To deter day-trippers, Venice tested a 5 euro entrance fee. Did visitors stay away?
When Venice introduced a 5 euro entrance fee in April, officials said the aim was to dissuade day-trippers from visiting at peak times, in a bid to ease the pressure on beleaguered residents forced to share the fragile Italian city’s limited space and public resources.
Bangladesh orders curfew in effort to quell deadly unrest
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Authorities in Bangladesh have ordered a nationwide curfew and deployed the army as clashes between student-led protesters and the police and paramilitary forces have killed dozens of people and brought Dhaka, the nation’s capital, to a halt.
As Biden recovers from COVID-19, Harris assumes a starring role on campaign trail
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — As President Joe Biden recuperates from COVID-19, Vice President Kamala Harris has become the standard-bearer of their reelection effort, visiting the battleground states of Michigan and North Carolina this past week before headlining a well-attended fundraiser in Massachusetts on Saturday.
Flight delays and cancellations continue Saturday but in lower numbers
Airlines made progress toward containing the fallout from a tech outage that disrupted global travel Friday, though some flight delays and cancellations extended into Saturday.
Pelosi told colleagues she would favor ‘open’ nomination process if Biden drops out
Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, the former speaker, recently told her colleagues in the California delegation that if President Joe Biden were to end his campaign she would favor the “competitive” process of an open primary rather than an anointment of Vice President Kamala Harris as the new Democratic presidential nominee.
Team USA survives scare from South Sudan, storms back to avoid stunning upset
LONDON — The American men’s Olympic team faced its first true test of the summer from a surprising source and passed, avoiding what would have been one of the most stunning losses in 50 years of USA Basketball.
This Open Championship is not for everyone. That’s a good thing
TROON, Scotland — Thriston Lawrence’s voice cracked as he recalled the path here. How the South African flew overseas to test his level against the best in America, only to make one cut in six weeks. How the doubt that this cold, unforgiving game creates can permeate even the strongest of wills.
Is she the oldest person in the Amazon?
JAVARI VALLEY INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil — After more than 100 years in the rainforest, Varî Vãti Marubo walks with a stick and, as she always has, barefoot.
Global court says Israel’s occupation of territories violates international law
The International Court of Justice said Friday that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and its settlements there, violated international law — the most sweeping stance laid out by the world’s highest court on an issue that has been the subject of debates and resolutions at the United Nations for decades.
Secluded in Rehoboth, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out of the race
WASHINGTON — Sick with COVID and abandoned by allies, President Joe Biden has been fuming at his Delaware beach house, increasingly resentful about what he sees as an orchestrated campaign to drive him out of the race and bitter toward some of those he once considered close, including his onetime running mate Barack Obama.
Houthis launch deadly drone strike on Tel Aviv, evading Israel’s defenses
REHOVOT, Israel — In a rare breach of Israel’s multilayered air-defense system, a drone fired by the Houthi militia in Yemen slammed into an apartment building near the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, early Friday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others.
A small town gives a solemn farewell to man killed at Trump rally
CABOT, Pa. — One by one on Friday morning, people began to gather along the winding roads and cornfields to plant American flags, spread out their blankets and wait for the fire trucks.
Braves rookie pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach quickly ascending and impressing
ATLANTA — To say that Spencer Schwellenbach has made rapid progress as a starting pitcher in his first season in the majors would be a considerable understatement. It’d be akin to saying the rookie has made a pretty good impression on Braves teammates.
Bobby Grier, who integrated the Sugar Bowl in 1956, dies at 91
Bobby Grier, a University of Pittsburgh fullback who in 1956 became the first Black football player to take the field in the postseason Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, despite the opposition of Georgia’s segregationist governor, who sought to bar Georgia Tech, Pitt’s opponent, from playing in the game, died June 30 in Warren, Ohio. He was 91.
Chaos and confusion: Tech outage causes disruptions worldwide
Airlines grounded flights. Operators of 911 lines could not respond to emergencies. Hospitals canceled surgeries. Retailers closed for the day. And the actions all traced back to a batch of bad computer code.
Black and Hispanic Democrats hold firm for Biden, eyeing Harris’ future
LAS VEGAS — The phalanx of Black and Hispanic Democrats that has closed ranks around President Joe Biden as much of the rest of their party seeks to push him out of the presidential race has another goal: ensuring that if he does go, Kamala Harris will take his place at the top of the ticket.
White House pushes rent cap, reigniting debate on housing policy
When the Biden administration laid out a suite of plans this week to address housing affordability, it added a bold update to previous proposals — and sent the housing industry and the economics world buzzing.
Trump struggles to turn the page on ‘American carnage’
Donald Trump has long been a man undone by himself.
A daily pill to prevent STIs? It may work, scientists say
A daily dose of a widely used antibiotic can prevent some infections with syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, potentially a new solution to the escalating crisis of sexually transmitted infections, scientists reported Thursday.
Losing hope, Venezuelans vow to leave their country if Maduro wins
BOGOTÁ, Colombia — A young opposition activist planning to trek through seven countries and a perilous jungle to reach the United States. A journalist ready to abandon everything to build a new life abroad. A lawyer in her 60s, fearful that her last daughter is about to leave.