Matured Mayfield leading Browns amid ‘Super’ expectations
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield has grown up. After three up-and-down seasons with the Browns, their 25-year-old…
Continue Reading The Taliban now control half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals
By Clarissa Ward, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of other…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
CNN By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan…
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Police chief in Chinese industrial center suspected of graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says the police chief and vice mayor of a northeastern industrial city is under investigation…
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Police chief in Chinese industrial center suspected of graft
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party says the police chief and vice mayor of a northeastern industrial city is under investigation…
Continue Reading Fred may regain tropical storm strength as it nears Florida
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Forecasters say tropical depression Fred is slowly strengthening and could regain tropical…
Continue Reading Darvish (back) exits early, Diamondbacks beat Padres 12-3
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Yu Darvish left a rocky start early with lower back tightness, and the Arizona Diamondbacks took…
Continue Reading In Yemen’s north, Houthis face virus with outright denial
By SAMY MAGDY The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Yemenis in the country’s north are dying because of a lack of hospital beds, many at home.…
Continue Reading Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 31
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from floods and mudslides in northern Turkey has risen to at least 31 as…
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Paydirt’s Rally UTEP Student Athlete Skills Challenge: Soccer
EL PASO, Texas – As part of annual UTEP fundraiser Paydirt’s Rally, the Miners’ Student-Athlete Skills Challenge rolls on! On Thursday, ABC-7’s…
Continue Reading Climate-fueled wildfires take toll on tropical Pacific isles
By CALEB JONES and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press WAIMEA, Hawaii (AP) — Huge wildfires highlight the dangers of climate change-related heat and…
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El Paso native Steven Montez throws NFL TD pass in promising preseason performance
FOXBORO, Massachusetts – Steven Montez’s final numbers from his first 2021 NFL Preseason game may not jump off the page. But his final drive showed…
Continue Reading NY let childhood sex abuse victims sue; 9,000 went to court
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s two-year “look-back window” closes this week. It allows people who claim they…
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US to send troops to help evacuate personnel in Afghanistan, as Kandahar becomes latest city to fall
By Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Maureen Chowdhury, Veronica Rocha, Meg Wagner, Steve George and Brad Lendon, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & ©…
Continue Reading Ohtani hurls 6 innings, doubles in Angels’ 6-3 win over Jays
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitched six innings of three-hit ball to win his third consecutive start, and…
Continue Reading Australia chides China over journalist’s yearlong detention
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it remains seriously concerned about the welfare of a…
Continue Reading Census data: US is diversifying, white population shrinking
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press No racial or ethnic group dominates for people under age 18 in the newly released 2020 census figures. In the…
Continue Reading Federal lawsuit filed against Las Vegas school mask mandate
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A coronavirus pandemic mask mandate in Nevada has drawn a federal lawsuit from attorneys seeking…
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La FDA autoriza dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 para ciertas personas inmunodeprimidas
olivertapia (CNN) — La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) autorizó el jueves una dosis de…
Continue Reading Police: Toddler fatally shot woman during work video call
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Police in central Florida say a toddler fatally shot a woman while she was on a work-related video call. News…
Continue Reading Wade’s 3-run homer leads Giants to fifth straight win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — LaMonte Wade Jr. hit a three-run homer in the fourth, pitcher Logan Webb added a two-run…
Continue Reading Fresh flooding in central China kills another 21 people
BEIJING (AP) — Flooding in central China continues to cause havoc in both cities and rural areas. Authorities said Friday that another 21 people…
Continue Reading Officials: Northwest heat may have killed 1; ER visits spike
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials are investigating one possible heat-related death in Oregon from a Pacific…
Continue Reading Forest Service maxed out as wildfires break across US West
By EUGENE GARCIA and DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press WESTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it’s operating in crisis mode,…
Continue Reading Prospects ever fainter for bipartisan policing overhaul deal
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prospects seem increasingly dicey for a bipartisan Senate deal on overhauling policing practices.…
Continue Reading Biden eyes tougher vaccine rules without provoking backlash
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as President Joe Biden becomes more aggressive in pressuring Americans to get vaccinated, he…
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FDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine doses for certain immunocompromised people
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized an additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people on…
Continue ReadingVaccine boosters are not unusual: CNN’s medical analyst explains why
By Katia Hetter, CNN With the Biden administration expected to announce that booster doses will be needed for most people who received the Covid-19…
Continue Reading Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan and many people are…
Continue Reading Olympics now ended, Japan races to vaccinate as virus surges
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have ended, but it’s still vacation season in Japan and many people are…
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