Oldest US veteran of WWII celebrates his 112th birthday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana man who is the oldest living World War II veteran in the United States has marked his 112th birthday. Lawrence…
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Libya arrests 2 suspected traffickers, returns 53 to Egypt
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Officials say Libyan authorities have arrested two suspected human traffickers and facilitated the return of more than…
Continue Reading Tennessee state senator’s trial on theft charges begins
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the trial of a Tennessee state senator charged with stealing…
Continue Reading FDA experts among group opposing US booster shot plan
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press An international group of scientists is arguing the average person doesn’t need a…
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Nation’s largest school district welcomes New York students back to in-person learning
By Dakin Andone and Polo Sandoval, CNN Students in New York City’s public schools — the nation’s largest school district —…
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China’s strict 21 day quarantine under question after new outbreak emerges
By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN A man who completed 21 days of mandatory quarantine upon returning to China from overseas has been identified as…
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5 things to know for September 13: Covid, spending bill, California, N Korea, India
By AJ Willingham, CNN Tropical Storm Nicholas takes aim this week at Texas and Louisiana. Not only will it dump a lot of rain, it could also…
Continue Reading School vaccine campaigns targeting students face blowback
By CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America Across the U.S., vaccine-hesitant parents are struggling with vaccine-seeking teenagers set…
Continue Reading Blinken pushes back on GOP criticism of Afghan withdrawal
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back against harsh Republican criticism of the…
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Afghan women are sharing photos of dresses to protest the Taliban’s black hijab mandate
By Masoud Popalzai and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Afghan women around the world are protesting the Taliban‘s new hijab requirement in schools by…
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Scientists are potty-training cows in a bid to help save the planet
By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN If you can potty-train a child, you can potty-train a cow. At least, that was the theory a group of researchers in…
Continue Reading No bull: Scientists potty train cows to use ‘MooLoo’
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Researchers in Germany have potty trained cows, all in the name of science. Monday’s study in the journal…
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Online bets on NFL games seen surging as season begins
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A company that most of the legal U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its…
Continue Reading NTSB chief: focus on road safety must shift to entire system
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants to change the way governments…
Continue Reading NTSB chief: focus on road safety must shift to entire system
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants to change the way governments…
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A heart patient died after he couldn’t get a cardiac ICU bed in 43 hospitals. Now his family is pleading for people to get vaccinated
By Alta Spells and Holly Yan, CNN Ray DeMonia wasn’t seeking Covid-19 treatment when he arrived at an Alabama hospital with heart problems. But…
Continue Reading Auditors highlight flaws in EU migrant deportation program
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Auditors say the European Union’s program for deporting migrants is not working well. But the…
Continue Reading South Africa events industry gets boost with regulation ease
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The hospitality and events industry in South Africa has received a major boost with the…
Continue Reading UN: Probe in Ethiopia’s Tigray didn’t reach Axum massacre
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief says a highly awaited joint investigation into abuses in…
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He was lucky to escape Afghanistan, but many of his relatives, friends and other Afghan allies were left behind, in danger and pleading to be evacuated
By Liam Reilly, CNN After a perilous 14-hour drive from Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, to the capital of Kabul, a flight to…
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