Ford, Robert Wood Johnson foundations fund tenant clout
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Two of the nation’s wealthiest foundations have created a new $7.5…
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For the Afghans who make it through Taliban checkpoints, Kabul airport is a gateway to a new world
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A baby desperately held aloft to US Marines on top of a besieged gate. Shots fired in the air. A crush of Afghan people…
Continue ReadingFor the Afghans who make it through Taliban checkpoints, Kabul airport is a gateway to a new world
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A baby desperately held aloft to US Marines on top of a besieged gate. Shots fired in the air. A crush of Afghan people…
Continue ReadingFormer Afghan President Ashraf Ghani emerges in the UAE
By Mostafa Salem, Tara John, Tim Lister and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Afghanistan’s former President, Ashraf Ghani, is in the United Arab Emirates,…
Continue ReadingOakland A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt conscious after line drive hit him in his face, manager says
By Jason Hanna, CNN A line drive struck Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt in the face Tuesday in Chicago, dropping him to his knees…
Continue ReadingBig bird on water is mystery, but town calls it just ducky
BELFAST, Maine (AP) — The appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that has defied sleuths. The large yellow…
Continue ReadingMan dies in Ibiza when ferry crashes into boat at night
MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say that one man was killed and another injured when a ferry smashed into a small boat entering the port of the island…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine booster shots to be offered to Americans beginning September 20, health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN US health officials and medical experts announced in a joint statement on Wednesday that booster doses of Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingTropical stork ends up in New York, dies after eating litter
NEW YORK (AP) — A wood stork typically seen in tropical and subtropical regions migrated to New York City but died 10 days after it was first…
Continue ReadingQuinnipiac University rolls out fines and Wi-Fi restrictions for unvaccinated students
By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN Quinnipiac University officials are cracking down on students who have not met the university deadline for…
Continue ReadingPower in seeds: Urban gardening gains momentum in pandemic
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of…
Continue ReadingData of more than 40 million exposed in T-Mobile breach
NEW YORK (AP) — T-Mobile says about 7.8 million of its current postpaid customer accounts’ information and just over 40 million records of former…
Continue ReadingData of 40 million plus exposed in latest T-Mobile breach
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The names, Social Security numbers and information from driver’s licenses or other identification of…
Continue ReadingThe charges against R. Kelly in his federal racketeering trial, explained
By Eric Levenson, CNN John Gotti. Whitey Bulger. R. Kelly? The disgraced R&B singer’s federal trial begins Wednesday in New York as he is…
Continue ReadingOff-duty police officer arrested for alleged drunken driving
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say an off-duty Redmond, Oregon, police officer was arrested Monday after allegedly driving under…
Continue ReadingRight’s group: 1,001 killed since military took over Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — A human rights group says more than 1,000 people have been killed by security forces in Myanmar since the military seized power…
Continue ReadingMullah’s rise charts Taliban’s long road back to power
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press The Taliban’s top political leader has made a triumphal return to Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar battled…
Continue ReadingHousing construction slumps 7% in July to 1.53 million units
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as home builders struggled to cope with a…
Continue ReadingHousing construction slumps 7% in July to 1.53 million units
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a…
Continue ReadingMaltese businessman indicted for journalist’s 2017 murder
By KEVIN SCHEMBRI ORLAND Associated Press VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s attorney general has indicted a leading Maltese businessman in…
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