By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train slammed into a dump truck says residents and county leaders have been pushing for a safety upgrade at the railroad crossing for nearly three years. Meanwhile, the toll rose to four
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Nissan is recalling nearly 323,000 Pathfinder SUVs in the U.S. because the hoods can unexpectedly fly open and block the driver’s view. The recall covers Pathfinders from the 2013 through 2016 model years. The automaker says in documents posted Tuesday by U.S. safety regulators that dust and dirt can accumulate on the
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb is making permanent its ban on parties at homes listed on the site for short-term rentals. The San Francisco company believes the ban has worked, saying Tuesday that reports of parties at listed properties have dropped 44% from a year ago. More than 6,600 guests were suspended last year for
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Airbnb says it’s making its party ban permanent. The short-term-rental company said Tuesday that the temporary ban it put into effect in 2020 is working, so it decided to make it permanent. The company says reports of parties at listed properties have dropped 44% from a year ago. Airbnb has been
Continue ReadingELMAU, Germany (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi says the Indonesian presidency of the Group of 20 nations has ruled out in-person participation by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the November meeting of the group in Bali. The summit risked awkward diplomatic encounters if Putin were to have come, as announced by the Kremlin. But
Continue ReadingBy JADE LE DELEY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s lower house of parliament has elected Yaël Braun-Pivet of President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance as its new speaker. She is the first woman to hold the post. The National Assembly opened its first session Tuesday since legislative elections this month shook up
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers have released a video of a captive Israeli citizen it has held incommunicado since 2015. The video released Tuesday shows the young man lying in a hospital bed while wearing an oxygen mask. It was the first image of Hisham al-Sayed
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LIV GOLF LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL-PORTLAND Site: North Plains, Oregon. Course: Pumpkin Ridge GC. Prize money: $25 million ($5 million for teams). Winner’s share: $4 million ($750,000 for each winning team member). Television: LIVgolf.com, Facebook, YouTube. Defending champion: New event. Points leader: Charl Schwartzel. Last time: Charl Schwartzel won the LIV Golf
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LIV GOLF LIV GOLF INVITATIONAL-PORTLAND Site: North Plains, Oregon. Course: Pumpkin Ridge GC. Prize money: $25 million ($5 million for teams). Winner’s share: $4 million ($750,000 for each winning team member). Television: LIVgolf.com, Facebook, YouTube. Defending champion: New event. Points leader: Charl Schwartzel. Last time: Charl Schwartzel won the LIV Golf
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States government took a slew of actions against Russia on Tuesday, sanctioning those whom it says support Russia’s defense industrial base, designating Russian military units for human rights abuses in Ukraine and implementing a ban on new imports of Russian gold. The moves are the latest
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler and Kevin Liptak, CNN The United States government took a slew of actions against Russia on Tuesday, sanctioning those whom it says support Russia’s defense industrial base, designating Russian military units for human rights abuses in Ukraine and implementing a ban on new imports of Russian gold. The moves are the
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Business US consumer confidence continues to sour in the face of high gas and food prices and rising recession risks, according to new data released Tuesday from The Conference Board. The consumer confidence index for June dropped to 98.7 from May’s revised reading of 103.2, which was adjusted downward by more
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. She missed shots, shook her head, rolled her eyes. In between, there were moments where
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, JANUARY 6 COMMITTEE EXHIBIT, HOUSE TV, DOJ By Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and a witness to many critical events and conversations, is expected to testify publicly on Tuesday before the select committee investigating the
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Continue Readingherbertholguin (CNN) — ¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué significa la “Q” en LGBTQ? ¿O qué significan las otras letras? Así como el lenguaje evoluciona constantemente, las palabras que usamos para describirnos a nosotros mismos y otras facetas de la identidad también están cambiando. Aquí hay algunos términos con los que debes estar familiarizado, basados
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence slipped to its lowest level in 16 months as persistent inflation and rising interest rates have Americans as pessimistic as they’ve been about the future in almost a decade. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slipped to 98.7 in
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence slipped to its lowest level in 16 months as persistent inflation and rising interest rates have Americans as pessimistic as they’ve been about the future in almost a decade. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slipped to 98.7 in
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press MADRID (AP) — President Joe Biden is opening his three-day visit to a NATO summit by pledging to beef up the American military presence in Europe. The president after meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is also denouncing Russia’s Vladimir Putin for trying to “wipe out”
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN A tourism chief in Naples has come up with a unique solution for any visitors worried about theft in the southern Italian city, after reports the French actor Daniel Auteuil recently had his luxury watch stolen in the area. Cesare Foa, the president of the tour operators’ association Aidit, says hotels
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