By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — India has placed restrictions on the import of computers and laptops in a surprise move from the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has been trying to encourage domestic manufacturing in the tech sector. Importers will now need to apply for licenses in order to bring laptops, tablets,
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A falling tree limb ignited a house in south Columbia late Thursday.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — ¿Necesitas un empujón en tu camino hacia una “vida bella y optimizada”? Aquí tienes la oportunidad de vivir el estilo de vida Goop que promueve la marca de belleza, moda, alimentación y bienestar de Gwyneth Paltrow. La actriz ganadora del Oscar y fundadora y CEO de Goop pone en Airbnb
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Greece’s prime minister is offering a “do-over” for travelers whose trips to the holiday island of Rhodes were canceled or truncated due to the country’s wildfires this summer. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis appeared on the UK chat show Good Morning Britain on August 2 to discuss the situation in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — La diferencia entre el sueldo de un CEO y el de un empleado medio siempre ha sido enorme. Pero la llegada de la inteligencia artificial (IA) ya amenaza con exacerbar esa brecha, enriqueciendo a los directivos a expensas de sus empleados, según un nuevo informe de la AFL-CIO. La
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi received a pass and in an instant, the shot was off her fingertips. It was a 3-pointer that splashed through the net, just like so many others. Taurasi became the first WNBA player to reach 10,000 points, hitting the mark with 8:23 remaining in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County EMS and Jefferson City Fire Department is holding Stop the Bleed and CPR training at the Jefferson City Jaycee Fair until Saturday. The training includes CPR Manikins, prosthetic limbs with injuries including gunshot wounds and fake blood to simulate arterial wounds. “We are out here with the Jefferson
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Portland, Oregon (CNN) — Justice Elena Kagan declined Thursday to outright answer the question of whether Congress could impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court, but she did allow that it could do “various things” to regulate the high court. “It just can’t be that the court is the only
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) The St. Louis Cardinals didn’t manage to close out the series on Thursday evening as a 5-3 loss against the Twins gives Minnesota the advantage. Matthew Liberator is now 1-4 in his starts on the hill. On Thursday, he gave up five runs in six innings, including two two-run home runs
Continue ReadingLAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico State University basketball coach Greg Heiar says he was made the scapegoat for hazing and other problems within the program that administrators chose to ignore. He outlined the claims in a document related to an arbitration case in which he claims the university wrongfully fired him. The
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Seis exagentes de Mississippi se declararon culpables de cargos relacionados con la tortura de dos hombres negros, informó el fiscal federal del distrito sur de del estado, Darren LaMarca, en una conferencia de prensa este jueves. El anuncio ocurre después de que se presentaran cargos federales contra los exagentes, que “se
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans are immersed in a twisted world where language used to describe autocrats is being applied to America’s democratic institutions. The draconian rhetoric, once reserved for the likes of tyrants and dictators, has become commonplace in right-wing media when referring to President Joe Biden and the
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is considering putting troops on commercial vessels in critical Middle East waterways to prevent Iranian seizures, a US official familiar with the plans said Thursday, a decision that could bring US and Iranian forces closer to direct confrontation. The move would place teams of approximately 20 sailors
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By Stephy Chung, CNN (CNN) — A group of men lie at the foot of a sofa, their naked bodies peeking out through a carpet of rose petals. Some look toward the photograph’s protagonist, an Asian woman in a lime green dress laying across the cushioned loveseat. Others gaze away, seemingly indifferent, as if caught
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has acknowledged that his father’s 2022 election campaign received money of dubious origin, according prosecutors investigating Nicolás Petro for alleged illicit enrichment and money laundering. Nicolas Petro agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the probe after being charged on Tuesday. Prosecutor Mario Andrés Burgos,
Continue ReadingThe managers of the Panama Canal say they expect income from the waterway to drop, after authorities were forced to limit the number of ships passing through each to 32 due to a lack of rainfall. The canal’s administrator said Thursday income in 2024 could drop by as much as $200 million because of the
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow the Biden administration to carry out a controversial asylum policy while it appeals a lower court’s ruling. A district court judge had blocked the policy last week but put that ruling on hold for 14 days for a possible appeal.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last year say he was on a long drive by himself around the time of the slayings. His attorneys said in documents filed Wednesday that witnesses may be able to testify he
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to boost its defense capabilities as tensions rise in the Pacific, due in part to a military buildup by China. Defense Minister Andrew Little said Friday that current defense spending amount to about 1% of the nation’s economy, a proportion he expects
Continue ReadingREBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The decision is a major win for the Biden administration, which had argued that the rule was integral to its efforts to maintain order along the U.S.-Mexico border. The new rule makes
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