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By Forrest Brown, CNN Yosemite National Park in California gets millions of visitors each year — more than 3.3 million in 2021. And like other big-name US national parks, it’s trying to come up with ways to manage the crowds. Starting 8 a.m. PT (11 a.m. ET) Wednesday, Yosemite’s reservation system will be live for

By Jorge Engels, Mario Medrano and Bertha Ramos, CNN Former Nicaraguan presidential candidate Cristiana Chamorro Barrios was sentenced to eight years in prison for financial crimes on Monday, according to a Nicaraguan human rights non-governmental organization. This is the latest crackdown by President Daniel Ortega’s government on opposition members. Ortega claimed a fifth term as

By Amir Vera and Jennifer Henderson, CNN The man who allegedly discharged bear spray while brandishing a hatchet at a mosque in the Canadian city of Mississauga is now facing multiple charges for what is “believed to be a hate-motivated incident,” Peel Regional Police said in a news release Monday. The charges against Mohammad Moiz

By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added just one new destination to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday — and it’s again an Indian Ocean island nation. Moved up to Level 4 is Madagascar. Off the southeastern coast of Africa, it’s known for its unique

By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Worshipers at a mosque in the Canadian city of Mississauga on Saturday subdued a man who discharged bear spray while brandishing a hatchet in what police said was a possible hate crime. Mohammad Moiz Omar, a 24-year-old Mississauga resident, was arrested at the Dar Al-Tawheed Islamic Centre about

By Camilo Rocha, CNN Two young brothers have been rescued from a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest after being lost for nearly four weeks. The children — ages 7 and 9 — were found near their hometown of Manicoré by a local resident on Thursday, their father told local media. The boys — who

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Burger King is trying to suspend its operations in Russia, but that’s proving difficult. A business partner controlling 800 restaurants has “refused” to close them, the company said. The burger chain, owned by Restaurant Brands International, has a joint venture partnership with businessman Alexander Kolobov in Russia. RBI controls just

By Patrick Oppmann, Marlon Sorto and Valentina Di Donato, CNN Cuba’s Supreme Court sentenced more than 100 protesters in Havana to prison terms that ranged between four and 30 years for violence committed during demonstrations last year, it announced Wednesday in a statement. “The citizens are accused of committing and provoking serious disturbances and acts

By Paula Newton, CNN Canada announced it will lift its Covid-19 pre-entry test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers beginning April 1, saying Thursday that the pandemic was entering a “transition phase.” The requirement will be dropped for air, land and water ports of entry. However, the announcement came with a warning that travel restrictions may