By KATHY GANNON, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban are reveling in their victory after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, while reiterating their pledge to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war. An anxious population is waiting to see what the new order looks
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the final five U.S. military transport aircraft lifted off out of Afghanistan on Monday, they left behind up to 200 Americans and thousands of desperate Afghans who couldn’t get out and now must rely on the Taliban to allow their departure. Secretary
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is defending the way the U.S. ended its 20-year “forever war” in Afghanistan. He called the military airlift to extract some 120,000 Afghans, Americans and other allies an “extraordinary success.” More than 100 Americans and thousands of Afghans were left behind,
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska residents don’t know how much money they might get from the state’s oil wealth this year, or even when they might get the unique payout just for living in the oil-dependent state. It’s left many upset. Frustrated residents have told lawmakers that they’re tired of
Continue Reading By SOPHIA EPPOLITO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Members of the faith widely known as the Mormon church remain deeply divided on vaccines and mask-wearing despite consistent guidance from church leaders. Members who support the stance say they fear that some Latter-day Saints who refuse to get vaccinated are allowing their
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Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Video produced by Stefania Dall’Armi It was in the stands of Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium that David Brown’s dreams of a career in track and field started to take hold. Brown, who has been blind since the age of 13, remembers taking in the “spots and colors” of the Paralympic Games
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. On this day of history, with America’s war in Afghanistan officially over, I asked a cross-section of journalists and activists to weigh in on what’s next. Pretend to be an
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Democrats were poised to set new legislative boundaries over objections from Republicans and some community groups that the process was rushed and maps were drawn behind closed doors to keep Democrats in power in the state Legislature. Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a do-over of maps that
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Santiago Maratea utiliza el poder de las redes sociales para impulsar campañas solidarias. En su hazaña más reciente, el joven argentino ayudó a reunir US$ 2 millones para el tratamiento de Emma, una bebé que padece una rara enfermedad neurodegenerativa. En una entrevista “En Diálogo con Longobardi” contó cómo
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Alexis Robinault, una influencer de Instagram de 26 años con más de 30.000 seguidores, fue encontrada muerta en una interestatal de Houston la semana pasada, dijo la policía. El cuerpo de Robinault fue encontrado el sábado por la mañana en un tramo de carretera en el noroeste de Houston. El Instituto de
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN A man identified only as “Louis” testified Monday at R. Kelly’s trial, saying the singer lured him to his home and studio when he was 17 with promises of helping his music career but instead sexually abused him. Louis is the first male to publicly speak of alleged sexual abuse by
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka has made a dominant return to Grand Slam tennis by grabbing eight of the last nine games in her first-round match at the U.S. Open. The two-time champion in New York beat Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-1 in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka had not
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka has made a dominant return to Grand Slam tennis by grabbing eight of the last nine games in her first-round match at the U.S. Open. The two-time champion in New York beat Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-1 in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Osaka had not
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper homered in the first inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-4, stretching their win streak to four games. Brad Miller also went deep and Ronald Torreyes added a bases-loaded triple for Philadelphia, which improved to 7-1 at Nationals Park this season. Carter
Continue Reading By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper homered in the first inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-4, stretching their win streak to four games. Brad Miller also went deep and Ronald Torreyes added a bases-loaded triple for Philadelphia, which improved to 7-1 at Nationals Park this season. Carter
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13 on you side honors HM1 Patricia Pritchett for her nineteen years of service.
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A.J. Alexy won his major league debut pitching one-hit ball through five shutout innings while DJ Peters, Leody Taveras and Nick Solak homered in consecutive innings as the Texas Rangers hung on to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3. Alexy allowed only a second-inning double to C.J. Cron. The 23-year-old who was
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