New Zealand extends virus lockdown; Australia eyes vaccines
By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government says it’s extending a strict…
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Miguel Cabrera se convierte en el beisbolista número 28 en incorporarse al club de los 500 jonrones
olivertapia (CNN) — El primera base de los Tigres de Detroit, el venezolano Miguel Cabrera, conectó el domingo el jonrón número 500 de su…
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LEADING OFF: Yankees-Braves showdown, Cabrera savors 500
By The Associated Press Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees visit Atlanta on Monday night for the start of a two-game interleague series featuring…
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Rights group: Israeli strikes on Gaza apparently broke law
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading international human rights group says Israeli airstrikes that demolished four…
Continue Reading Orioles plunge to new depths on 18-game losing skid
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Baltimore Orioles have lost 18 games in a row, and somehow that doesn’t do their skid justice. What’s…
Continue Reading Lebanese hospitals at breaking point as everything runs out
By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s health sector is a casualty of the multiple crises that have plunged the country…
Continue Reading When the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press Ahmad Sarmast left his home in Melborne, Australia, on a mission to revive music in the country of his birth,…
Continue Reading Deadly gunfire at airport; Taliban insist on US pullout date
By AHMAD SEIR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A firefight outside Kabul’s international airport has…
Continue Reading El aeropuerto de Kabul es el epicentro de una lucha desesperada y mortal por escapar de los talibanes
olivertapia (CNN) — Una semana después de la toma de Kabul por los talibanes, la situación en el aeropuerto de la capital de Afganistán se…
Continue Reading German train drivers on second two-day strike this month
BERLIN (AP) — Many train drivers with Germany’s national railway have walked off the job as their union embarks on its second two-day strike this…
Continue Reading German train drivers on second two-day strike this month
BERLIN (AP) — Many train drivers with Germany’s national railway have walked off the job as their union embarks on its second two-day strike this…
Continue Reading Inundaciones en Tennessee dejan 21 muertos y alrededor de 20 desaparecidos
olivertapia (CNN) — Al menos 21 personas murieron y otras 20 siguen desaparecidas después de las graves inundaciones que azotaron el condado…
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Bitcoin’s price rises above $50,000 for the first time since May
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Bitcoin has surged above the $50,000 mark, as the virtual currency continues to climb out of a months-long slump.…
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Bullpen thins as Chihuahuas fall 12-5 to Express; Beimel to bring reinforcement
EL PASO, Texas – It may not be what fans want to hear in the long-term, but Chihuahuas infielder Matthew Batten was El Paso’s best pitcher Sunday…
Continue Reading Cleanup begins in soggy Northeast as Henri plods back to sea
By DAVID PORTER and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Residents across the waterlogged Northeast are clearing mud and…
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At least 5 South Florida officers died from Covid-19 over the course of one week
As Covid-19 cases surge in Florida and Texas, the Republican governors of those states are touting an antibody treatment called Regeneron rather than…
Continue Reading Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Kathy Hochul has become New York’s first female governor. The Democrat from western New…
Continue Reading Suga ally loses in key local race ahead of national election
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A close ally of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has been defeated in a high-profile mayoral…
Continue Reading This Week: Home sales, Best Buy earns, consumer spending
The Associated Press The National Association of Realtors issues its July tally of previously occupied U.S. homes Monday. Best Buy serves up its…
Continue Reading Rains in central China cause landslides; no deaths reported
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government says torrential rains caused landslides, knocked out power and damaged houses in central China. But no…
Continue Reading For Afghan refugees in India, hopes dim for returning home
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — When the Taliban shot policewoman Khatira Hashmi and gouged out her eyes, she knew Afghanistan…
Continue ReadingChild Covid-19 hospitalizations reach a new high. That’s not the only reason kids need to be protected from Delta, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN More kids were hospitalized with Covid-19 this month than any other time this past year — proving how seriously the Delta…
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What families are fearful and excited for this school year during Covid-19, poll reports
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Parents, children and experts are still concerned about children returning to school amid surging Covid-19 cases, the…
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LIVE Updates: Slow-moving storm Henri drenches East Coast
WESTERLY, Rhode Island — Tropical Storm Henri made landfall along the coast of Rhode Island near Westerly on Sunday as the slow-moving…
Continue Reading Mental health online: Police posts of crises may traumatize
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press Police departments in 2021 are desperate for positive press. They’re facing headline after headline about police…
Continue Reading Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders are trying to muscle President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading Moderates bring House to standstill in Biden budget clash
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders are trying to muscle President Joe Biden’s…
Continue Reading US troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persist
By ROBERT BURNS and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S military troops flying round the clock have managed their biggest day…
Continue ReadingABC-7 Xtra examines El Paso’s new mask mandate
EL PASO, Texas — Cases of Covid-19 are spreading rapidly as a fourth wave takes over the nation, much of it sparked by the Delta variant. The spread…
Continue Reading McCarron (knee) out for season, Falcons in market for QB
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback AJ McCarron is done for the season after sustaining a knee injury in a preseason loss to the…
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