By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN (CNN) — Traveling to one of Africa’s most popular destinations seemed to be about to get a lot easier in 2024 after the government of Kenya announced tourists would no longer need a visa. And then people started reading the small print. While many international visitors no longer need to buy
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By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals panel expressed deep skepticism Tuesday toward Donald Trump’s argument that he can’t be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election, raising the potentially extreme implications of absolute presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers argued that his federal election subversion indictment should be dismissed because he is
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — After winning its first national championship in 26 years, Michigan heads into an uncertain future. Who stays, who goes and is a repeat possible in an expanded and loaded Big Ten that will include the Washington team the Wolverines beat 34-13 in the national championship
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un 22 de diciembre, pocos días antes de la Navidad de 1972, una noticia conmovió al mundo entero: 16 jóvenes uruguayos que iban en un avión que se había estrellado en los Andes en octubre habían sido encontrados con vida tras 72 días. La hazaña inspiró varios libros, documentales y
Continue Reading By Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden campaign is taking aim at former President Donald Trump over the economy, blasting his recent prediction that the economy will crash – and his hope it would happen before he would take office, should he win a second term. Biden’s campaign aides see the GOP frontrunner’s
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baby Yoda is going to make his big screen debut. Jon Favreau is set to direct “The Mandalorian & Grogu” which will go into production this year, Lucasfilm and Disney announced Tuesday. Though no release date was announced, it was welcome news to “Star Wars”
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on graft charges of retaining state gifts from when Khan was in power. Tuesday’s indictment is another blow to Khan and his political party ahead of parliamentary elections on Feb. 8. Officials say Khan and his
Continue Reading By Megan Thomas, CNN (CNN) — This is the Lucasfilm way: The Mandalorian is coming to the big screen The company on Tuesday announced that director Jon Favreau will produce and direct “The Mandalorian & Grogu,” a movie spinoff of the popular Disney+ series, starring Pedro Pascal. “I have loved telling stories set in the
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtani. Cohen made the request four weeks after the two-way star and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a record $700 million,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Prosecutors say a 26-year-old man who tried to sell what he claimed was a walking stick used by the late Queen Elizabeth II has been sentenced for eBay buyers. Dru Marshall, from Hampshire in southern England, claimed he was a senior footman at Windsor Castle and that the proceeds from the “antler
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER and DENNIS WASZAK Jr. Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers denied he implied comic Jimmy Kimmel was a pedophile and condemned those who do, but he stopped short of apologizing for his role in escalating their burgeoning feud. Rodgers returned to ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show”
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — Aumenta la tensión y la violencia en Ecuador tras la fuga de Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, líder de la banda criminal de Los Choneros. Este lunes y martes por la madrugada se vivió “una noche de terror” en varias regiones del país. Así califican la situación algunos ciudadanos con los que
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Moore Click here for updates on this story HALIFAX (CTV Network) — Some Maritimers are finding creative solutions in order to buy their first home. Luke Chiasson and his partner were paying $1,500 a month to live in a one-bedroom apartment in Dartmouth, but making those monthly payments didn’t qualify them for a
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de España reintroducirá desde este miércoles el uso obligatorio de las mascarillas en los hospitales y centros de salud, informó este martes la ministra de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes y portavoz del Gobierno de España, Pilar Alegría. Su uso dejó de ser requerido en estos espacios desde el
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature have turned back a Republican effort to impeach the state’s top election official for her decision to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot. The party-line vote in the Maine House on Tuesday was 80-60 against moving forward with
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — An Italian company that makes a popular Christmas cake says it acted in “absolute good faith” when it offered a special edition with the logo of an Italian influencer that has landed both under investigation by prosecutors. Italy’s antitrust authority has already fined influencer Chiara Ferragni 1 million euros, and the pandoro
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge has ruled that state law does not allow the use of mobile absentee voting sites, siding with Republicans who had challenged Racine’s use of a voting van that traveled around the city in 2022. Republicans opposed the use of the van, the only
Continue ReadingBy Trae Harris and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — January marks National Blood Donor Month, and the American Red Cross said donors of all types are urgently needed. “Until you try, you don’t know that it’ll be uncomfortable or impossible,” said John Kaloydis. Kaloydis made 18 platelet
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two convicted politicians who took refuge for hours in Poland’s presidential palace have been arrested by police. Their arrests Tuesday were a dramatic escalation of a standoff between the new and previous governments. President Andrzej Duda is aligned with the former government and has made clear
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A full day after a massive explosion at a historic Fort Worth hotel, fire inspectors are still working to determine what caused the blast. It shattered windows, littered the streets with debris and injured 21 people, leaving some hospitalized with concussions and
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