Homeland Security restarts Global Entry program after long airport lines

The Department of Homeland Security restarted the Global Entry program on Wednesday, a little over two weeks after it halted the service for travelers because of the partial government shutdown.

Tornadoes kill 2 in northwestern Indiana and raze buildings Illinois

Major storms whipped up tornadoes that killed at least two people in northwest Indiana and leveled buildings in Kankakee, Illinois, authorities said Wednesday, as another round of rain, hail and strong winds made its way through the region.

Virginia has a data center boon. Officials debate if it's time to scrap tax breaks

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Nearly two decades ago, Virginia gave tech companies a tax break on equipment and software, and they began to build. The state became a data center hub, and they kept building. Residents bemoaned the noise while they built some more. Artificial intelligence boomed, and the power grid strained – still, more building.

Some states are reviving a push to tax the rich

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – Chuck Collins figures he won life’s lottery by inheriting vast sums of money through his great-grandfather Oscar Mayer’s processed meat company, but rather than fight to protect every dime Collins has helped push to hike taxes on the ultrarich like himself.

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back Anthropic in fight against Pentagon

Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are throwing their weight behind Anthropic in asking a federal court to block the Trump administration’s designation of the artificial intelligence company as a supply chain risk.

Kast takes office as Chile marks sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) – Far-right leader José Antonio Kast was sworn in as Chile’s new president on Wednesday, marking the Latin American nation’s most pronounced shift to the right since the return of democracy in 1990.

Iran says it can't take part in World Cup because of US attacks

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s sports and youth minister said it’s “not possible” for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in its ongoing war.

Trump assured Infantino Iran can come to US for World Cup

MIAMI (AP) – FIFA said Tuesday night that it anticipates Iran’s national team will be allowed to come to the United States, even with war going on between the countries, and compete in the World Cup that begins in about three months.

Virginia's former first lady to run for Congress in newly drawn district

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – There could be another McAuliffe representing Virginia soon. Dorothy McAuliffe – the former first lady, onetime state department official and wife of then-Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe – said Wednesday that she will run for Congress, putting a prominent name into the mix for a newly drawn district.