Mariana Toro Washington (CNN) — La mujer y sus dos hijos habían intentado casi una docena de veces sin éxito ingresar al Aeropuerto Internacional Hamid Karzai para tomar un vuelo de evacuación desde Kabul para reunirse con su esposo en Estados Unidos. Esta vez, sin embargo, su conexión dentro de las puertas del aeropuerto pudo
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former Royal Marine who runs an animal charity in Afghanistan says he, his Afghan staff and dozens of cats and dogs were caught in the chaotic aftermath of a suicide attack outside Kabul’s airport as they try to get a flight out of the country. Paul
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Coronavirus infections continue to surge among children across the United States, and older teens, ages 16 and 17, are facing the highest rate of weekly cases, according to a new CNN analysis of the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Saturday, these teens appear
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LONDON (AP) — Former England cricket captain Ted Dexter has died. He was 86. The Marylebone Cricket Club says Dexter died in a hospice following a recent illness. The MCC called Dexter “one of England’s greatest ever cricketers.” He was a middle-order batsman who played 62 tests for England from 1958-68 and captained the team
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA’s leadership has faced further criticism with the French league opposing demands that players are released by clubs for World Cup qualifiers despite the logistical and health challenges posed by the pandemic. FIFA extended the international window next month to allow South American teams to play a third
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A Hungarian orchestra conductor received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot onstage during a free open-air concert in Budapest to encourage people to get vaccinated. Budapest Festival Orchestra conductor Ivan Fischer removed his jacket to reveal a white dress shirt with a hole cut out of the
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La UEFA Champions League, el torneo internacional de clubes más importante del mundo, llevó a cabo este jueves el sorteo de la fase de grupos. La edición 21/22 de la Champions tendrá el atractivo de ver al argentino Lionel Messi por primera vez con la camiseta del Paris Saint-Germain de
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, CNN In the space of just a few years, an ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan has seized on the country’s instability to become one of the region’s most feared terror groups. ISIS-K has claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday, which targeted a frantic Western evacuation operation
Continue Reading By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe is opening COVID-19 vaccinations to those aged 14 and older and is only permitting fully vaccinated people to eat in restaurants, to encourage more people to get shots, as a devastating wave of the disease recedes. Information Minister Monica Mutsvangwa announced that Zimbabwe will start
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Cuando las inundaciones mortales se precipitaron alrededor de su casa de Tennessee el sábado por la mañana, Linda Almond Bryant comenzó un video en Facebook Live. “Estamos inundados en este momento”, dice mientras el agua empuja los escombros por una puerta. “Realmente aterrador.” Fue el último video que pareció publicar en su
Continue Reading With nearly 46 billion robocalls made in the US in 2020, CNN Business explains what’s really going on with the fake number on your caller ID.
Continue Reading By Susan Puckett, CNN Whether you’re a home gardener, a CSA-er or a farmers’ market regular, it’s easy to wind up with more irresistibly pristine, fresh-picked produce than your household can possibly consume in its peak state of ripeness. Avid home canners and fermenting enthusiasts are well equipped to handle this seasonal abundance. But for
Continue ReadingBy Susan Puckett, CNN Whether you’re a home gardener, a CSA-er or a farmers’ market regular, it’s easy to wind up with more irresistibly pristine, fresh-picked produce than your household can possibly consume in its peak state of ripeness. Avid home canners and fermenting enthusiasts are well equipped to handle this seasonal abundance. But for
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique has announced his squad for upcoming World Cup qualifiers with seven changes from the team that reached the semifinals of the European Championship. Among those missing were four players who also played with Spain at the Tokyo Olympics. They are Pedri González,
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN In the quest to find potentially habitable planets outside of our solar system, astronomers have searched for exoplanets similar to Earth. Now, scientists have a new class of habitable exoplanets to look for: Hycean planets. These are hot planets covered in oceans that have an atmosphere rich in hydrogen — and
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El Dr. Nitesh Paryani, un oncólogo radioterapeuta de tercera generación en Tampa, Florida, se vio obligado recientemente a tomar una decisión que, según dijo, ni él ni su familia habían tenido que tomar en 60 años de atender pacientes. Un hospital cercano estaba trabajando para trasladar a un paciente con cáncer a
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Police in London arrested a man on suspicion of contaminating food in three supermarkets by injecting them with syringes. Local authorities advised shoppers at the stores in the west London area of Hammersmith to throw away their purchases after the suspect was detained on Wednesday night. Authorities have not identified
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By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Workers at public hospitals in Greece have conducted a five-hour work stoppage to protest a government decision making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all health care workers in the public and private sector. About 300 hospital workers rallied Thursday outside the health ministry in Athens to
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Workers at public hospitals in Greece have conducted a five-hour work stoppage to protest a government decision making vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for all health care workers in the public and private sector. About 300 hospital workers rallied Thursday outside the health ministry in Athens to
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By Jack Guy, CNN A man has been arrested on suspicion of contaminating food after processed meat and microwaveable products were injected with needles at three London stores. Metropolitan Police officers were called at around 7.40 p.m. local time (2.40 p.m. ET) Wednesday following reports of a man shouting abuse at people in the street,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN en español) — El gobernador de Magdalena, Colombia, huyó del país tras recibir noticias de un supuesto complot de asesinato en su contra, según la Comisión Colombiana de Juristas (CCJ). Los representantes legales del gobernador Carlos Caicedo de la CCJ emitieron un comunicado el miércoles en el que se indica que el gobernador
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Más de 100 trabajadores de medios de Afganistán y sus familias llegaron a México el miércoles después de solicitar protección humanitaria, según un comunicado de la Cancillería mexicana. El grupo de 124 personas cuyas vidas habrían estado en peligro en Afganistán estaba formado por trabajadores de los medios de comunicación y sus
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Sarah Molano, CNN Yelaine Rodriguez is used to people making assumptions about her identity and what she does. A first-generation Afro Dominican American born and raised in the Bronx, the now-30-year-old artist remembers the backhanded compliments she would receive as a teen and young adult — comments like, “Oh, you don’t seem like you’re from
Continue Reading olivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Tres restaurantes de Chick-fil-A en Alabama y uno en Georgia cerraron sus comedores, citando desafíos para contratar a los trabajadores que necesitan. Uno de estos, en Calera, Alabama, también ha detenido las entregas para llevar en ventanilla y está limitando sus pedidos de catering. Otro, en Madison, Alabama, dijo
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The storied New York Yankees try for their longest winning streak in 60 years when they open a four-game series Thursday night in Oakland. New York has won 11 in a row for the first time since 1985. The Yankees haven’t won 12 straight since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris powered
Continue Reading Julia Buckley, CNN It’s known for its ancient ruins, the seat of Catholicism and some of the world’s best pizza. Yes, in Rome, the art of pizza is up there with the art of constructing buildings that will last for 2,000 years, and guiding one of the world’s major religions. Compared to the original Neapolitan
Continue Reading Domino’s Pizza plays a prank with the unveiling of Watermelon Pizza.y
Continue Reading By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai police colonel known as “Jo Ferrari” due to his collection of fine cars, who was wanted on suspicion of involvement in the death of a detained drug dealer who was allegedly being shaken down for cash, has turned himself in amid a nationwide manhunt. Police
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe and Chris Boyette, CNN The Roman Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas will not issue letters of exemption for the Covid-19 vaccine on religious grounds, the diocese told pastors Monday. After “careful and prayerful consideration” based on reports from pastors in the diocese that they have received a small amount of such requests,
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Ron Jeremy, estrella del cine porno, fue acusado formalmente de más de 30 cargos de agresión sexual que involucran a 21 mujeres en las últimas dos décadas, anunció el miércoles la Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Los Ángeles. Jeremy, cuyo apellido legal es Hyatt, está acusado de agredir sexualmente
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