Lonely Planet’s top places to go in 2024
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — Get your wishlist fired up, Lonely Planet just revealed its 50 top travel destinations for the year ahead.…
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Police arrest an armed suspect after 8-hour hostage drama at a post office north of Tokyo
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Police say they have arrested an armed suspect and ended an eight-hour standoff at a post office…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental disasters and ‘dark’ tourism: The modern-day ghost towns created by the climate crisis
By Elissa Garay, CNN (CNN) — Think of “ghost towns” and images of dusty, lost-to-time towns, like those in America’s Wild West, may come…
Continue ReadingAmericans are still putting way too much food into landfills. Local officials seek EPA’s help
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A pair of recent reports from the Environmental Protection Agency put striking numbers on…
Continue ReadingUna familia ucraniana de nueve miembros murió tiroteada mientras dormía en la ciudad de Donetsk, ocupada por Rusia
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una familia de nueve miembros, entre ellos dos niños de corta edad, fue hallada muerta a tiros en su casa de…
Continue ReadingAfghans in droves head to border to leave Pakistan ahead of a deadline in anti-migrant crackdown
By RIAZ KHAN and ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Afghans are piling into trucks and buses and leaving Pakistan to avoid…
Continue ReadingBud Light brewer confident it can win back US drinkers, but sales are still down after backlash
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Anheuser-Busch InBev said Tuesday that revenue growth in most of its global regions was offset by a drop in…
Continue ReadingJapan police detain 86-year-old suspected gunman who had barricaded himself in post office with hostages
By Akanksha Sharma, Junko Ogura and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese police on Tuesday arrested an 86-year-old suspected gunman who…
Continue ReadingA wildfire raging for a week in eastern Australia claims a life and razes more than 50 homes
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A wildfire in eastern Australia is suspected to have killed a man, destroyed more than…
Continue ReadingChinese factory activity contracts in October as pandemic recovery falters
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — An official survey of manufacturers shows China’s factory activity contracted in October,…
Continue ReadingEU Commissioner urges Montenegro to push ahead with EU integration after new government confirmed
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The European Commission’s top official has urged Montenegro to push ahead with its…
Continue ReadingDetienen al autor del apuñalamiento mortal de una médica musulmana en Texas; de momento no hay indicios de delito de odio, según la Policía
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una médica musulmana de 52 años del área de Houston, Texas, fue apuñalada hasta la muerte este fin de…
Continue ReadingReports of anti-Asian hate crimes decreased more than 30% in 2022, FBI data shows
By Nicole Chavez and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Anti-Asian hate crimes reported in the US decreased by 33% in 2022, following a rise in such…
Continue ReadingAutoridades chinas toman medidas enérgicas contra los perros callejeros después de que un rottweiler atacara a una niña. Pero algunos dicen que han ido demasiado lejos
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El estremecedor video de un rottweiler atacando a una niña de 2 años en China ha generado una ofensiva de…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia likely to host 2034 World Cup after Australia decides not to bid for soccer showcase
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Saudi Arabia is all but certain to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after the Australian soccer…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrikes crush apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFREY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A barrage of Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment…
Continue ReadingOpinión | “Oscuro, aterrador, claustrofóbico”: cómo es el interior de los túneles de Hamas
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nota del editor: Peter Bergen es analista de seguridad nacional de CNN, vicepresidente de New America, profesor de…
Continue ReadingElite Kenyan police unit goes on trial in the killing of a prominent Pakistani journalist last year
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An elite Kenyan police unit has gone on trial on charges of wrongful death in the killing…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces rescue soldier held by Hamas in special operation, IDF says
By Akanksha Sharma and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Israeli soldier who was abducted by Hamas has been rescued in a special joint operation,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street gains ahead of Fed decision on interest rates
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday after Wall Street advanced to claim back some of…
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