How China and the U.S. are falling short on climate action

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<p>Ahead of the global environmental summit in Scotland, <a href="https://apple.news/AtLeyHmzsRgaoeHoXg47Uog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">National Geographic</a> looks at numbers showing that many of the world&rsquo;s largest polluters aren&rsquo;t on track to meet existing targets on cutting carbon emissions. <a href="https://apple.news/Aj-I_6F-zQqC7cU8LuJKrUw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> reports on the impact of China, the largest source of greenhouse gases.</p> <p>A <a href="https://apple.news/ASGVG-243QVuJK_lQ6YaGZA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigation reveals how, in one Tennessee county, young Black children were jailed for a crime that doesn&rsquo;t exist. The adults in charge faced few consequences.</p> <p>The trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is around its halfway point. The <a href="https://apple.news/AaiwRbdyiRt-6hr5DzDcRkQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on where things stand.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AKBqZZC8gShi0gFoVMEqQqQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explores how the popularity of a 12-foot-tall skeleton that retails for $300 has triggered something of a Halloween arms race among lovers of the bony lawn decorations.</p>