GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most spectacular tracks through the Alps. The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.9-kilometer-long (1.2-mile-long) train composed of 100 coaches along the Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Berguen. The route was designated
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle. As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, a handful of companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers. But they acknowledge their efforts are only making
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle. As America loads up on an estimated 600 million pounds of candy for Halloween, a handful of companies are trying to make it easier to recycle all those wrappers. But they acknowledge their efforts are only making
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Claire Colbert, CNN The Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency on Friday issued a volcano advisory alert after 36 small earthquakes were detected between Thursday and Friday near Mauna Loa, earth’s largest active volcano, which “continues to be in a state of heightened unrest,” according to an update from the United States
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and his promise to ease up on the platform’s policies on misinformation. Voters in both nations have already faced a torrent of misleading claims about candidates, issues and voting. That torrent
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk and his promise to ease up on the platform’s policies on misinformation. Voters in both nations have already faced a torrent of misleading claims about candidates, issues and voting. That torrent
Continue Reading By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As a Brazilian living in Argentina, Luciana Taddeo says she spends ever-more effort rebutting ever-crazier rumors. There are claims that Argentines have to leave keys in their car ignition so the government could use them at any time. Or that the government has abolished the
Continue Reading By TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Some 120,000 people paraded in the streets of Taipei despite the rainy weather in the city’s 20th annual Pride event celebrating the LGBTQ community Saturday. The Taiwan Pride Parade began in 2003 with just 700 participants gathering in a park in central Taipei. Most of them
Continue Reading PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A former presidential candidate who led a political party in Haiti has been shot to death in the capital. The slaying of Eric Jean Baptiste has stunned many in a country already facing a profound crisis. A party spokesman says Baptiste was killed late Friday along with his bodyguard. He was
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN As Antarctica’s emperor penguins are increasingly threatened by the climate crisis, the flightless seabirds will receive new protections under the Endangered Species Act, or ESA. With global warming melting the sea ice the penguins depend on for their survival, the US Fish and Wildlife Service now categorizes the species as threatened.
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, CNN The idea for Cody Keenan’s New York Times best-selling first book came from a viral tweet storm. It’s a genesis rich with irony for a man who rose to prominence as President Barack Obama’s chief speechwriter, toiling in a windowless West Wing office (the “speech cave,” as Obama’s wordsmiths called it)
Continue Reading By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police saw Carmon Tussey walking briskly toward a crowded Louisville bar carrying a semi-automatic weapon. With people running away, officers moved in, service weapons drawn. They put the 26-year-old in handcuffs and confiscated his gun. Tussey was later charged with terroristic threatening, wanton endangerment and disorderly
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By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Police saw Carmon Tussey walking briskly toward a crowded Louisville bar carrying a semi-automatic weapon. With people running away, officers moved in, service weapons drawn. They put the 26-year-old in handcuffs and confiscated his gun. Tussey was later charged with terroristic threatening, wanton endangerment and disorderly
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Two car bombs exploded Saturday at a busy junction in Somalia’s capital near key government offices, leaving “scores of civilian casualties,” police told state media. The attack came five years after a massive blast at the same location. The Somalia National News Agency cited national police
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Some Coachella Valley homeowners and communities are saving water and meeting new state-mandated water conservation targets by taking a number of dramatic actions to avoid costly drought fines. But in an I-Team In-depth report, some higher-than-expected monthly bills from the Coachella Valley Water District, or CVWD, are taking customers by surprise. Jeff Stahl spoke with
Continue Reading By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Wes Moore could soon make history if elected Maryland’s first Black governor, and he’s not alone: Rep. Anthony Brown would be the state’s first Black attorney general. Aruna Miller, Moore’s running mate who immigrated from India, would be the first Asian-American elected statewide. Moore has led
Continue Reading By TAIJING WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Some 120,000 people paraded in the streets of Taipei despite the rainy weather in the city’s 20th annual Pride event celebrating the LGBTQ community Saturday. The Taiwan Pride Parade began in 2003 with just 700 participants gathering in a park in central Taipei. Most of them
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Un político haitiano fue asesinado a tiros frente a su casa, dijeron las autoridades, a medida que se intensifican las preocupaciones internacionales sobre la violencia de las pandillas, la inestabilidad política y las crisis humanitarias que se han apoderado del control del país. Eric Jean Baptiste fue asesinado el viernes por la
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN It was a moment of exquisite but ultimately unnecessary skill. Just outside the box with the scores tied at 0-0, Manchester United’s Antony produced a 720-degree pirouette with the ball glued to the inside of his left foot while a Sheriff Tiraspol defender watched on. After completing the spin, he passed
Continue Reading QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities say a shootout with militants in northwestern Pakistan killed two soldiers. Also on Saturday in Pakistan, counterterrorism officers arrested a suspect involved in the recent killing of a former top judge of the restive southwestern Baluchistan province. According to a military statement, the shootout took place in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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