SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) – KFC founder Colonel Sanders ‘ pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction Tuesday night, along with his former home and a dinner house Sanders opened after selling his iconic restaurant chain.
GENEVA (AP) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday – and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA.
Americans rewire grocery shopping amid biggest price jump in 50 years
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Members of the Hollywood Foreign Press, which founded and for decades owned the Golden Globe Awards, have sued Penske Media Corporation and others, alleging they engaged in fraud to acquire the valuable awards show in an attempt to create an entertainment industry monopoly.
NEW YORK (AP) – Two months after a major shakeup, CBS’s “60 Minutes” has hired a lineup of new correspondents and contributors in time for its 59th season, including Ross Douthat, a conservative opinion columnist at The New York Times, and Norah O’Donnell, former anchor of “CBS Evening News.”
400-year-old Austrian bell foundry bets on modern technology
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Vietnam’s biggest conglomerate, Vingroup, is moving into global markets as business at home slows, planning nearly two dozen projects in at least 15 countries, from a “Vietnam Town” in Uzbekistan to smart cities in India and a riverfront development in Congo.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva praised Argentine President Javier Milei’s austerity policies and reform agenda Monday, saying they have restored market confidence in a country long regarded as a serial defaulter on its sovereign debt.