No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America Robert Owens felt defeated and helpless Sunday as he waited for one of the most powerful…
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Lithium-ion battery pack sparks fire that destroys Powell Butte detached garage
The failure of a charging portable lithium-ion battery pack sparked a fire Saturday night that destroyed a detached garage and also damaged a nearby…
Continue ReadingFlames consume high-rise in Milan; residents evacuated
MILAN (AP) — Italian firefighters are battling a high-rise blaze in Milan that spread rapidly through a 20-story residential building.…
Continue ReadingLake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Fire officials have ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin as crews deal with a two-week old blaze.…
Continue ReadingTrial opens for Florida man charged in 3 separate slayings
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Trial has begun for a Florida man in one of three separate slayings he is accused of committing during a short period…
Continue ReadingAfghans killed outside airport were seeking new lives abroad
By KATHY GANNON, RAHIM FAIEZ and SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Several young people who dreamed of a better life…
Continue Reading‘Candyman’ slashes way toward No. 1 box office spot
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Candyman” has hooked the top spot at the North American box office. The…
Continue Reading‘As long as it takes’: FEMA, other agencies respond to Ida
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press Federal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of…
Continue ReadingActor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91
By MARCELA ISAZA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Ed Asner, the blustery but lovable Lou Grant in two successful television series, has…
Continue ReadingGerman chancellor candidates face off in 1st election debate
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The three candidates to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany’s election have sought to gain…
Continue ReadingIda: Exclamation point on record onslaught of US landfalls
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Hurricane Ida tied for fifth strongest storm to hit the United States based on wind speed, but the whopper of a…
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Biden attends dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base for those killed in Afghanistan
CNN, KCBS By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden watched stoically as flag-draped cases carrying the remains of American service members killed in…
Continue ReadingJacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79
By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says Jacques Rogge, who led the organization as president…
Continue ReadingUS and other countries say they will hold Taliban to promises to let people leave Afghanistan after August 31
By Jason Hoffman and Chandelis Duster, CNN The US, along with about 100 other countries, said they will hold the Taliban to their promises that they…
Continue ReadingAverage US price of gas drops 2 cents per gallon to $3.23
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.23 per gallon. Industry…
Continue ReadingAverage US price of gas drops 2 cents per gallon to $3.23
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline dropped 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.23 per gallon. Industry…
Continue ReadingBlake, paralyzed in police shooting, hopeful he’ll walk soon
CHICAGO (AP) — A Black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in the back by a white police officer in Wisconsin says he…
Continue ReadingTexas man who worked against COVID measures dies from virus
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — A man who led efforts in his Central Texas community against mask wearing and other preventative measures during the…
Continue ReadingForecasters: Tropical Storm Julian no threat to land
MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says a new tropical storm system has formed in the central Atlantic Ocean. Forecasters at the…
Continue ReadingTen family members, including children, dead after US strike in Kabul
By Sandi Sidhu, Nick Paton Walsh, Tim Lister, Oren Liebermann, Laura Smith-Spark and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Ten members of one family —…
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