Airbnb says it will host 20,000 Afghan refugees
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Airbnb has pledged to provide free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees. CEO Brian Chesky said Tuesday that the program…
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El ejército de EE.UU. le da a Biden una fecha límite para decidir sobre la extensión de las evacuaciones en Afganistán
olivertapia (CNN) — El ejército de Estados Unidos recomendó al presidente Joe Biden que a más tardar este martes debe decidir si prolonga la…
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National Guard will be deployed across Kentucky to help overwhelmed hospitals. Health care workers high-fived when they heard the news
By Madeline Holcombe and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Kentucky hospital officials high-fived one another during a news conference Monday as they learned…
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LEADING OFF: Padres try new pitch, Reds-Brewers, O’s skid
By The Associated Press One day after firing pitching coach Larry Rothschild, the slumping San Diego Padres begin a three-game series Tuesday night…
Continue ReadingTaliban say they won’t allow Afghans to leave country, reject evacuation extension
By Nick Paton Walsh, Brad Lendon, Sheena McKenzie and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Taliban said Tuesday that they were “not allowing the…
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Gazans launch incendiary balloons into Israel after strikes
By WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-backed Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip have launched a new wave of…
Continue Reading Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment
By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A breed of gig apps tailored for short-term work slots — from Stint to Instawork to Gigpro — is…
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Gig apps for a pandemic economy: Part time, no commitment
By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A breed of gig apps tailored for short-term work slots — from Stint to Instawork to Gigpro — is…
Continue Reading Afghans in Indonesia protest Taliban, demand resettlement
By NINIEK KARMINI and TATAN SYUFLANA Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia held a rally…
Continue Reading Japan seeks support for Fukushima nuclear water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted an interim plan that it hopes will win support from fishermen and…
Continue Reading Japan seeks support for Fukushima nuclear water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted an interim plan that it hopes will win support from fishermen and…
Continue Reading Los talibanes aún no han capturado todo Afganistán. Una provincia ha prometido resistir
Mariana Toro (CNN) — A medida que los talibanes afianzan su control sobre Afganistán, hay una región remota cuya resistencia al grupo…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street hits new high
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to a…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street hits new high
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street hit a new high as investors looked ahead to a…
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Ella Bruning turns into a big name for Little League
By PRESTON SHOEMAKER Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Ella Bruning has become a star at the Little League World Series. The starting…
Continue Reading Ella Bruning turns into a big name for Little League
By PRESTON SHOEMAKER Associated Press SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Ella Bruning has become a star at the Little League World Series. The starting…
Continue Reading Grosjean successfully knocks down first IndyCar oval
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Romain Grosjean had modest goals for his first career race on an oval — finish all the laps, find a feel for…
Continue Reading Iran official acknowledges videos of Evin prison abuse real
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s prison system has acknowledged that videos purportedly…
Continue Reading A mom and her baby had to be rescued by kayak as floodwaters overtook their Tennessee home
By Steve Almasy and Hollie Silverman, CNN As the floodwaters rapidly rose in her Waverly, Tennessee, home, Vanessa Yates climbed on the kitchen…
Continue Reading A mom and her baby had to be rescued by kayak as floodwaters overtook their Tennessee home
Mother of 7 month old twins killed in flood over the weekend remembers her…
Continue Reading At-risk Afghans fearing Taliban hunker down, wait to leave
By SAMYA KULLAB and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press Employees of the collapsed Afghan government, civil society activists and women are among the…
Continue Reading En este pueblo de Texas tantas personas se contagiaron de covid-19 que básicamente todo cerró
Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Desde el jardín delantero de la casa de su amiga, Vicky Zapata hizo un vivo en Facebook recientemente y rompió a llorar…
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Dimel, UTEP planning for two NMSU quarterbacks ahead of Saturday showdown
EL PASO, Texas – New Mexico State has yet to announce a starting quarterback for Saturday’s season-opening battle of I-10 between the Miners and…
Continue Reading G-7 leaders can’t sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawal
By MATTHEW LEE, JILL LAWLESS and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sharply divided leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized…
Continue Reading Kathy Hochul se convierte en gobernadora de Nueva York mientras Cuomo se marcha en desgracia
olivertapia (CNN) — Kathy Hochul juró como la primera mujer gobernadora de Nueva York poco después de la medianoche del martes, en reemplazo…
Continue Reading The US could enter spring of 2022 with Covid-19 under control if enough people get vaccinated, Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As the first full FDA approval is granted to a Covid-19 vaccine, Dr. Anthony Fauci urged the public to take part, saying if…
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Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows
By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the Delta…
Continue Reading Ex-Myanmar military leader Than Shwe recovers from COVID-19
By DAVID RISING Associated Press Bangkok (AP) — The former longtime military ruler of Myanmar, Than Shwe, and his wife have been released from a…
Continue Reading Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The speedy Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has revived alarms about a resurgent al-Qaida and new…
Continue Reading Gillen, Elmore, Lieberman to be honored with Lapchick Award
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Gillen, Len Elmore and Nancy Lieberman will be this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Gillen helped the…
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