Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Washington (CNN) — Unos 37.000 refugiados afganos, que han llegado o llegarán a Estados Unidos luego de que los talibanes tomaran el poder en Afganistán, serán reasentados en varios estados del país, con California y Texas teniendo las asignaciones más altas, según dijo un funcionario de la Casa Blanca a CNN. Según
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is trying to hammer out the world’s next steps against rapidly worsening climate change in a private, virtual session with a small group of other global leaders. Friday’s session at the White House opened with Biden announcing a new U.S.-European pledge
Continue ReadingBy Marilyn Deutsch Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — If you enter Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the first person you see may be dressed in camouflage. “Basically, we’re the greeters of the hospital, but we’re also enforcing the rules.” For the past month, hundreds of Oregon National Guard and
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister says he will visit Bahrain later this month, the first such visit by an Israeli minister to the Gulf Arab country following a diplomatic agreement reached last year. Yair Lapid announced the visit in a conference call on Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and officials from
Continue ReadingBy Nick Krupke and Web Staff Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Oregon (KPTV) — Emma Dalke is a 15-year-old sophomore at West Salem High School with a whole lot of weight on her mind, her chest, and over her head. “I made nationals my first year in weightlifting, which some kids it
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Doerr, Richard Powers and Lauren Groff are among this years nominees on the National Book Awards’ fiction longlist, which also includes Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ debut novel “The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois,” already an Oprah Winfrey selection and finalist for the
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Floating and stinging as it explores the boxing icon’s life inside the ring and out, “Muhammad Ali” is another epic Ken Burns-produced dive into the life of an influential 20th-century figure, coming on the heels of “Hemingway.” Much has said about Ali, but going the distance with this four-part PBS
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Floating and stinging as it explores the boxing icon’s life inside the ring and out, “Muhammad Ali” is another epic Ken Burns-produced dive into the life of an influential 20th-century figure, coming on the heels of “Hemingway.” Much has said about Ali, but going the distance with this four-part
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — During his time as Union Pacific’s CEO, Lance Fritz has had to find ways to keep the freight moving during the coronavirus pandemic as the economy nearly ground to a halt and then roared back to life. Now he is working to help clear up
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former CIA Director and former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Personal Birth date: September 25, 1943 Birth place: Wichita, Kansas Birth name: Robert Michael Gates Father: Melville A. Gates, wholesale auto parts salesperson Mother: Isabel V. Gates Marriage: Rebecca (Wilkie) Gates (1966-present) Children: Eleanor, Bradley
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — More information has been released regarding a tragic boating accident that happened last week in Daphne. The two individuals involved have been identified as Richard Dove and Timothy Barnas. One of the victims Richard Dove, who was the driver, passed away
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it endorsed the extra doses for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease. The twin votes
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story DAPHNE, Alabama (WALA) — It’s been one year since Hurricane Sally made landfall along the Gulf Coast. The slow-moving storm responsible for 9 total deaths, and caused more than 7 billion dollars in damage. More than 300 million of that was in Alabama. One of
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch defense minister has resigned, a day after parliament passed a motion of censure against her for her handling of chaotic evacuations from Kabul of translators who worked for Dutch forces in Afghanistan. Ank Bijleveld is the second minister in the Netherlands’ caretaker coalition government to resign over the
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Microsoft has a solution for the familiar problem of needing to remember too many passwords: doing away with them altogether. The company announced Wednesday that it will introduce a “passwordless account” option for all users of several popular services such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft OneDrive in the coming weeks.
Continue ReadingTURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has reported a loss of 210 million euros for the 2020-21 financial year. The loss is attributed mainly to the pandemic’s effect on the transfer market and ticket sales. Revenue from player registration rights dropped 129 million euros from 2019-20, while ticket sales fell more than 41 million euros from
Continue ReadingTURIN, Italy (AP) — Juventus has reported a loss of 210 million euros for the 2020-21 financial year. The loss is attributed mainly to the pandemic’s effect on the transfer market and ticket sales. Revenue from player registration rights dropped 129 million euros from 2019-20, while ticket sales fell more than 41 million euros from
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica and Simone Pathe, CNN Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump earlier this year, announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2022. “While my desire to build a fuller family life is at the heart of my decision,
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Barbaresi Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A year and a half into the pandemic and Wisconsin’s unemployment system is still struggling to keep up. Tens of thousands of people in Wisconsin are stuck in a backlog of appeals. Clint Marks is one of them. He just opened his
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Lizzo apparently has not abandoned her quest to get close to Chris Evans. With news that Warner Bros. (which is owned by CNN’s parent company) is reportedly planning a remake of the 1992 film “The Bodyguard,” the singer has let the world know she wouldn’t mind starring in it with
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