September 2021

Paralympic closing marks end of Tokyo’s 8-year Olympic saga

September 5, 2021 5:31 AM The Associated Press

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Paralympics have closed to end a saga that began eight years ago when the Japanese capital…

Italy police stop man suspected of snatching winning ticket

September 5, 2021 5:22 AM The Associated Press

ROME (AP) — Police at Rome airport say they prevented a Naples tobacco shop owner suspected of running off with a customer’s winning game…

Two anchors of COVID safety net ending, affecting millions

September 5, 2021 5:14 AM The Associated Press

By ASHRAF KHALIL and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads for millions of Americans. Two…

This Democrat and Republican from Pennsylvania are part of a unique group in an increasingly polarized country

September 5, 2021 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Dan Merica, CNN Matt Cartwright and Brian Fitzpatrick are political anomalies. The two Eastern Pennsylvania congressmen come from different…

Blinken and Austin to visit Gulf to address postwar stresses

September 5, 2021 4:38 AM The Associated Press

By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are heading to…

Soldiers detain Guinea’s president, dissolve government

September 5, 2021 4:37 AM The Associated Press

By BOUBACAR DIALLO and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea have detained…

New York City was never built to withstand a deluge like the one Ida delivered. It showed.

September 5, 2021 3:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez and Drew Kann, CNN When Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the Northeast in 2012, it exposed the dire need to strengthen…

As China woos the Taliban, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear for their lives

September 5, 2021 3:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivan Watson and CNN staff Tuhan’s family crossed the border from China’s western Xinjiang region to Afghanistan 45 years ago to escape…

Prince Charles’ ex-aide quits charity role amid honor claims

September 5, 2021 3:06 AM The Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — A former close aide to Prince Charles has stepped down temporarily from his role as chief executive of a royal charity amid reports…

Customs officers seize counterfeit jewelry that if genuine would have been worth $5.2 million

September 5, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently seized two shipments of counterfeit jewelry that would have been worth more than…

Report: 12 killed when bus overturns on Egypt highway

September 5, 2021 2:46 AM The Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run news agency says at least 12 people were killed, and 30 others injured when a bus overturned on a highway…

13 police killed in suspected IS attack in northern Iraq

September 5, 2021 2:35 AM The Associated Press

By QASSIM ABUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi security official says suspected Islamic State militants have opened fire at a…

West Point will unveil a statue honoring a group of Black soldiers

September 5, 2021 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Leah Asmelash, CNN After years of fundraising, the US Military Academy at West Point will finally unveil a new monument dedicated to the Buffalo…

UAE announces plan to invest in economy, liberalize laws

September 5, 2021 1:49 AM The Associated Press

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced a major plan to stimulate its economy…

Surfer dies in shark attack off Australian beach

September 5, 2021 1:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Jeong, CNN A man who was attacked by a shark at Emerald Beach on Australia’s east coast on Sunday died after a…

9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves

September 5, 2021 1:40 AM The Associated Press

By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — The act of remembering is a complex one, particularly when it comes to an event like…

Like Washington and Jefferson, he championed liberty. Unlike the founders, he freed his slaves

September 5, 2021 1:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN It was 230 years ago Sunday that Robert Carter III, the patriarch of one of the wealthiest families in Virginia, quietly…