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Jennifer Keesmaat is the former chief city planner of Toronto. She also hosts a podcast called Invisible City.

It's 2050 And This Is How We Stopped Climate Change

Let's imagine that we've ended global warming. Humans no longer are releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Here's what life is like in a zero-carbon world.

Nate Poort works on braizing loops together for transformers at RoMan Manufacturing in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Dec. 12, 2018.

U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month

The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up.

Soldiers stand at the entrance of the Tienditas International bridge that connects Venezuela with Colombia.

Venezuela's Maduro Orders Closure Of Brazilian Border

President Nicolás Maduro issued the order in an apparent effort to make it harder for international aid to enter the country and buoy his political opponent, Juan Guaidó.

Locals and firefighters gather around buildings that caught fire late Wednesday in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday, killing dozens of people.

Bangladesh Fire Kills At Least 70 People

The blaze swept through several buildings in Dhaka's centuries-old neighborhood of Chawkbazar while many people were asleep.

Police officers respond to a shooting in Aurora, Ill., Friday afternoon. A gunman killed five people, then wounded five police officers in a firefight.

Illinois Gunman Opened Fire When He Learned He Would Lose His Job, Police Say

Shooter Gary Montez Martin, 45, wasn't legally allowed to own a gun, police say. But he never complied with a demand to relinquish his firearms.

A volunteer carries a bag with U.S. humanitarian aid goods in Cúcuta, Colombia, along the border with Venezuela, on Feb. 8.

U.S. Masses Aid Along Venezuelan Border As Some Humanitarian Groups Warn Of Risks

Some aid workers are being denounced as opposition activists and there are fears that all aid could be blocked. The situation could soon resemble a "medieval siege," warns an analyst in Caracas.

Rosa Ashby runs Rosa Flowers in the English market town of Witney. Every flower in her shop, including lilies, chrysanthemums and lisianthus, is either grown in or distributed through the Netherlands.

Florists Fear A 'No Deal' Brexit Would Wilt The Flower Business

U.K. flower shop owners who rely on shipments from the Netherlands are concerned about how leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement will affect them.

Nearly 1,600 teenage migrants are housed at a temporary emergency shelter in Florida run by a for-profit company.

Inside The Largest And Most Controversial Shelter For Migrant Children In The U.S.

A temporary shelter has been contracted south of Miami to house more than 2,000 migrant children. It is the nation's only corporate, for-profit migrant youth shelter.

Hillary Clinton, seen here in 2011 during her tenure as secretary of state, used a personal email account instead of an official government account.

House Benghazi Committee Issues Subpoena For Clinton Emails

This week, news emerged that Hillary Clinton used a personal email address during her time as secretary of state. The committee has also directed Internet firms to protect documents.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells reporters Friday that the United States will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia.

U.S. Announces It Will Withdraw From Nuclear Arms Control Treaty With Russia

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will suspend its obligations under the 1987 INF treaty as of Saturday and pull out in six months if Russia isn't deemed to be in compliance.

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