Contact tracing takes a back seat during latest COVID surge
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new…
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A teacher is building confidence in her students — one heartwarming look in the mirror at a time
By Faith Karimi, CNN The fourth-graders walk up to a full-length mirror — one after the other — at a school in southwest Atlanta.…
Continue ReadingA decade after Irene’s fury, no sign of Vermont teenager
By WILSON RING Associated Press A decade after a Vermont teenager disappeared as the rains of Tropical Storm Irene started inundating the state, his…
Continue ReadingUnwanted record: Russia’s COVID deaths hit new high in July
MOSCOW (AP) — A new report from Russia’s state statistics agency shows the country recorded a record number of deaths in July of people…
Continue ReadingGrandson of labor icon Cesar Chavez has a warning for America and its voting rights battle
By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN If Cesar Chavez were alive today, he’d be fighting for Latino voters but also African Americans and Asian…
Continue ReadingInjured in Haiti quake at high risk of infection, amputation
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitians continue to show up at hospitals seeking care for…
Continue ReadingHow much impact could Sturgis rally have on COVID caseload?
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Health officials across five states have linked 178 virus cases to the Sturgis…
Continue ReadingScenes from Week 2 of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The second week of the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial in New York City proved to be an exercise by the…
Continue ReadingDecrepit smuggling boat with 539 migrants nears Italy
ROME (AP) — Italian military vessels have aided a decrepit fishing boat crammed with 539 migrants aboard, which was approaching the tiny southern…
Continue ReadingLouisiana hasn’t yet recovered from two major hurricanes in 2020. Now another is taking aim
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Last year’s hurricane season devastated parts of Louisiana with no reprieve. In August 2020, Hurricane Laura made…
Continue ReadingMask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The often-heated debate over whether returning students should wear masks…
Continue ReadingWashington man convicted of hate crime in transgender teen’s murder
By Kelly Murray, CNN A Washington state man was found guilty Friday in the death of a transgender teenager, Nikki Kuhnhausen. David Bogdanov, 27, was…
Continue ReadingBiden in the ‘loneliest job,’ a presidency driven by crisis
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The need for crisis-driven leadership comes to all U.S. presidents. Now, on several fronts at…
Continue ReadingExperts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting…
Continue ReadingExperts warn of dangers from breach of voter system software
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican efforts questioning the outcome of the 2020 presidential race have led to voting…
Continue ReadingPope replaces Australian bishop in alleged misconduct probe
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has replaced an Australian bishop who stepped down amid a Vatican investigation into what Australian media have…
Continue ReadingFinal UK evacuation flight leaves Kabul; troops head home
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British troops have left Kabul, ending the U.K.’s evacuation operation, and its 20-year military…
Continue ReadingA bust of Marsha P. Johnson went up near the Stonewall Inn as a tribute to the transgender activist
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Visitors to New York’s Christopher Park this week were greeted by the bust of Marsha P. Johnson, stoic yet softly…
Continue ReadingGermany: Survivors, leaders remember victims of July floods
Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Survivors of last month’s extreme flooding in western Germany have joined first responders, religious leaders…
Continue ReadingTaliban guard airport as most NATO troops leave Afghanistan
By SAYED ZIARMAL HASHEMI, RAHIM FAIEZ, JILL LAWLESS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces have sealed off…
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