An Afghan YouTuber was killed at Kabul airport. Many more fear the worst.
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Masoud Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN Four days after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, 20-year-old YouTuber Najma…
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Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at Kabul airport in secret arrangement with US
CNN By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent The US military negotiated a secret arrangement with the Taliban that resulted in members of the…
Continue ReadingSouth African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant
CNN By Maggie Fox, CNN Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variants say they’ve seen a troubling new lineage that…
Continue ReadingCool, hazy, dry
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… While a low-pressure center over southern British Columbia will rotate cooler air into the NW, it will not bring…
Continue Reading‘Fortnite’ is shutting down in China
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Wayne Chang and Jill Disis, CNN Business The Chinese version of hit video game “Fortnite” is shutting down this…
Continue ReadingBiden defends withdrawal from Afghanistan after end of nation’s longest war: ‘I was not extending a forever exit’
CNN By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden spoke to the nation Tuesday on the end of the war in Afghanistan, defending the chaotic withdrawal…
Continue ReadingRage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello seeking help to get female guitar students out of Afghanistan
CNN By Marianne Garvey, CNN Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello is pleading for help to bring a group of young female guitarists in hiding…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases at this Texas school are spiking, yet officials buck local mask mandate
CNN, KPRC By Rosa Flores, CNN Michelle Woodard’s voice broke and her body shook with emotion as she described the moment she learned her…
Continue ReadingBud Light is launching a pumpkin spice spiked seltzer
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business From coffee to candy to macaroni and cheese, it’s possible to think that pumpkin spice has…
Continue ReadingTwo dead and 10 injured after Mississippi highway washed away by heavy rain
CNN, WDSU, WLOX, WAFB, OFFICE OF LOUISIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL, WSMV, SCV, MICHAEL GORDON, SCV/Michael Gordon By Joe Sutton, CNN Two people were killed…
Continue ReadingCDC adds 7 destinations to ‘very high’ Covid-19 travel risk list, including Puerto Rico and Switzerland
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Kristen Rogers and Marnie Hunter, CNN Switzerland and Puerto Rico are now among the highest-risk destinations for travelers,…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from…
Continue Reading‘The possibilities are endless on how fast we can go,’ says Paralympian David Brown, the world’s fastest blind athlete
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Stefania Dall’Armi It was in the stands of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium that David…
Continue ReadingUS completes withdrawal from Afghanistan
CNN By Joshua Berlinger, Adam Renton, Lauren Moorhouse and Aditi Sangal CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
Continue ReadingHere’s how Louisiana hospitals are handling the double onslaught of Hurricane Ida and Covid-19
CNN By Amir Vera, Rebekah Riess and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN Already overwhelmed by a surge in Covid-19 cases, Louisiana hospitals are now struggling…
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Cascades East Transit to resume weekday bus schedule as more bus drivers come aboard
Like many businesses, Cascades East Transit had to change its schedule to allow more flexibility for their workers and ensure they could meet the…
Continue ReadingAugust 28 Afghanistan-Taliban news
CNN By Fernando Alfonso III, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights…
Continue Reading5 things to know for August 31: Afghanistan, Ida, coronavirus, China, abortion
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN As many as 750,000 households are so far behind on rent they could be evicted this year, according to an estimate from…
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