Afghan president was isolated before slipping into exile
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press President Ashraf Ghani has quietly slipped out of Afghanistan, a lonely figure after seven years as president. The…
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US completes evacuation of embassy in Afghanistan as flag comes down at diplomatic compound
By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Nicole Gaouette, CNN The American flag at the US embassy in Kabul was taken down Sunday, marking a final step…
Continue ReadingTop US general says terror groups could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than expected
By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Melanie Zanona, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing for…
Continue ReadingHuman remains discovered in a plastic container left on a street in a New Jersey neighborhood
By Sahar Akbarzai and Alaa Elassar, CNN Police are investigating after human remains were found in a large plastic container last week in a New…
Continue ReadingUS mulls COVID vaccine boosters for elderly as early as fall
By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Institutes of Health is warning of tough days ahead amid surging…
Continue ReadingHusband of woman killed in Texas Walmart mass shooting dies
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man who drew worldwide sympathy and support after his wife was killed in the mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart has died.…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue Reading‘Free Guy’ gives box office a lift, opening with $28.4M
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Free Guy,” an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a videogame,…
Continue Reading‘Free Guy’ gives box office a lift, opening with $28.4M
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Free Guy,” an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a videogame,…
Continue ReadingHochul narrows search for New York’s lieutenant governor
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARINA VILLENEUVE New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering two New York City Democrats for the lieutenant spot when she…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Flash floods across Turkey’s Black Sea coast have killed 58 people, officials said Sunday. The country’s Natural…
Continue ReadingZambia’s opposition leader takes lead in presidential poll
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Veteran Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema appears on the verge of clinching the…
Continue ReadingSan Antonio sports bar shooting leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded, authorities say
By Kelly Murray, CNN An argument between two people at a bar in San Antonio, Texas, ended in a mass shooting early Sunday, with three people killed…
Continue ReadingAverage US price of gas rises 3 cents per gallon to $3.25
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 3 cents over the past three weeks, to $3.25 per gallon. Industry…
Continue ReadingAverage US price of gas rises 3 cents per gallon to $3.25
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 3 cents over the past three weeks, to $3.25 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading2 dead as severe flooding threat persists in southwestern US
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A second person has died from flooding caused by monsoon-type rains in far western Texas and southern New Mexico and Arizona.…
Continue ReadingAfter UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part
By RAF CASERT Associated Press HOBOKEN, Belgium (AP) — Days after the alarming warning of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that there was a…
Continue ReadingTurkey evacuates some flooding victims; death toll hits 62
ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll in Turkey’s severe floods this week has climbed to at least 62 people Sunday. Torrential rains that pounded…
Continue ReadingCuomo accuser assails decision not to pursue impeachment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who has accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of inappropriate behavior has added her voice to those criticizing state…
Continue ReadingAn Afghan woman in Kabul’s dashed hopes amid Taliban blitz
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One young woman in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul described the anxiety, fears…
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