By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says its military will begin recruiting some noncitizens in a bid to boost troop numbers. Defense Minister Richard Marles says the move announced Tuesday is part of an effort to build a military that can resist foreign coercion through blocked trade routes. Only
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) –Puede que muchos estadounidenses se acaloren de rabia cuando abran sus facturas de electricidad este verano. Aunque para algunos, las consecuencias del aumento de las tarifas de los servicios públicos pueden ser mucho más graves. Según un análisis de la Asociación Nacional de Directores de Asistencia Energética y el Centro para la
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Con un cómputo del 95,23% de las 170.648 casillas aprobadas para el Proceso Electoral Federal 2023-2024, el Instituto Nacional Electoral de México (INE) informó este martes que cerró el Programa de Resultados Electorales Preliminares (PREP), que reflejó las cifras dadas a conocer por los Conteos Rápidos realizados la noche del
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of residents living near Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines were ordered to evacuate Tuesday after the volcano erupted, sending a three-mile tall (five-kilometer) ash column into the sky that caused dozens of flights to be canceled. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Mount Kanlaon erupted
Continue ReadingBy Susannah Cullinane, Joe Sutton, Andy Rose and Michelle Krupa, CNN (CNN) — Constance Glantz had been in a nursing home – in hospice care. Whatever ailment had ushered the 74-year-old toward this inescapable brink, her death – as those whose business it is to care for the recently departed often say – had been
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ken Hay’s part in the invasion of Normandy lasted just a few weeks, but he wants to make sure the experiences of those who fought and died to end the Nazi grip on Europe live forever. The British Army veteran was captured a few weeks after the
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, as investors weighed recent data highlighting a slowing U.S. economy that offers both upsides and downsides for Wall Street. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 shed 1.0% in early trading to 38,448.61. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.3% to 7,759.20. South Korea’s Kospi
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) — La presidenta municipal de Cotija en el estado de Michoacán, Yolanda Sánchez Figueroa, resultó muerta en un supuesto atentado, según confirmó este martes la Secretaría de Gobierno del estado de Michoacán en su cuenta de X. Según los primeros reportes de medios locales la funcionaria municipal habría sido víctima de
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — As an interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara was supposed to bridge the gap between baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his English-speaking teammates and fans as the duo traveled from Southern California to ballparks across the U.S. Instead, Mizuhara exploited the Japanese-English language barrier to
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Legislature has given final approval to a proposal that will ask voters to make it a state crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry. The 31-29 vote Tuesday by the Republican-controlled
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Amanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom this week to defend herself against a 16-year-old slander conviction that she hopes to beat once and for all. The opportunity for Knox, who turns 37 next month, was made possible when a European court ruled that Italy
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The new roundabout at Highway 20 and Locust Street is about halfway finished, with westbound traffic moved Monday onto the new route; the project is slated for completion in the fall.
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU and KANIS LEUNG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Security in Beijing is tight around Tiananmen Square as China marks 35 years since a bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests. China has long quashed any public memory of the military crackdown on monthslong protests at the heart of its capital. Hundreds, if not thousands,
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Durante más de un siglo, los científicos estuvieron buscando sin éxito fósiles de cráneos de la especie de pájaro del trueno Genyornis newtoni. Hace unos 50.000 años, estos titanes, también conocidos como mihirungs, término aborigen que significa “pájaro gigante”, caminaban por los bosques y praderas de Australia con piernas musculosas. Eran
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN en Español) — Xóchitl Gálvez, excandidata presidencial de la coalición opositora de los partidos Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Acción Nacional (PAN) y de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), dijo este lunes en redes sociales que presentará impugnaciones a los resultados de la elección de este domingo que ganó la candidata oficialista Claudia Sheinbaum. Gálvez
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faces a long list of challenges, including persistent cartel violence, a deeply divided country, cash-straitened social programs and the long shadow of her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But for some analysts it
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States urged the U.N. Security Council on Monday to support the three-phase plan announced by President Joe Biden aimed at ending the nearly eight-month war in Gaza, freeing all hostages and sending massive aid into the devastated territory. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Janeese Lewis George defeated a pair of challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic primary and will head into November’s general election as a heavy favorite to retain her Ward 4 seat on the D.C. Council. George, a pillar of the council’s leftist wing, defeated Lisa Gore and Paul Johnson.
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The first heat wave of the season has arrived earlier than usual across much of the U.S. Southwest, with dangerously hot conditions that produced triple-digit temperatures on Tuesday. Forecasters say temperatures are likely to top 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 Celsius) in some areas by
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won Democratic and Republican primaries in a handful of states Tuesday, among some of the last contests on the 2024 primary calendar. Trump, appearing on the ballot for the first time since his historic conviction for felony
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