LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s culture ministry has announced that Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened after being closed nearly a month ago amid antigovernment protests. The decision was made between agreements between authorities, social groups and the local tourism industry to guarantee the security of the famed tourist
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this fall. Viking Children’s Books announced Wednesday that “Something, Someday,” by Gorman and Christian Robinson, is scheduled for Sept. 23. Viking is calling the book “a message of hope” about the ability to
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister is pledging to rush fearsome Archer artillery systems to Ukraine “as soon as possible.” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson also cautioned that future military aid would have to be balanced with Sweden’s own defense needs as a would-be future member of the NATO military
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN New Mexico State University has fired men’s basketball head coach Greg Heiar amid allegations of hazing within the team, the university’s chancellor announced Tuesday — days after the school ended the team’s season over the accusations. “As I’ve stated previously, hazing has no place on our campus, and
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo supermarket was hustled out out of a courtroom Wednesday after someone in the audience rushed at him and was restrained by a court officer. Payton Gendron’s sentencing resumed about 10 minutes after the episode, which
Continue Reading KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwanda’s army says its troops have briefly exchanged fire with soldiers from Congo, in a new spike in tension between the neighbors. A statement said that twelve to fourteen Congolese soldiers entered the no man’s land near the western district of Rusizi early Wednesday and opened fire at a Rwandan border
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources have finalized a joint venture to complete the copper-nickel mine that PolyMet has been developing in northeastern Minnesota. The partnership hopes to eventually build a separate mine next door in an even larger ore body that Teck controls. The PolyMet
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Luego del inicio de una investigación que emprendió la Fiscalía General de Ecuador en enero por una presunta trama de corrupción dentro del Gobierno, denominada Caso Encuentro, el presidente Guillermo Lasso dijo este martes por la noche en un mensaje a la nación que su paciencia tiene un límite. Ante
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Duangphet Phromthep, uno de los 12 niños rescatados de una cueva de Tailandia que se inundó en 2018 y atrajo la atención mundial, murió en el Reino Unido, anunciaron funcionarios británicos y tailandeses. Phromthep, que estaba inscrito en una academia de fútbol en Leicestershire, Inglaterra, murió después de ser trasladado
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, CNN A Russian court has sentenced journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six years in prison for a Telegram post that the court said spread “false information,” state news agency TASS said on Wednesday. Ponomarenko was detained last April and charged with publishing “false information” on her Telegram channel about a Russian airstrike on
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Ant-Man es una elección un tanto irónica para un trabajo muy, muy grande: iniciar la siguiente fase de las películas de Marvel. “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania” funciona en un punto clave, estableciendo a Kang el Conquistador como un villano realmente formidable y digno. Sin embargo, con su inmersión en el espacio
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By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fans lined up Wednesday morning to get a prime spot in downtown Kansas City as the city celebrates the Kansas City Chiefs’ second Super Bowl championship in two years. Chiefs coach Andy Reid and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes will join teammates, family and
Continue Reading By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Fans lined up Wednesday morning to get a prime spot in downtown Kansas City as the city celebrates the Kansas City Chiefs’ second Super Bowl championship in two years. Chiefs coach Andy Reid and Super Bowl MVP quarterback Patrick Mahomes will join teammates, family and
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Se la conoce como el “Hawai de China”, una isla tropical paradisíaca donde la clase media china disfruta de playas de arena, complejos turísticos de cinco estrellas y compras de lujo libres de impuestos. También es el mayor puerto de libre comercio de China y sede del Foro de Boao, una
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia and Carley Gordon Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly breaking into the same pizza place in Midtown four separate times over the span of one month in late 2022. According to the arrest affidavit, 46-year-old Michael Dinnan was captured
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Young and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The family of an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by a Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the officer. The lawsuit filed Saturday in the Western District of Louisiana alleges the officer violated Alonzo Bagley’s Fourth Amendment rights.
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Eight days after a devastating earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, a relief plane touched down in the Syrian city of Aleppo, marking one of the biggest diplomatic feats for the country’s isolated regime in over a decade. The plane came from Saudi Arabia, one of the staunchest opponents of Syrian President
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By Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A controversial issue is back up for debate at the Tennessee State Capitol, banning public drag performances in Tennessee. A large group of community members and advocacy groups held a “Have a Heart Rally” to protest against legislation impacting the LGBTQ+
Continue ReadingBy Josh Jackson Click here for updates on this story PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kansas (KMOV) — A cat that is now in Prairie Village wandered nearly 1,500 miles away from its owner. The “lucky” cat is now being returned to its owner thanks to one caring resident and the city’s police department. It’s a story you
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says Jordan’s foreign minister has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus. Ayman Safadi vowed Wednesday to continue delivering earthquake aid and work to find a political solution to Syria’s 12-year conflict. Safadi’s visit to the earthquake-hit country makes him the first Jordanian
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