From Mazar to Manhattan: How a young couple escaped the Taliban in Afghanistan
By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — Deep in the jungle in Panama’s infamous Darien Gap, a lawyer and a dentist from Afghanistan kept pushing. With…
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Authorities work to identify human remains found in concrete ‘bunker’ under missing California couple’s neighbor’s home
By Dalia Faheid, Jay Croft and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Authorities investigating the disappearance of a California couple are working to…
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End of an era: The big change coming to European travel in November
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: an accidental megadeal on first-class tickets, the world’s best-connected…
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Josh Hoover leads TCU to a 34-27 victory over Stanford in season opener
AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Josh Hoover threw for 353 yards and the go-ahead touchdown with 3:13 to play to lead TCU to a 34-27…
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Trump y el fiscal especial difieren sobre cómo proceder en el caso de subversión electoral
Julia Hernández (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump y el fiscal especial Jack Smith están en desacuerdo sobre cómo debe avanzar el caso de…
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Erling Haaland has the ‘all-round combination’ of a great center forward, says Gary Lineker
By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — After two seasons, Premier League defenses are still grappling with the same question: how do you stop Erling…
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Catholics face a shortage of priests. But one Indonesian seminary is overwhelmed with applicants
Associated Press MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Arnoldus Yansen thought for certain he was going to become a Catholic priest, just like his older…
Continue Reading Vietnamese helping victims of Agent Orange used by US troops in Vietnam War among Magsaysay winners
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Vietnamese doctor who has helped seek justice for victims of the powerful defoliant dioxin “Agent…
Continue Reading Novak Djokovic stunned in third round of the US Open by Alexei Popyrin
By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — There’s been another massive upset at the US Open. One night after No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz was stunned by unseeded…
Continue Reading Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
AP Education Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the…
Continue Reading With men at the front lines, women watch over Ukraine’s night sky for Russian drones
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — When the air raid siren bellows in the dead of night, the women in arms rush to duty. Barely two months since…
Continue Reading Which skin care products should young girls use? Dermatologists recommend this simple routine
AP Education Writer Girls are bombarded on social media with advice from influencers touting elaborate skin care routines with high-priced serums,…
Continue Reading Japan wants its hardworking citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan, a nation so hardworking its language has a term for literally working oneself to death, is trying to address a…
Continue Reading In South Africa’s richest area, mother-to-baby HIV transmission is a concern despite free prevention
Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — It’s a worrying question for health officials in one of the richest and most developed areas…
Continue Reading Young girls are using anti-aging products they see on social media. The harm is more than skin deep
AP Education Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — When she was in fifth grade, Scarlett Goddard Strahan started to worry about getting wrinkles. By the…
Continue Reading 9 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza’s young against polio
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. health agency and partners are launching a campaign starting Sunday to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian…
Continue Reading Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kamala Harris…
Continue Reading Women behind bars are often survivors of abuse. A series of new laws aim to reduce their sentences
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Advocates for domestic violence survivors in Illinois celebrated earlier this month when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a…
Continue Reading Brazil blocks Musk’s X after company refuses to name local representative amid feud with judge
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil started blocking Elon Musk’s social media platform X early Saturday, making it largely inaccessible on…
Continue Reading Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At first glance, there’s little that a 78-year-old former president and a 23-year-old internet personality…
Continue Reading They vanished for weeks. Now Russia says it detained two Colombian men on suspicion of fighting for Ukraine
By Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon, Mariya Knight and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities say they have detained two Colombian…
Continue Reading Northern Israeli students face uncertain school year as conflict with Hezbollah persists
By Nadeen Ebrahim, Sarah Boxer and Jim Sciutto, CNN Rosh Pina and Kibbutz Magal, Israel (CNN) — With one year left until graduation,…
Continue Reading Defending champion Novak Djokovic is shocked at the US Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz’s loss
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic has lost at the U.S. Open one night after Carlos Alcaraz did. Djokovic bowed out…
Continue Reading Top of the Clase: Cleveland closer Emmauel Clase sets team saves record, joins Cy Young conversation
AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Emmanuel Clase’s career as a closer with Cleveland began with a major blemish. It’s been pristine…
Continue Reading Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the…
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Trump pushes for lengthy pre-trial process in election subversion case as special counsel leaves schedule to judge
By Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and special counsel Jack Smith are at odds over how the election…
Continue Reading Rooker homers twice, A’s beat Rangers 9-2 for first consecutive winning months since 2021
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brent Rooker homered twice to give him 33 this season, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers also went deep and…
Continue Reading Floods in Yemen kill nearly 100, damage thousands of homes
Avery Schmitz, Nyah Peebles, Associated Press (CNN/AP) — Severe floods have killed at least 97 people in Yemen over the past month and deepened…
Continue Reading Framber Valdez holds Royals hitless through 7, Jose Altuve’s hit in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win
AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve hit a game-ending RBI double in the ninth to lift the…
Continue Reading Fuerzas de EE.UU. y de seguridad iraquÃes matan a 15 agentes de ISIS en una redada en Iraq, según el ejército estadounidense
Andrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Fuerzas de EE.UU. y de seguridad iraquÃes mataron a más de una decena de agentes de ISIS en una redada en la…
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