BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians were forced to walk to work on Tuesday, as truckers in major cities blocked highways to protest a recent increase in the price of diesel fuel. Truckers unions have said that plans by the government to eliminate diesel fuel subsidies would put their businesses on the edge of
NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer thinks Jannik Sinner’s doping case raises questions about whether the current No. 1-ranked tennis player should have been allowed to continue competing until he was absolved of intentionally using an anabolic steroid he tested positive for twice in March. “It’s not something we want to see in our sport
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C., are facing a new lawsuit jointly filed Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the nation’s capital. At least nine of those guns have now been found at crime scene and
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Fashion shows have returned to Ukraine with a striking statement: war veterans — both men and women — walking the runway with prosthetic limbs. Ukrainian Fashion Week is being held for the first time since the start of the full-scale war in February 2022, with the headline event on Tuesday in
FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Chicago were reviewing video footage and other evidence Tuesday in their investigation of a shooting aboard a transit train that left four sleeping passengers dead. The shooting took place before 5:30 a.m. Monday aboard the Chicago area’s L system, on a Blue Line train that was moving
The seasonal differences of the movie calendar have eroded a little bit with time. Neither of the last two Oscar juggernauts — “Oppenheimer,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” — opened in the fall, the traditional launching pad of Academy Awards hopefuls. And just the same, Fall tends to be nearly as stuffed as summer is
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Protesters in Mexico City blocked entrances to Congress Tuesday over proposals that would make judges stand for election. A mix of court employees, students and other critics chanted and strung ropes across entrances to the lower house of Congress. Many employees, including those at the Supreme Court, have gone on strike
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine was shot in the leg in a confrontation with police Tuesday just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group said. Photos posted online showed Wine surrounded by followers who yelled that he had been shot in the leg before some supported him into a waiting car.
EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia has always been a difficult place to play. Now the challenge is even higher. Literally. The men’s national soccer team is hoping that hosting World Cup qualifiers at an altitude higher than ever will help it improve in the South American standings. The Bolivians usually play in the capital
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for this week’s suicide bombing at a prosecutor’s office in Kabul that killed at least six people and injured 13. The group said in a statement on its news outlet Amaq that the assailant detonated his explosive-laden vest Monday as investigators and other employees were
