Over the next several years, America is slated to host several headline grabbing events: the FIFA World Cup, the Ryder Cup, the 2028 Olympics, and America’s 250th birthday celebration, to name a few. On Wednesday, the U.S. Travel Association, a nonprofit that represents “all components of the U.S. travel industry,” released a report with suggested…
CALEXICO, Cali. — Border patrol agents found a rare insect in a shipment of lettuce at the U.S.-Mexico border last month. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, on Jan. 8, a shipment containing red and green leaf lettuce arrived at the Calexico, California, cargo facility. During their cargo inspection, inspectors discovered an unusual insect…
KYIV, Ukraine — Relations between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump deteriorated rapidly Wednesday as Zelenskyy said Trump was living in a Russian-made “disinformation space” and Trump called Zelenskyy “a dictator without elections” in comments that were sure to complicate efforts to end the war. What You Need To Know Relations between…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Harsh cold descended on the nation’s midsection Monday as a polar vortex gripped the Rockies and Northern Plains on the heels of weekend storms that pummeled the Eastern U.S. with floods, killing at least 14 people. What You Need To Know The National Weather Service is warning of life-threatening cold Extreme cold warnings have been…
TOPEKA, Kan. — Is Presidents Day the most confusing holiday in the U.S.? What You Need To Know U.S. states seem to mark Presidents Day with as many different names and honors as there have been presidents The federal holiday is officially Washington’s Birthday to honor George, the first president, and 34 states use his…
EL PASO, Texas — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on direct flights to Venezuela, according to court documents published Friday. The three men were deported Monday, the day after a federal judge approved a…
HONG KONG (AP) — TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban. What You Need To Know TikTok was removed from Apple and Google’s app stores on Jan. 18 to comply with a law that requires ByteDance to…
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. What You Need To Know The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy…
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Two Venezuelan planes returned home Monday with about 190 Venezuelans deported from the United States, signaling a possible thaw in relations between two longtime diplomatic adversaries and a victory for President Donald Trump in his efforts to get more countries to take their people back. What You Need To Know Migrants…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Two people have been charged in the death of a Fort Campbell soldier who was stabbed nearly 70 times last year, police said Saturday. Sofia Rodas, 35, has been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, the Clarksville Police Department…