Not giving up: Afghan relatives in UK reach out for help
By JO KEARNEY and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The last week has been a frantic mix of fear and frustration for people in west London…
Continue ReadingMonth: August 2021
Country Music Hall of Fame artist Tom T. Hall dies at age 85
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Country music singer-songwriter Tom T. Hall died Friday at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, at the age of 85, according to his…
Continue ReadingSouthern Democrats aim to export Georgia’s 2020 success
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After the success that Democrats in Georgia had in 2020, the Deep South battleground is working with…
Continue ReadingAll about Henri as storm wanes, plods through US Northeast
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A weakening Henri is now a tropical depression and is churning eastward over New England and back…
Continue ReadingAngelina Jolie comparte una emotiva carta de una joven afgana en sus redes
jasserakle (CNN Español) — Angelina Jolie usó sus redes sociales para pronunciarse sobre la situación política de Afganistán. “En…
Continue ReadingBiden se enfoca en “hacer el trabajo” mientras la caótica evacuación de Afganistán se vuelve desesperante
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden trató de poner una cara optimista frente a las evacuaciones caóticas que están teniendo lugar…
Continue ReadingConstantinople Patriarch visits Ukraine for independence
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is visiting Ukraine to attend the festivities…
Continue ReadingClarissa Ward, la periodista de CNN que cubrió la toma de los talibanes en Afganistán
Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Clarissa Ward, corresponsal internacional en jefe de CNN, ha reportado durante más de 15 años desde las…
Continue ReadingMelissa Joan Hart, fully vaccinated and sick with Covid, warns others to ‘stay vigilant’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Actress Melissa Joan Hart has revealed she’s quite sick with Covid, despite being fully vaccinated and wants to…
Continue ReadingPSG forward Icardi’s injury could impact Messi debut
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Mauro Icardi is due for a scan after injuring his right shoulder in a French league game against Brest.…
Continue ReadingHenri thwarts Central Park concert hailing NYC virus rebound
NEW YORK (AP) — A superstar-laden Central Park concert meant to celebrate New York City’s recovery from the coronavirus was cut short because of…
Continue ReadingWhen you can see the rare ‘blue moon’ this August 21-23
By Kristen Rogers, Ashley Strickland and Sarah Molano, CNN This weekend is your next chance to catch the rare full blue moon before it again becomes…
Continue ReadingWhy autumn weather won’t be the same this year
By Hannah Gard and Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologists At the halfway point of August, fall is quickly approaching as schools are back in session.…
Continue ReadingHundreds arrested, fined during Australia lockdown protests
SYDNEY (AP) — Authorities in Australia say more than 250 people have been arrested while protesting coronavirus lockdowns in the country. Many…
Continue ReadingCoastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Henri is now a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading the…
Continue ReadingHideki Matsuyama: Ball hit by 2021 Masters champion lands in spectator’s shirt
By John Sinnott, CNN It’s par for the course for a golfer’s shot to occasionally land in a water hazard or the rough, but Hideki…
Continue ReadingEurope fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover
By KARL RITTER and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press HANGEDIGI, Turkey (AP) — European Union leaders haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the…
Continue ReadingMerkel’s bloc steps up German election fight amid poll sag
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s would-be successor is pledging to “fight with everything that I…
Continue ReadingHow the climate crisis is changing hurricanes
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN In the same week that Tropical Storm Fred caused catastrophic flooding in North Carolina, and Hurricane Grace made its second…
Continue ReadingUnruly air passengers hit with $500,000 in new fines
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN While our passports haven’t been getting many stamps since March 2020, at least our vocabularies are expanding.…
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