By AMY TAXIN Associated Press WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — The crisis in Afghanistan has reopened painful wounds for many of the 2 million Vietnamese Americans living in the United States. It’s driven some elders to open up about their own harrowing departure to younger generations for the first time. It has also spurred many Vietnamese
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Adopción del Bitcoin, reelección inmediata y jubilación obligatoria de jueces. ¿Qué tienen en común estos tres temas? Se trata de algunas de las más recientes y polémicas medidas impulsadas por el presidente Nayib Bukele en El Salvador, y que llevaron esta semana a cientos de personas a manifestar su rechazo
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden is mobilizing an interagency effort to deal with the effects of extreme heat across the country, the White House announced Monday. Extreme heat is the leading weather-related cause of death in the US, the White House said in a fact sheet, citing record-setting temperatures over the summer and
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki, Anna Muckenfuss Click here for updates on this story MIDLAND, Michgan (WNEM) — When the Tittabawassee River roared through after last year’s dam failures, it brought with it a flood of invasive species. A plant with the berries is called buckthorn, normally at the Chippewa Nature Center in Midland, doesn’t belong near
Continue ReadingHENRICO, Va. (AP) — Striking union members have voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that began last month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union announced the results Saturday, after union members voted Thursday and Friday. The
Continue ReadingHENRICO, Va. (AP) — Striking union members have voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that began last month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union announced the results Saturday, after union members voted Thursday and Friday. The
Continue ReadingHENRICO, Va. (AP) — Striking union members have voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that began last month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union announced the results Saturday, after union members voted Thursday and Friday. The
Continue ReadingBy Mike Agogliati, Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A police officer was struck by the driver of a stolen car early Monday morning. If happened in Farmington. According to police, officers responded to a report of an active theft in the area of 1 Talcott Notch Rd.
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN The US and UK will be sharing technology and expertise with Australia to help it build nuclear-powered submarines as part of a newly-announced defense pact between the three countries. The move has sparked fury in France, which has lost a long-standing agreement to supply Australia with diesel-powered subs. But it’s not
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Good Monday, Central Oregon! We woke up to a cool and mostly clear morning all across the High Desert, similar to the nice conditions we had over the weekend. The warmup slightly starts today, as we continue to move throughout the week, with temperatures today in the upper 60’s and low 70’s for parts of
Continue ReadingBy KRISTI EATON Associated Press TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) — It was used as a central set in the 1983 movie, “The Outsiders.” A low-slung white bungalow in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a wide front porch. The house has now been turned into the Outsiders House Museum, dedicated to preserving the memory of the movie and the
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted two Syrian brothers of holding leading roles in the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group in their home country between 2011 and 2014. The verdicts Monday mark the first time Dutch judges have convicted a suspect of leadership in a Syrian extremist organization. One brother was sentenced
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Families of some Portland students find themselves in a tough spot wondering how they’re going to get their kids to school Monday morning. In an email to parents on Friday, Portland Public Schools announced that they canceled 13 bus routes to
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN Español) — Este 20 de septiembre se celebra el Día Mundial de la Paella. En Valencia, la cuna de este reconocido plato español, chefs de todo el mundo compitieron por el título al mejor paellero en la World Paella Day Cup. El lunes en la mañana, los chefs semifinalistas se preparan para
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Princess Beatrice, Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter, has given birth to a baby girl, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. Beatrice and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi welcomed their first child together, weighing 6 pounds and 2 ounces, on Saturday night at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. “The new baby’s grandparents and
Continue ReadingBy Nick Sloan, Jackson Hicks Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives believes a Saturday morning fire at a Kansas City church was an arson. The Harlem Baptist Church caught fire Saturday morning around 9:30 a.m. It was quickly upgraded to a
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Youth activists are hoping to turn up the heat on governments with the first large-scale international protest against climate change in six months. Greta Thunberg and fellow activists say they plan to stage demonstrations Friday in cities around the world, weeks before leaders gather for a U.N.
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have begun moving asylum-seekers living in a squalid camp on the island of Samos into a new facility on the island, where access will be more strictly controlled. About 200 people were to be moved to the new camp in the hills of Samos on Monday with around 200
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Borussia Dortmund’s defensive frailties are keeping expectations in check despite the team’s fearsome attack. Dortmund has the fifth worst defensive record in the Bundesliga. The team has already conceded 11 goals in five league games to take the shine off outstanding play from Erling Haaland, Marco
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN The 73rd Emmy Awards took place on Sunday night. Below is a list of winners in major categories. Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or TV movie Paul Bettany, “WandaVision” Hugh Grant, “The Undoing” Ewan McGregor, “Halston” *WINNER Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Hamilton” Leslie Odom Jr., “Hamilton” Outstanding lead actress in a
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