August 2021

Aquarium chair: Dressing-room video wasn’t ‘boys being boys’

August 17, 2021 10:39 AM Associated Press

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A security camera at a Florida aquarium recorded a group of women changing clothes, and top executives watched the video.…

The Taliban have been in charge of Kabul for 48 hours. Women have already disappeared from the streets

August 17, 2021 10:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The busy Kabul street looks almost as if nothing has changed. People rush by, as shopkeepers…

Feinstein calls for probe of capture, resale of wild horses

August 17, 2021 10:32 AM Associated Press

By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is calling on federal land managers to conduct an investigation to…

These are the jobs that stores are having the hardest time filling

August 17, 2021 10:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The jobs that major chains in the United States are having the most trouble filling right now aren’t…

Here’s where veterans can turn to get help with their anguish over Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 10:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Burnstein, CNN The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is particularly disheartening to Americans who fought there. Across 20 years of…

Here’s where veterans can turn to get help with their anguish over Afghanistan

August 17, 2021 10:29 AM CNN

Kristen Rouse, a US Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, describes the messages she and other veterans have received from Afghan interpreters who…

Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after elections

August 17, 2021 10:29 AM Associated Press

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Business has quickly returned to normal in Zambia after veteran opposition leader Hakainde…

Auburn’s Harsin embraces Southeastern Conference challenge

August 17, 2021 10:25 AM Associated Press

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Bryan Harsin moved some 2,170 miles from his longtime home for his new job as Auburn’s coach.But that’s hardly the…

Marvel’s Kevin Feige calls Disney’s ‘Shang-Chi’ flare-up on social media a ‘misunderstanding’

August 17, 2021 10:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Lowry, CNN Disney’s recent run-ins with talent have seemingly complicated life for Marvel, as Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige spent…

An incoherent strategy doomed the 20-year US mission in Afghanistan, watchdog says as US withdraws

August 17, 2021 10:09 AM CNN

CNN’s John Avlon analyzes the finger-pointing among political parties after Afghanistan fell to the…

Susan B. Anthony photo, found in attic, now going to auction

August 17, 2021 10:07 AM Associated Press

GENEVA, N.Y. (AP) — A rare framed photograph of Susan B. Anthony is being auctioned with a starting price of $5,000. The 20-by-16-inch photo was…

Former Nevada attorney general Adam Laxalt launches Senate campaign

August 17, 2021 10:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rogers, CNN Former Nevada state Attorney General Adam Laxalt launched his campaign for US Senate on Tuesday, comparing his campaign against…

Continuity on offense boosts title hopes for No. 5 Georgia

August 17, 2021 10:02 AM Associated Press

By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer Continuity on offense has given No. 5 Georgia momentum and reason to hope for big success in 2021. Offensive…

La OMS recomienda que los más vulnerables se vacunen antes de que se ofrezcan de manera más amplia las vacunas de refuerzo

August 17, 2021 10:02 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Maria van Kerkhove, líder técnica de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) para el covid-19, le dijo a John Berman de…

Jakobsen earns Vuelta stage win 1 year after horrific crash

August 17, 2021 10:02 AM Associated Press

MOLINA DE ARAGÓN, Spain (AP) — A year ago Fabio Jakobsen was on a hospital bed fighting for his life in an induced coma after a horrific crash at…

Dozens of Nazi-looted artworks are exhibiting in New York

August 17, 2021 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

Oscar Holland, CNN Dozens of artworks once stolen from Jewish collectors by the Nazis in the 1930s and ’40s will be exhibited in New York…

The heroines of ‘RushTok’ received their bids. Here’s why we were so invested in TikTok’s sorority recruitment saga

August 17, 2021 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s day two of philanthropy round. Will you be wearing the Pants Store skort with the Kendra Scott earrings, or the…

Man sentenced for attacking Black neighbors’ Michigan home

August 17, 2021 9:56 AM Associated Press

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (AP) — A white neighbor who shot at a Black family’s Michigan home, slashed tires on a vehicle and wrote racist graffiti on…

Super Cruise vs. BlueCruise: GM and Ford slug it out in trademark dispute

August 17, 2021 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Chris Isidore, CNN Business As General Motors and Ford work to develop self-driving vehicles, their lawyers are busy battling over what they…

House Democrats face major divisions over infrastructure strategy

August 17, 2021 9:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Fox and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she won’t be backed into a corner next week by moderates in her…

Poppy Harlow announces leave from CNN anchoring duties to study law

August 17, 2021 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Poppy Harlow’s father taught her to love the law profession. “As a little girl,” the CNN anchor…

Banged-up Broncos sign running back Adrian Killins

August 17, 2021 9:33 AM Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos bolstered their banged-up backfield by signing free agent running back Adrian Killins on Tuesday when…

Texas requests five mortuary trailers during Covid-19 surge

August 17, 2021 9:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek and Ray Sanchez, CNN Five mortuary trailers have been requested by the health services department in Texas, which is seeing a surge in…

Van Gaal’s goal: Make the Netherlands World Cup champion

August 17, 2021 9:22 AM Associated Press

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Louis van Gaal says that his goal as new Netherlands coach is clear. And that’s…

Contaminated water spilled at Los Alamos National Laboratory

August 17, 2021 9:08 AM Associated Press

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two hundred gallons of contaminated water spilled at the Los Alamos National Laboratory nearly a month ago after a worker…

US to ship first of the 500 million Pfizer doses Biden pledged to donate globally

August 17, 2021 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Kate Sullivan, CNN The Biden administration on Tuesday is shipping the first of the 500 million Covid-19 doses that President Joe Biden pledged to…

Studies show White people still dominate health care spending in US, despite efforts to even out disparities

August 17, 2021 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Two new studies published Tuesday show White people dominate health care spending across the United States, despite decades…