How to help Afghan refugees
By Amy Chillag, CNN The refugee crisis in Afghanistan is growing as the Taliban take over the country. Since the start of this year, 550,000 Afghans…
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How to help Afghan refugees
By Amy Chillag, CNN The refugee crisis in Afghanistan is growing as the Taliban take over the country. Since the start of this year, 550,000 Afghans…
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Mauritania rescues 7 migrants from sea, but 47 feared dead
Associated Press NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — The Mauritanian Coast Guard has rescued a group of seven migrants from a stranded boat in the…
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The Taliban have been in charge of Kabul for 48 hours. Women have already disappeared from the streets
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The busy Kabul street looks almost as if nothing has changed. People rush by, as shopkeepers…
Continue Reading The Taliban have been in charge of Kabul for 48 hours. Women have already disappeared from the streets
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The busy Kabul street looks almost as if nothing has changed. People rush by, as shopkeepers…
Continue Reading Heir: Sacklers won’t settle unless freed from opioid suits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma has told a court that the family will not contribute billions to…
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Heir: Sacklers won’t settle unless freed from opioid suits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma has told a court that the family will not contribute billions to…
Continue Reading Ex-NC lawmaker gets probation for campaign money scheme
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina state lawmaker has received probation and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty a year ago to an…
Continue Reading Aquarium chair: Dressing-room video wasn’t ‘boys being boys’
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A security camera at a Florida aquarium recorded a group of women changing clothes, and top executives watched the video.…
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Feinstein calls for probe of capture, resale of wild horses
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on federal land managers to conduct an investigation to…
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Here’s where veterans can turn to get help with their anguish over Afghanistan
By Ben Burnstein, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is particularly disheartening to Americans who fought there. Across 20 years of…
Continue Reading Here’s where veterans can turn to get help with their anguish over Afghanistan
By Ben Burnstein, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is particularly disheartening to Americans who fought there. Across 20 years of…
Continue Reading Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after elections
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Business has quickly returned to normal in Zambia after veteran opposition leader Hakainde…
Continue Reading Susan B. Anthony photo, found in attic, now going to auction
GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) — A rare framed photograph of Susan B. Anthony is being auctioned with a starting price of $5,000. The 20-by-16-inch photo was…
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The heroines of ‘RushTok’ received their bids. Here’s why we were so invested in TikTok’s sorority recruitment saga
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s day two of philanthropy round. Will you be wearing the Pants Store skort with the Kendra Scott earrings, or the…
Continue Reading Man sentenced for attacking Black neighbors’ Michigan home
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A white neighbor who shot at a Black family’s Michigan home, slashed tires on a vehicle and wrote racist graffiti on…
Continue Reading Banged-up Broncos sign running back Adrian Killins
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos bolstered their banged-up backfield by signing free agent running back Adrian Killins on Tuesday when…
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Texas requests five mortuary trailers during Covid-19 surge
By Raja Razek and Ray Sanchez, CNN Five mortuary trailers have been requested by the health services department in Texas, which is seeing a surge in…
Continue Reading No shot, no proof, no service: NYC businesses begin checks
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New COVID-19 measures in New York City are putting restaurant servers, bartenders and ticket…
Continue Reading Taliban encounter Afghan cities remade in their absence
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press Ezanullah, one of thousands of young Taliban fighters from the countryside who rode into Afghanistan’s capital…
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