Turkey 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…
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Cuomo 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…
Continue ReadingChurch of MLK’s 1st leadership position gets museum funding
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Work has begun to make a museum out of the crumbling Alabama church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was elected to…
Continue ReadingHundreds are evacuated as tinderbox Spain tackles wildfires
By JENNIFER O’MAHONY MADRID (AP) — At least 800 people in Spain have been evacuated as forest fires were burning in two regions. Extremely…
Continue ReadingAshraf Ghani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ashraf Ghani, former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: 1949 Birth place: Logar…
Continue ReadingTaliban Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts…
Continue ReadingTrudeau triggers Canadian election, voting day Sept. 20
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has triggered an election amid a new wave of COVID as he seeks to…
Continue ReadingJerusalem covered in smoke as wildfire rages outside city
JERUSALEM (AP) — A massive wildfire outside of Jerusalem has sent a thick cloud of smoke over the city as authorities struggle to contain the…
Continue ReadingAfghans fear a return to brutal rule despite Taliban vows
By RAHIM FAIEZ, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — As the Taliban mass at the gates of Kabul, they are promising a…
Continue ReadingStudy: German emissions to grow by largest amount since 1990
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is forecast to record its biggest rise in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 this year as…
Continue ReadingFederal court set to rule on eviction moratorium this week
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is expected to rule this week on…
Continue ReadingUK troops in Kabul; UK lawmakers recalled for crisis talks
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers are being called back from their summer break to Parliament to discuss the worsening…
Continue ReadingPelosi takes step to quell moderates’ budget rebellion
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is proposing a procedural vote that would set up future passage of two…
Continue ReadingRural population losses add to farm and ranch labor shortage
By GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID PITT Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an…
Continue ReadingRural population losses add to farm and ranch labor shortage
By GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID PITT Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an…
Continue ReadingKalamazoo County deputy in critical condition after deadly police chase
By Kelly Murray, CNN Michigan State Police are investigating after a police chase in Galesburg on Saturday night that ended with a suspect dead and a…
Continue ReadingMental health clinics angle for a spot in Biden budget bill
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An innovative program to help people with mental health and substance abuse problems…
Continue ReadingMultiracial population grew in almost every county in the US. It doesn’t mean racism is over
CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN Bárbara Abadía-Rexach spent months appearing in webinars and radio shows talking to Puerto Ricans about why they should…
Continue ReadingThai riot police, anti-gov’t protesters clash in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Thai riot police have fired tear gas and sprayed water cannons, as more than 100 anti-government protestors marched on an…
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