attempting to," Ken Kidd, whoaided early efforts to get the flag installed permanently, said in an interview Wednesday. "It is a form of identity theft, where they are truly trying to take away those symbols of what we stand for — those symbols of our history, those symbols of our progress, those symbols of our future."

The flag's removal also drew complaints from a series of New York's Democratic officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

A rainbow flag still appears on a city-owned pole just outside the park, and smaller ones wave along its fence, where alocal volunteer maintains them.

After Democratic former President Barack Obamacreated the Stonewall monumentin 2016,advocates yearnedto see the Pride flag fly daily on federal land. When it finally happened some years later, they saw the display as an acknowledgment of LGBTQ+ people's place and visibility in the nation.

Soon after Trump, a Republican, returned to office last year, he took aim atdiversity, equity and inclusioninitiatives in the U.S. government and beyond. In one such move, his Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth,renamed a Navy shipthat had been named for Harvey Milk,a slain gay rights activistand San Francisco city official who served during the Korean War. The vessel is now named for Chief Petty Officer Oscar V. Peterson, a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor.

Trump's administration also has scrutinized interpretive materials at national parks, museums and landmarks and soughtto removeor alter descriptionsthat the government says are "divisiveor partisan" or "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."

The park service has not answered specific questions about the Stonewall site and the flag policy, including whether any flags were removed from other parks.

Seventh-ranked Nebraska clearly has commanded the fundamentals during a banner start, yet coach Fred Hoiberg still harps on the importance of pivoting.

That's because he knows the Cornhuskers can't focus on the past as they host slumping Northwestern on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.

Tuesday's 80-77 overtime loss to visiting No. 13 Purdue still gnawed at many Nebraska players as the week progressed. Hoiberg acknowledged the frustration as a former athlete before discussing the need to move forward.

"I told them ... 'We've done a really good job of putting big emotional wins behind us. Now here's the flip side of it; you have to put the tough, emotional loss behind you now,' " Hoiberg said. "Really what will determine if you have success at the end of the year is how you handle those situations."

Nebraska (21-3, 10-3 Big Ten) has seen its resolve tested more than ever since Jan. 27. After storming out of the gate with 20 straight wins, the Cornhuskers have lost to fellow ranked foes Michigan, Illinois and Purdue by a combined 15 points.

The Cornhuskers trailed Purdue by 22 points early in the second half and didn't take their first lead until late in OT before falling 80-77.

One immediate area of focus: rebounding, especially the offensive glass. Nebraska finished minus-17 on the boards Tuesday while yielding 21 offensive rebounds.

"I know I've got to be better and more physical to not allow it," said senior forward Rienk Mast, Nebraska's co-leader in rebounds with 6.0 per game.

The Cornhuskers also hope to get a jolt from top scorer Pryce Sandfort (17.0 per game). After contributing at least 20 points in five straight games, Sandfort has scored 44 in his past three while shooting just 9-for-27 from deep.

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Northwestern (10-15, 2-12) aims to stop a four-game losing streak, one off its season high.

Hosting second-ranked Michigan on Wednesday, the Wildcats built the largest lead against the Wolverines this season, 16 points, before fading during the final 14 minutes of an 87-75 defeat.

"I do feel like we're getting better," Northwestern coach Chris Collins said. "I feel like our spirit is still really good. ... We've got guys diving for balls and battling. You saw the differential in size and athleticism. I mean, we're competing. Man, we're battling. So, I think there's a lot of good stuff going on."

While Big Ten leading scorer Nick Martinelli (22.5 ppg) regrouped with 18 points and eight rebounds, Jayden Reid paced all scorers with 20 points.

Reid provided just 25 points combined during the first three games of the skid.

Reid, a junior guard, has credited a growing chemistry with Jake West, a developing freshman guard, for helping to spark his game. Added athleticism also has sparked the defense, which forced 12 turnovers on Wednesday.

"Just having us both out there, it brings a different dimension to the game," Reid said. "Because, obviously, we could both play off the ball and on the ball. We can guard both spots. It's just fun being out there with Jake. It takes pressure off my hands."

Nebraska has won three of the past four meetings with Northwestern, including a 77-58 road win on Jan. 17. Martinelli and Sandfort scored 22 points apiece for their respective squads.

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Few teams in college hoops are hotter than Kansas right now, but the No. 9 Jayhawks may have to ramp up their game even more Saturday when they play No. 5 Iowa State in Ames, Iowa.

Kansas coach Bill Self's club has spent all season trying to find its identity and somehow keep Darryn Peterson, a likely lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, healthy and on the court as well.

In their last outing on Monday in the finale of a two-game homestand, the Jayhawks (19-5, 9-2 Big 12) discovered they could still win a massive game with Peterson on the bench, as he was ruled out with flu-like symptoms for their big tilt with top-ranked Arizona.

Short-handed, Self's group went out and did the seemingly impossible -- knocking off the Wildcats, winners of their first 23 contests -- in an 82-78 thriller to record its eighth consecutive victory.

Big man Flory Bidunga was a key contributor, notching a double-double in a 23-point, 10-rebound performance. He shot 8-for-11 from the floor.

The Wildcats were ahead by as many as 11 points and led 71% of the game between the Big 12 powers, but Kansas sank all but four of its 25 free throws while the visitors made just 8 of 14 -- a 13-point margin.

Bidunga, who produces 14.9 points per game on 68.6% field-goal shooting and team highs in average rebounds (nine) and blocked shots (2.8), made up for the absence of Peterson (20.5 points, 41.9% from deep).

"They have size, they're strong," Bidunga said after preserving the win with a swat of Arizona freshman star Brayden Burries' try in the final seconds. "They got us beat (in) you know, the first half, I would say so. But we came out in the second half and then fought even harder."

The Cyclones (21-3, 8-3) will be licking their wounds a bit after dropping Tuesday night's 62-55 decision at TCU, snapping their five-game winning streak and allowing Kansas to stand alone in third place by one game. Arizona and No. 3 Houston are both 10-1 in conference play.

Perhaps worse than the loss to the Horned Frogs was the way it unfolded.

Iowa State led 55-50 following Nate Heise's layup with 2:38 left, but the visitors would not score again. A 7 1/2-point underdog, TCU finished the upset on a 12-0 run.

The Cyclones did not shoot well, draining just 5 of 23 (21.7%) from distance in their second-worst showing thus far.

Another glaring problem was ball security: They committed 17 turnovers, their second-highest total.

"For us, we take so much pride taking care of the basketball, but it's got to be something that really matters to us," said coach T.J. Otzelberger, whose team is 13-0 at home. "We can't have turnovers at a key part in the game. You know with the veteran guys we have out there and again, our guys really care, they're about the right things, they do the hard work."

Milan Momcilovic leads Iowa State with 18.4 points, while Joshua Jefferson scores 17 and grabs 7.7 boards.

Jefferson, a senior forward, was productive all around in the loss, notching 12 points, nine assists, eight boards, three steals and two blocks in 38 minutes.

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Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

NEED TO KNOW

• College athlete Danny Duray has died at 20 years old

• The kicker for the Southeast Missouri State University Redhawks died on Feb. 11, according to a statement from the university

• Duray redshirted for the Redhawks during the 2024 season and transferred back to play with the team in 2026
  

Southeast Missouri State University is mourning the death of one of its student athletes.

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, Danny Duray, who was a kicker for the SEMO Redhawks, died. He was 20 years old, according tohis bioon the SEMO athletics website.

Brady Barke, the vice president for intercollegiate athletics, confirmed the news in apress releasethe same day.

"It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that one of our student-athletes passed away," he said. "This is a heartbreaking loss for our department, our campus community, and especially for those who knew and cared for him closely. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Duray family."

Duray was from Arlington Heights, Ill., where he grew up playing football and soccer for Hersey High School.

After redshirting with the Redhawks in his freshman year, Duray spent 2025 playing as a member of the College of DuPage Chaparrals. The business administration major planned to return to SEMO for the 2026 season.

According tohis bioat the College of DuPage, Duray was a two-time NJCAA special teams player of the week during the 2025 football season and scored 62 points as the team's kicker.

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His bio listed his hobbies as "fishing, soccer and working out" and noted that the Chicago Bears fan was the son of Sam and Sally Duray.

"Today is one of the hardest days I've experienced as a coach. We lost a young man who mattered deeply to our program and to so many," Tom Matukewicz, Redhawks head football coach, said in the university's statement. "Our team is hurting. Danny's family is hurting. We are going to wrap our arms around them the best we can and walk through this pain together."

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Redhawks wide receiver Anthony Westervelt remembered his teammate as being "just so full of life," describing him as "always the funniest guy in the room" in a statement shared with the SEMO student news organizationThe Arrow.

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He continued, "Whenever he was around there was never a dull moment, I'll always remember him as the life of the party. He always made sure to be there for people and encourage others. He was loved by so many people and we all are going to miss him very much."

A cause of death has not yet been revealed.The Southeast Missourianreported that the Cape Girardeau Police Department were called to Houck Field around 1:50 a.m. local time on Feb. 11 to respond to "a medical assist call."

The Cape Girardeau Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.

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