Paris climate accord signed by 175 nations at UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Leaders from at least 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal took a key step forward. But Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz criticized the accord as an attack on American families even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry predicted that the U.S. would formally adopt its requirements this year. President Barack Obama praised the signings, saying he hopes the accord will allow "all of our children to inherit a cleaner

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Leaders from at least 175 countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday as the landmark deal took a key step forward. But Republican presidential contender Ted Cruz criticized the accord as an attack on American families even as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry predicted that the U.S. would formally adopt its requirements this year. President Barack Obama praised the signings, saying he hopes the accord will allow "all of our children to inherit a cleaner…