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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Man to serve more than 5 years for fentanyl trafficking case in North Carolina
By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Buncombe County judge has…
Continue ReadingMauritania 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…
Continue ReadingEl movimiento Talibán en Afganistán, en datos
Rodrigo Aguiar (CNN) — Este es un vistazo al movimiento Talibán, una organización islamista sunita que opera principalmente en Afganistán y…
Continue ReadingHeir: 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 ReadingHeir: 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 ReadingEx-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 ReadingBarry Bonds Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of retired baseball player Barry Bonds, holder of Major League Baseball’s all-time home…
Continue ReadingLinda Ronstadt Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Grammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt. Personal Birth date: July 15, 1946 Birth place: Tucson,…
Continue ReadingCeltics complete sign-and-trade, sending Fournier to Knicks
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics have finalized a sign-and-trade with the Knicks, sending guard Evan Fournier along…
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Gov. Brown sternly warns school leaders not to violate state’s indoor-mask requirements
Gov. Kate Brown issued a stern open letter Tuesday to Oregon superintendents, school board members and education leaders, warning them that the…
Continue ReadingAquarium 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.…
Continue ReadingSome US Capitol rioters stay defiant, even while pleading guilty
By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz Boyd Camper was set to join the ranks of those pleading guilty in the January 6 insurrection when the federal…
Continue ReadingFeinstein 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…
Continue ReadingFeinstein 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…
Continue ReadingThese are the jobs that stores are having the hardest time filling
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The jobs that major chains in the United States are having the most trouble filling right now aren’t…
Continue ReadingHere’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 ReadingHere’s where veterans can turn to get help with their anguish over Afghanistan
CNN By Ben Burnstein, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is particularly disheartening to Americans who fought there. Across 20 years of…
Continue ReadingZambia 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 ReadingAuburn’s Harsin embraces Southeastern Conference challenge
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Bryan Harsin moved some 2,170 miles from his longtime home for his new job as Auburn’s coach.But that’s hardly the…
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