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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new government has approved a measure granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country’s tourism industry is a top economic priority. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Wednesday the visa exemption — which will also apply to visitors from the Central
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Un incendio provocó la movilización de los bomberos para sofocar las llamas que estallaron ayer la 1 de la tarde en el parque de casas rodantes “Tramview” ubicado cerca de la calle East Palm Canyon en Catehdral City muy cerca de la zona limítrofe con Palm Springs. Gracias a la rápida labor de los tragahumo
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — A flotilla of flimsy boats, crowded with migrants and launched from Tunisia, is overwhelming a tiny Italian island south of Sicily. The arrival of some 120 rickety iron boats that converged on Lampedusa in just over 24 hours has taxed the ability of coast guard and border
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — A sus 91 años y con el récord de más películas producidas y dirigidas en Venezuela, murió este martes el cineasta Román Chalbaud, informó el Ministerio de Cultura de aquel país. A través de un comunicado, la dependencia de cultura venezolana informó que Chalbaud fue el director más prolífico
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story MACOMB COUNTY, Michigan (WWJ) — A father and son recently won a $150,000 prize from the Michigan Lottery playing the Powerball. According to Michigan Lottery officials, the G & T lottery club matched the four white balls and the Powerball: 20-22-26-28-63, PB:05 in the Aug.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year want cameras banned from his courtroom. Bryan Kohberger’s defense attorneys say news photos and videos have focused too closely on their client and that the coverage threatens his right
Continue ReadingBy Kalie Strain Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Riverview Gardens High School has canceled Homecoming activities and will move to virtual learning on Wednesday due to several fights on campus on Tuesday, according to a letter sent to the school’s parents and staff. A letter from the Superintendent
Continue ReadingBy Jon Kipper Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — First Alert 4 obtained surveillance video on Tuesday, showing the moment a Detention Facilities Oversight Board Member, Janis Mensah, was arrested inside the St. Louis City Justice Center in late August. The video shows Mensah at the jail for an
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s announcement of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden has done little to quell his troubles in the spending showdown with House conservatives, setting up a potential clash with his right flank that could force the speaker to choose between keeping the
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Coast guard divers in central Greece have recovered the body of an unidentified man in an area where authorities are searching for a missing Austrian couple in the wake of a massive storm. Officials say the body was pulled from the sea near the central city of Volos. The discovery raises
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police have arrested a fifth teenager in a deadly mass shooting during an annual block party earlier this summer. Detectives believe the 15-year-old opened fire at several people. The teen’s name has not been released because he’s a minor. Details about the allegations against him aren’t available because the court records
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear has seized a commanding fundraising lead over Republican challenger Daniel Cameron in their marquee matchup in Kentucky. Beshear is seeking a second term in a state that otherwise has become a GOP stronghold. Their latest campaign finance reports show Beshear accumulated about
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is facing a possible death sentence after being charged with the January slaying of a Lyft driver. Authorities announced Wednesday that Mathew Flores has been indicted on first-degree murder charges for the Jan. 30 killing of 74-year-old Gary Levin. Flores was already
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s husband has died in an airplane crash in western Alaska, the latest fatality involving politicians or their loved ones in the nation’s largest state where flights are common because of a limited road system. “We are devastated to share that Mary’s husband,
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Apple retired its Lightning charger on Tuesday exactly 11 years to the day it was first announced. The effort marks a milestone moment for the company by finally adopting USB-C, a universal charging system. That’s noteworthy not only because Apple has been resistant to do so for years
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Everyone you know traveled to Europe this summer, despite a jump in airfare. But don’t worry if you missed out — falling ticket prices could make fall the better time to fly. Prices for airfare early this autumn are much lower than fares over the summer, according
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Defense officials in NATO member Romania say they have found new fragments of drones similar to those used by the Russian army near its border with war-torn Ukraine, in the third such finding in the past week. The defense ministry says two helicopters
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and MOSA’AB ELSHAMY Associated Press IMI N’TALA, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan rescuers have been joined by crews from Spain, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as they dig through rubble for bodies still buried in devastated communities in the Atlas Mountains. Food and water has finally arrived in those
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Es posible que fluyan aguas en la superficie de un planeta colosal que se encuentra a unos 120 años luz de la Tierra, según nuevas pruebas descubiertas por el telescopio espacial James Webb. La investigación realizada con el observatorio espacial, uno de los instrumentos astronómicos más avanzados en funcionamiento, reveló que
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as 2023 is on track to be another devastating year amid the drug epidemic. More than 111,000 people died from a drug overdose in
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