5 steps to turn your side gig into a full-fledged business
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Freelancing or consulting can grow into full-time self-employment. But to successfully make that leap, it’s…
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No spacewalk is complete without a celestial soundtrack of space-themed songs. You’re welcome
By Gregory McNamee, CNN Gear up for the latest spacewalk on September 12 with an out-of-this world playlist. Astronauts Akihiko Hoshide from the…
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‘Conditions became unacceptable’ at hurricane shelter where 4 nursing home residents died, police chief says
By Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Four nursing home patients in Louisiana died after being evacuated to a temporary facility on August 27 ahead of…
Continue Reading ‘Conditions became unacceptable’ at hurricane shelter where 4 nursing home residents died, police chief says
By Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Authorities are investigating the deaths of four nursing home patients in Louisiana after they were evacuated to a…
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Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its hotline…
Continue Reading Texans fear the dire consequences of new laws targeting people of color
By Nicole Chavez, CNN An abortion fund that helps hundreds of women in the southernmost region of Texas each year has stopped answering its hotline…
Continue Reading Searches, sorrow in wake of Ida’s destructive, deadly floods
By MIKE CATALINI, WAYNE PARRY and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Police are going door to door and drawing up lists of…
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German carmakers reject environmental groups’ climate demand
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler has dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of…
Continue Reading German carmakers reject environmental groups’ climate demand
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler has dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of…
Continue Reading 2nd Afghan boy dies of mushroom poisoning in Poland
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A second child of an Afghan family evacuated from Kabul to Poland has died after eating…
Continue Reading UN: Brief gains in air quality in 2020 over COVID lockdowns
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the world and especially urban areas experienced a brief and sharp drop…
Continue Reading UN: Brief gains in air quality in 2020 over COVID lockdowns
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the world and especially urban areas experienced a brief and sharp drop…
Continue Reading Global biodiversity conference opens in southern France
By DANIEL COLE, SYLVIE CORBET and CHRISTINA LARSON Associated Press MARSEILLE, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron opened a global…
Continue Reading With no tourist handouts, hungry Bali monkeys raid homes
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press SANGEH, Indonesia (AP) — Deprived of their preferred food source — the bananas, peanuts…
Continue Reading EU, AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine delivery dispute
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca say they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle…
Continue Reading EU, AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine delivery dispute
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca say they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle…
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Former nurse pleads guilty to sexual abuse of intellectually disabled woman at long-term care facility
By Aya Elamroussi and Andy Rose, CNN A former nurse pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting an intellectually disabled woman in an Arizona…
Continue Reading The Latest: UN chief to hold meeting on Afghanistan funding
The Associated Press The United Nations chief will convene a ministerial meeting in Geneva on Sept. 13 to seek a swift scale-up in funding to address…
Continue Reading ‘Very brutal’: In Ethiopia, Tigray forces accused of abuses
DEBARK, Ethiopia (AP) — As they bring war to other parts of Ethiopia, resurgent Tigray fighters face growing allegations that they are retaliating…
Continue Reading Lagging in polls, Merkel party’s candidate seeks expert help
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The center-right Union bloc’s candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor…
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