Ida deals new blow to Louisiana schools struggling to reopen
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19…
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This single mom is braiding kids’ hair for free to help other struggling parents
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to struggle. Despite being a single mother who lives paycheck to paycheck and has…
Continue ReadingMaine potato farmers feeling optimistic ahead of harvest
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving…
Continue ReadingMaine potato farmers feeling optimistic ahead of harvest
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving…
Continue Reading‘I thought this was the end of my life:’ Afghan journalists describe savage beatings by Taliban
CNN By Anna Coren, Radina Gigova and Tim Lister, CNN Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally assaulting reporters…
Continue ReadingMarine’s body returned to Indiana hometown with procession
LOGANSPORT, Ind. (AP) — A military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at…
Continue ReadingStart your week smart: 9/11, hospitals, Europe, tennis history, Capitol charges
By Faith Karimi, CNN The US paused to honor what it lost on September 11, 2001 — and in the two decades since the terrorist attacks that…
Continue ReadingTwo women campaign to become France’s 1st female president
PARIS (AP) — Two French politicians have kicked off their presidential campaigns to become France’s first female leader in next year’s spring…
Continue Reading2 Turkish soldiers die in cross-border ops, taking toll to 4
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say two troops died after being attacked during cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq. The casualties take…
Continue ReadingUK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other…
Continue ReadingUK ditches plans for vaccine passports at crowded venues
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other…
Continue ReadingTop US commanders in Afghanistan wrestle with mistakes and regrets as America’s longest war ends
CNN By Nicole Gaouette, Jake Tapper and Jessica Small, CNN US commanders who led the war in Afghanistan are wrestling with the country’s…
Continue ReadingVulnerable Democrats push for local priorities in budget
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions…
Continue ReadingPolish nun, cardinal who defied communism are beatified
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish political leaders have attended the beatification of two revered figures of the…
Continue ReadingAstronauts complete NASA spacewalk to prepare for International Space Station power boost
By Ashley Strickland, CNN European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are back…
Continue Reading‘I thought this was the end of my life:’ Afghan journalists describe savage beatings by Taliban
By Anna Coren, Radina Gigova and Tim Lister, CNN Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally assaulting reporters covering…
Continue ReadingSpain deploys military against wildfire, evacuates 2,500
By SERGIO RODRÍG0 Associated Press JUBRIQUE, Spain (AP) — Soldiers have been deployed in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major…
Continue ReadingIran to allow new memory cards in UN’s nuclear site cameras
By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s civilian nuclear program says Tehran will allow U.N.…
Continue ReadingAl-Qaida chief appears in video marking 9/11 anniversary
BEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, attacks, months after rumors…
Continue ReadingAfter losing their home to a blaze, they found refuge in a small California town. Then, a fire swept through
By Christina Maxouris, CNN For many of its residents, Greenville was a safe haven. A community of fewer than 1,000 people in California’s…
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