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Pentagon announces completion of Afghanistan withdrawal

August 31, 2021 4:04 AM CNN

Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, announced the completion of US withdrawal from Afghanistan as the last US military planes…

Hear Fareed Zakaria’s prediction of what’s to come in Afghanistan

August 30, 2021 8:59 PM CNN

CNN’s Fareed Zakaria explains how the rivalry between the Taliban and ISIS-K could lead to the beginning of another Afghan civil…

Last U.S. military flight leaves Kabul, ending America’s longest war

August 30, 2021 2:45 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

KABUL, Afghanistan — America’s longest war has ended after 20 years as the last U.S. troops departed Afghanistan, concluding a final, frantic…

Under 200 Americans who want to leave remain in Afghanistan

August 30, 2021 5:33 PM ABC News, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “under 200, likely closer to 100” Americans wishing to leave still remain in Afghanistan…

Hate crime reports in US surge to the highest level in 12 years, FBI says

August 30, 2021 2:52 PM CNN Newsource

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…

Judge restores unvaccinated Illinois mom’s right to see son

August 30, 2021 2:46 PM Associated Press

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…

60 years of NASA’s history in 120 seconds

September 2, 2021 6:12 PM CNN

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…

State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries

August 30, 2021 11:05 AM Associated Press

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask…

Lamborghini reinvents an icon with it’s all-new hybrid Countach

August 31, 2021 11:26 AM CNN

The car that made Lamborghini famous is back in all its V12 hybrid electric…

Wildfire evacuees flood Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee

August 29, 2021 11:31 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Fire is forcing thousands of people to rush to leave…

Tropical Storm Nora hugs Mexico’s coast; 1 dead, 7 missing

August 28, 2021 10:02 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Nora has weakened to a tropical storm as it causes floods and landslides along Mexico’s Pacific coast. At midday…

How you can help Hurricane Ida victims

September 14, 2021 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Lee, CNN Hurricane Ida made landfall on August 29 near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds…

Actor Ed Asner, TV’s blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91

August 29, 2021 12:32 PM Associated Press, CNN

LOS ANGELES, California — Actor Ed Asner, the blustery but lovable Lou Grant in two successful television series, has died. He was 91. Asner’s…

Biden pays respects to US troops killed in Afghanistan

August 29, 2021 6:04 AM Associated Press

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) — At a military base in Delaware, President Joe Biden stood witness with grieving…

US says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport

August 29, 2021 4:48 AM Associated Press

By KATHY GANNON, LOLITA C. BALDOR, TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. officials say a drone strike has…

Bolsonaro says he will either be arrested, killed or win Brazil’s next election

August 29, 2021 3:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he sees only three possibilities for his future: death, prison or winning the…

U.S. warns of ‘specific, credible threat’ at Kabul airport

August 28, 2021 7:50 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. State Department urged U.S. citizens Saturday night to leave the area of Kabul airport “immediately,” citing a…

Mexican troops disrupt migrants heading north from border

August 28, 2021 7:35 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Several hundred migrants, including many children, have been blocked by Mexican security forces as they tried to head north from…

Biden warns another Kabul attack ‘highly likely’ in next day

August 28, 2021 2:27 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Another terrorist attack on Kabul’s airport is “highly likely in the next 24-36 hours,” President Joe Biden said commanders have…

Pentagon releases names of 13 service members killed in Kabul

August 28, 2021 2:16 PM Associated Press, CNN

Images show the aftermath of an explosion outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the US evacuate citizens and Afghans…

Mountain lion killed after attacking child in California

August 28, 2021 2:07 PM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wildlife authorities say that a mountain lion that attacked a 5-year-old boy and dragged the child across his front lawn in…

Mexico is suing US gunmakers for thousands of guns trafficked across the border each year. Can they win?

August 28, 2021 10:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Karol Suarez and Danielle Renwick When early in his term, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on the United States to stem the…

Southern fast food chain Bojangles to close for two Mondays to give staff a ‘well-deserved break’

August 28, 2021 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Fast food restaurant chain Bojangles will close all stores for two Mondays to give staff a “well-deserved break”…

Southern fast food chain Bojangles to close for two Mondays to give staff a ‘well-deserved break’

August 28, 2021 8:55 AM CNN

OpenTable is teaming up with Clear to help restaurants with proof of vaccination requirements. CEO Debby Soo says the company is offering restaurants…

The ‘billion-dollar air route’ is bouncing back

August 28, 2021 2:46 AM CNN

CNN’s Gary Tuchman looks at how Iceland has been able to lower deaths from Covid-19 to zero, and maintain it since…

The ‘billion-dollar air route’ is bouncing back

August 28, 2021 2:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Since March 2020, would-be travelers have experienced more turbulence on the ground than in the air. As always, though,…

U.S. military kills ISIS-K planner in targeted airstrike

August 27, 2021 9:54 PM ABC News, Associated Press, CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military…

Hurricane Nora sweeps past Puerto Vallarta, heads north

August 27, 2021 10:02 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly formed Hurricane Nora has swept past Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta area and is heading north for possible close…

US airstrike targets Islamic State member in Afghanistan

August 26, 2021 10:33 PM Associated Press

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military struck back at the Islamic State in Afghanistan…

Board recommends parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan on 16th attempt

August 27, 2021 11:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Ray Sanchez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Sirhan Sirhan, the man convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, was recommended for parole…