The Taliban want to lay down the law. Far outside Kabul, rural Afghans just want to get paid
By Ishtiaq Mahsud and Rob Picheta, CNN In rural Paktika province — at a border crossing with Pakistan, nearly 200 miles south of Kabul —…
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Arbitrator rules in favor of New York teachers in dispute with city over vaccination requirements, union says
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Laura Studley, CNN New York City teachers who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and have documented medical or…
Continue ReadingTwo Florida middle school students arrested in alleged school shooting plot, says sheriff
By Alta Spells and Melissa Alonso, CNN Authorities in Lee County, Florida, thwarted a plot by two students to commit a school shooting, after a…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew served with legal papers for sex abuse lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers claim
By Brian Vitagliano, Max Foster and Hannah Ryan, CNN Lawyers for a woman who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse say they have served the…
Continue ReadingOver 100 birds have been found covered in oil as a result of spills caused by Hurricane Ida
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Dozens of birds have been submerged in oil from spills in Louisiana caused by Hurricane Ida, and wildlife officials expect…
Continue ReadingUkraine acknowledges sting operation for first time following CNN report
By Matthew Chance, Zahra Ullah and Katharina Krebs, CNN Ukraine’s ruling party acknowledged for the first time Friday a Ukrainian-led sting…
Continue ReadingSearch for 1887 time capsule under Robert E. Lee monument a lost cause, official says
By David Williams, CNN Officials in Richmond, Virginia, have called off the search for a nearly 134-year-old time capsule that was believed to be…
Continue ReadingDodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave extended through the rest of the season
By Jacob Lev, CNN Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended through the rest of the season, according…
Continue ReadingSuper Typhoon Chanthu makes landfall in the Philippines before tracking toward Taiwan
CNN By Helen Regan and Angus Watson, CNN Super Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in the far northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds…
Continue ReadingPerseverance’s Martian rock samples may contain ancient water bubbles
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Two Martian rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover may contain evidence of ancient water bubbles, according to…
Continue ReadingMore than $1 billion in aid pledged for Afghanistan as country faces ‘most perilous hour’
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN More than $1 billion in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan to help ease one of the world’s “worst humanitarian…
Continue ReadingFlorida appeals court rules in favor of DeSantis, allowing his ban on mask mandates in schools to stand
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Florida’s 1st District Court on Friday reinstated a stay on mask mandates in schools, blocking local school requirements…
Continue ReadingAbortion funds and providers are seeing an uptick in ‘vigilante’ calls after Texas ban
By Nicole Chavez, Dianne Gallagher and Jade Gordon, CNN Some clinics and groups helping fund abortion care in Texas are seeing an uptick in calls…
Continue ReadingAustrian man mummifies dead mother to keep receiving her social security
By Jack Guy and AJ Davis, CNN Austrian police have found the body of a woman who, they say, was mummified by her son so he could keep claiming her…
Continue ReadingInside a surreal journey from the Pakistani border to Taliban-controlled Kabul
By Nic Robertson, CNN Commander Supranullah was busy as we were ushered out of the monsoon rain for shelter on his front porch. The porch doubles as…
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CNN By Amy Wray, CNN A pilot sets a Guinness World Record, a missing toddler is found safe, and a delivery driver saves the day. These are the…
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CNN By Amy Wray, CNN A pilot sets a Guinness World Record, a missing toddler is found safe, and a delivery driver saves the day. These are the…
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By Amy Wray, CNN A pilot sets a Guinness World Record, a missing toddler is found safe, and a delivery driver saves the day. These are the must-watch…
Continue Reading‘Those people are not me’
CNN By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Many Muslims in the United States point to September 11, 2001, as the day their relationship with the country…
Continue ReadingLebanon gets a new government, its first since last year’s deadly port blast
By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN A new government has been formed in crisis-ridden Lebanon, ending a more than year-long power vacuum that…
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