By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — The price of a smoother experience going through American airports has just gone up by 20%. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has raised the cost of applying for or renewing its Trusted Traveler Programs – a catchall term that covers Global Entry, NEXUS and SENTRI – from $100
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting has begun in Indian-controlled Kashmir in the final phase of an election to choose a local government. This is the first local election in this part of the disputed Himalayan region since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped it of its special status five years ago. Over 3.9
Continue ReadingAssociated Press More than three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Communist Party of China retains a firm grip on power. The powerful and feared organization has ruled the nation for 75 years, surpassing the 74-year Soviet era in Russia. The party survived years of self-inflicted tumult after it took control in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MUNICH (AP) — A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany. The startup is using the organic waste to make sustainable building materials like acoustic
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Tigers didn’t act like a franchise poised to make a playoff run when the trade deadline arrived. Detroit made a series of moves. That included sending pitcher Jack Flaherty to the Dodgers, outfielder Mark Canha to the Giants and reliever Andrew Chafin and catcher Carson Kelly to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COYUCA DE BENITEZ, Mexico (AP) — Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters have begun to recede, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after John struck the coast once as a hurricane and again as tropical storm Desperate residents in the town of Coyuca de Benitez, about 35 miles west of Acapulco, are
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Pete Rose, el rey de los hits de todos los tiempos de las Grandes Ligas y el ícono de los Cincinnati Reds cuyo característico esfuerzo incansable no pudo superar las transgresiones de apuestas y obstrucción que lo mantuvieron fuera del Salón de la Fama del Béisbol Nacional, murió este lunes, según
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Business sentiment among Japan’s large manufacturers stood unchanged in the latest quarter from the previous quarter, according to a closely watched survey called “tankan.” The Bank of Japan survey released Tuesday put the benchmark index at plus-13 for the July-September quarter, the same from the previous survey conducted for
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A Scottish woman accused of stalking “Baby Reindeer” creator and star Richard Gadd can proceed with her defamation lawsuit against Netflix, after a federal judge in California refused to dismiss all of the claims. In a ruling published on Friday, Judge R. Gary Klausner wrote that while Fiona Harvey’s “purported actions are reprehensible,” the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of hijacking a city bus in Los Angeles has been charged with murder, kidnapping, and numerous other offenses. Officials said Monday that the man, who allegedly shot and killed a passenger and held the bus driver at gunpoint, led police through downtown for an
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — They gathered at the United Nations surrounded by unsettling warnings of an escalating conflict that could engulf the Middle East and further shatter international relations that are based on “multilateralism” — nations working together and sharing power. A week later, world leaders headed home with the prospect of a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is pledging to stick to the vital Japan-U.S. alliance while calling for it to be more equitable. He took office Tuesday vowing to tackle a slow economy and regain public trust before an upcoming election. Shigeru Ishiba replaced Fumio Kishida, who stepped down to
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2024-Annual-Fire-Safety-and-Security-Report_Final-1-1Download COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The University of Missouri on Monday released its annual safety report and an uptick in rape reports and liquor law violations were noted. MU and other universities are required by federal law to publish safety reports each year. The 2024 Annual Fire, Safety and Security Report showed that rape increased from
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan guerrilla fighter Humberto Ortega, a Sandinista defense minister who later in life became a critic of his older brother President Daniel Ortega, has died at age 77. The younger Ortega became the head of the Sandinista army and the country’s defense minister after the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza in
Continue Reading By Tamara Hardingham-Gill and Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — The ship was scheduled to set sail four months ago for a three and a half year cruise. After seeing its departure postponed several times, Villa Vie Odyssey finally set off from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Monday night. However, initial passenger excitement about heading out onto the
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Banished baseball great Pete Rose has died. The longtime Cincinnati Red was MLB’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied. His 4,256 hits broke his hero Ty Cobb’s 4,191
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Criminal charges unsealed Monday offer a fresh window into violence and dysfunction plaguing the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs and Sam Bankman-Fried are locked up. Two inmates were stabbed to death. Another was speared in the spine with a makeshift icepick. A correctional officer assigned to monitor
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador turned his final morning briefing Monday into a variety show featuring live music, breakfast and a raffle to gift his watch to a journalist. Outside the National Palace, hundreds of boisterous supporters of the folksy populist showered him with love while mariachis gave
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state. No festivities have been announced for the occasion Tuesday, save for a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square. In recent decades, China has mounted military parades and displays of the country’s economic
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Perder 2-1 contra Dinamarca. Caer 2-1 ante Finlandia. Empatar 1-1 con Letonia. Para la mayoría de los equipos de fútbol, esto sería un indicio de una mala racha, momentos difíciles que los hinchas intentan olvidar y probablemente una señal de que el equipo está buscando un nuevo entrenador. Para San Marino,
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