August 2021

Historic increase in food stamps benefits is on the way

August 16, 2021 7:22 AM CNN

Though the pace of consumer price inflation slowed in July, prices continue to rise as the economy recovers from the pandemic. CNN’s Matt Egan…

Naomi Osaka donará dinero de un premio para ayudar a Haití tras el terremoto

August 16, 2021 7:17 AM CNN Newsource

Sol Amaya (Reuters) — Naomi Osaka se ha comprometido a donar sus ganancias del Western & Southern Open de la próxima semana para apoyar a…

Holocaust researchers in Poland win libel case on appeal

August 16, 2021 7:07 AM Associated Press

By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An appellate court in Poland has rejected a lawsuit brought against two Holocaust scholars…

3 ways companies can help advance racial equity

August 16, 2021 7:03 AM CNN Newsource

Opinion by Dan Schulman, Robert F. Smith and Rich Lesser for CNN Business Perspectives Amid the national reckoning over racial inequality,…

Mom files complaint accusing school of race segregation

August 16, 2021 7:03 AM CNN

Kila Posey is filing a federal complaint against Atlanta’s Mary Lin Elementary School saying the school’s principal is making classrooms selections…

The Cure’s Simon Gallup ‘fed up of betrayal’ and leaving band after 40 years

August 16, 2021 6:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Boys Don’t Cry,” but in the case of Simon Gallup, they do post their feelings on Facebook and offer…

Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?

August 16, 2021 6:43 AM CNN

CNN’s Clarissa Ward describes life inside Afghanistan’s capital Kabul as Taliban fighters swarm the streets after entering the city’s presidential…

Netflix first original series from Nigeria drops highly anticipated trailer

August 16, 2021 6:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Anita Patrick, CNN It is one of the most anticipated Nollywood films of all time and the trailer for King Of Boys: The Return Of The King was…

UN urged to probe alleged disappearances in Bangladesh

August 16, 2021 6:36 AM Associated Press

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — New York-based Human Rights Watch is urging the United Nations to lead an independent investigation into the alleged…

India skittles England for 120, wins 2nd test at Lord’s

August 16, 2021 6:22 AM Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — India skittled out England for 120 in less than two sessions on a highly charged Day 5 at Lord’s to win the second test by 151 runs…

Canadian luxury scenic train line debuts its first US route

August 16, 2021 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Will McGough, CNN The United States’ railroad system is getting a boost from its northern neighbor. One of Western Canada’s…

Super League rebels back in European soccer’s top club body

August 16, 2021 6:21 AM Associated Press

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Nine of the teams who were part of the ill-fated launch of a breakaway Super League have been…

Super League rebels back in European soccer’s top club body

August 16, 2021 6:21 AM Associated Press

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Nine of the teams who were part of the ill-fated launch of a breakaway Super League have been…

Travis Barker, Blink-182 drummer, takes first flight since deadly 2008 plane crash

August 16, 2021 6:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Travis Barker has flown on a plane for the first time since he survived a deadly plane crash 13 years ago, TMZ reports.…

Goals: Megan Rapinoe launches ‘The Call In’ book club

August 16, 2021 6:13 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Megan Rapinoe is such a fan of #MeToo pioneer Tarana Burke that the soccer star chose Burke’s upcoming memoir, “Unbound,”…

US probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles

August 16, 2021 6:11 AM Associated Press

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated…

Haiti death toll rises as tropical storm hits earthquake zone

August 16, 2021 6:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Matt Rivers, Etant Dupain and Jack Guy, CNN A tropical storm system has dumped heavy rain on the area of Haiti where a 7.2-magnitude earthquake on…

Wall Street’s confusion about Airbnb is a sign of the times

August 16, 2021 6:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business It’s a tough moment to predict the future of the travel industry. Just look at Airbnb’s stock.…

San Elizario ISD launches early college high school

August 16, 2021 6:01 AM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Even though it’s one of the smaller school districts in El Paso county, the San Elizario Independent School District has big plans…

US probing Autopilot problems on 765,000 Tesla vehicles

August 16, 2021 5:58 AM Associated Press

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government has opened a formal investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated…

Taliban take over Afghanistan: What we know and what’s next

August 16, 2021 5:54 AM Associated Press

By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press The Taliban have seized power in Afghanistan two weeks before the U.S. is set to complete its troop withdrawal…

Ex-Bosnia Serb soldier sentenced to 20 years for war crimes

August 16, 2021 5:46 AM Associated Press

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A court in Bosnia has convicted a former Bosnian Serb policeman and soldier of war crimes and sentenced him to…

3 shot dead outside San Antonio sports bar; suspect arrested

August 16, 2021 5:43 AM Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting five people, three fatally, outside a San Antonio sports bar following an argument has been…

3 shot dead outside San Antonio sports bar; suspect arrested

August 16, 2021 5:43 AM Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting five people, three fatally, outside a San Antonio sports bar following an argument has been…

Chaos and gunfire at Kabul airport as Taliban take over the city

August 16, 2021 5:43 AM CNN

Gunfire can be heard going off at the Kabul International Airport in a new video that shows people running toward the terminal. Another video shows…

Tropical depression threatens further devastation in earthquake-hit Haiti

August 16, 2021 5:39 AM CNN

At least 1,200 are dead and 5,000 injured after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. CNN’s Matt Rivers reports from Les Cayes, Haiti, where the…

Barcelona’s president says club’s debt now at $1.6 billion

August 16, 2021 5:38 AM Associated Press

By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Barcelona’s president has presented a grim picture of the club’s financial situation. Joan…

Chaos in Kabul as Taliban take power and thousands try to flee

August 16, 2021 5:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN Hundreds of people poured onto the tarmac at Kabul’s international airport desperately seeking a route out of Afghanistan…

Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic

August 16, 2021 5:23 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — All fans will be barred from the Paralympics because of the coronavirus pandemic just as they were…

Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic

August 16, 2021 5:23 AM Associated Press

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — All fans will be barred from the Paralympics because of the coronavirus pandemic just as they were…

Month: August 2021