Split UN Security Council urges Taliban to allow travel, aid
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press  A divided U.N. Security Council is pressing the Taliban to live up to pledges to let people leave Afghanistan…
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Cristhian Bahena Rivera receives life sentence for murder of Mollie Tibbetts in 2018
By Eric Levenson, Madeline Holcombe and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A farm worker has been sentenced to life in prison with no eligibility for parole for…
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Colorado election official files suit to remove county clerk
By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado secretary of state has sued to remove a rural county’s election…
Continue Reading Hate crime reports in US surge to the highest level in 12 years, FBI says
By Christina Carrega and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN More than 10,000 people reported to law enforcement last year that they were the victim of a hate…
Continue Reading Judge restores unvaccinated Illinois mom’s right to see son
CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge has reversed a ruling to bar a divorced mother from seeing her 11-year-old son because she isn’t vaccinated…
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East El Paso man didn’t die from being assaulted; death not a homicide
UPDATE #2, Aug. 30: The El Paso County Medical Examiner has determined that a man’s death following a weekend assault in east El Paso isn’t a…
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Griddy Energy customers won’t have to pay for sky-high electricity bills from winter storm
By Sarah Moon and Eric Levenson, CNN Griddy Energy customers won’t be financially responsible for the sky-high electricity bills charged during…
Continue Reading Synaptics, Amazon rise; Entergy, United Airlines fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Synaptics, Amazon rise; Entergy, United Airlines…
Continue Reading Texas utility settles over sky-high energy bills from freeze
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press The electric utility Griddy Energy has reached a settlement with Texas state officials over crushing electric bills…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks wound up mixed on Wall Street Monday, with the S&P 500 index managing just enough of a gain to mark another record…
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An Afghan YouTuber was killed at Kabul airport. Many more fear the worst.
By Masoud Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN Four days after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, 20-year-old YouTuber Najma Sadeqi sat on her bed…
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Monmouth gives men’s basketball coach Rice 5-year extension
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (AP) — Monmouth University men’s basketball coach King Rice has been given a five-year contract extension through the…
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SEC won’t allow makeup games for short-handed teams
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference teams that don’t have enough available players will have to forfeit games this year. The league…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading El arzobispo emérito de Caracas, hospitalizado en UCI por covid-19
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El cardenal Jorge Urosa, arzobispo emérito de Caracas, está hospitalizado en una unidad de cuidados…
Continue Reading Montana State University receives $101M donation for nursing
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana State University said Monday that the founders of an insurance company are donating $101 million to its nursing…
Continue Reading Lithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium…
Continue Reading Lithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium…
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$1 million Powerball winning ticket sold in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Lottery is asking Powerball players to check their tickets to see if they are a $1 million winner, ABC…
Continue Reading Primero, los aumentos repentinos de las infecciones por covid-19 provocaron escasez de camas y personal hospitalario. Ahora hay escasez de oxigeno
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los hospitales en partes del sur de Estados Unidos se están quedando sin suministro de oxÃgeno a medida que…
Continue Reading Investigators probe Tesla autopilot crashes
The NHTSA is investigating Tesla ‘Autopilot’ crashes. Former Navy fighter pilot and Georgetown Professor Missy Cummings attributes them to ‘boredom…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court asked to block Texas law banning most abortions
WASHINGTON, DC — Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas raced to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, asking the justices to block a controversial law…
Continue Reading Otherworldly weather forecasts could help future Mars explorers reach this vital resource
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The weather on Earth can be strange, but it may be nothing compared to global dust storms or nighttime snowfall on Mars…
Continue Reading 60 years of NASA’s history in 120 seconds
From Alan Shepard to Neil Armstrong, and from Pioneer I to the Opportunity Rover, here are 60 years worth of NASA’s biggest accomplishments and…
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Police say pair of Las Cruces shootings that hurt 2 are connected
UPDATE, Aug. 30: A pair of weekend shootings, initially reported as separate incidents, are connected with both victims having actually been shot at…
Continue Reading State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask…
Continue Reading Minnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to…
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Northeast El Paso shooting victim’s condition improves, uncooperative with police
UPDATE, Aug. 30: Police on Monday said a northeast El Paso weekend shooting victim’s condition improved, with doctors determining his injuries were…
Continue Reading US health agency will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a new health office that will prod hospitals to…
Continue Reading Dolphins coach: Team wants players with ‘high character’
By STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — As speculation swirls regarding the Miami Dolphins’ interest in embattled quarterback Deshaun…
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