Cup of China skating event canceled amid pandemic
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Chinese leg of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating has been canceled because of coronavirus restrictions. The Cup of…
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16-year-old South Carolina student dies from Covid-19 complications as school district struggles with infections
By Gregory Lemos and Alta Spells, CNN As students return for the first day of school in Lancaster County, South Carolina, the district’s…
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Chasing Tide: Alabama is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 again
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for fourth time in the…
Continue Reading Chasing Tide: Alabama is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 again
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Alabama is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 preseason college football poll for fourth time in the…
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Judge: Phoenix district can keep mask rule, at least for now
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A judge is letting a school district in metro Phoenix keep its requirement that students and…
Continue Reading Q&A: Author calls for donors to ‘decolonize’ their wealth
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Edgar Villanueva is on a mission to change philanthropy. The 44-year-old racial justice activist argues…
Continue Reading Ray Charles, The Judds to join Country Music Hall of Fame
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Ten.. (AP) — R&B legend Ray Charles, who helped redefine country music in the Civil…
Continue Reading After delays, construction on Obama Center begins in Chicago
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Five years after Barack Obama chose a Chicago site for his presidential center, construction has…
Continue Reading Afghan military plane crashes in Uzbekistan; cause disputed
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — An Afghan military plane crashed in Uzbekistan over the weekend and Uzbek authorities issued…
Continue Reading Europe urges unity on Taliban but is quiet on failed mission
By SYLVIA HUI and LORNE COOK Associated Press LONDON (AP) — European leaders say they will press for a unified international approach to dealing…
Continue ReadingBiden admits Afghanistan’s collapse ‘did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated’
By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins, Jennifer Hansler and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden admitted on Monday that the collapse of…
Continue Reading Poland keeps ambassador at home amid dispute with Israel
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government says its ambassador to Israel will remain in Poland until further…
Continue Reading Afghan woman in limbo at Kabul airport after Taliban sweep
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press A young Afghan woman stands between two worlds at Kabul’s airport, engulfed in panic as thousands of Afghans…
Continue Reading Police ID 2 dead in Coolidge house gas line break fire
COOLIDGE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities have identified the man and teenage girl found dead in a Coolidge house fire following a gas pipeline explosion.…
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Thousands try to escape Afghanistan
Thousands of people are desperately trying to flee Afghanistan now that the Taliban has seized control of almost the entire…
Continue Reading Sparta to host Europa game at empty venue after fan racism
PRAGUE (AP) — Sparta Prague says it will host its opening group-stage game in the Europa League behind closed doors due to racial abuse of a player…
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Second round of child tax credit payments are out
Millions of Americans received their second round of child tax credit payments over the…
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Tropical Storm Fred: Watches, warnings for Gulf Coast
A tropical storm warning is now in effect for storm Fred from Navarre, Florida which is just outside of…
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Western states face first federal water cuts
U.S. officials on Monday are expected to declare the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering…
Continue Reading Skating body sets out criteria for transgender competitors
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has detailed eligibility criteria for transgender athletes looking to take part in its…
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