jasserakle (CNN Español) — Angelina Jolie usó sus redes sociales para pronunciarse sobre la situación política de Afganistán. “En este momento, el pueblo de Afganistán está perdiendo la capacidad de comunicarse en las redes sociales y de expresarse libremente. Así que vine a Instagram para compartir sus historias y las voces de quienes en todo
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden trató de poner una cara optimista frente a las evacuaciones caóticas que están teniendo lugar en el aeropuerto de Kabul, donde las fuerzas estadounidenses se apresuran a sacar del país a los ciudadanos estadounidenses y a afganos vulnerables. En declaraciones que hizo desde la Casa Blanca, Biden
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By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is visiting Ukraine to attend the festivities marking the 30th anniversary of its declaration of independence. Patriarch Batholomew I and the leader of the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Metropolitan Epiphanius I, together conducted a lithurgy in Kyiv’s St. Michael’s Cathedral
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Clarissa Ward, corresponsal internacional en jefe de CNN, ha reportado durante más de 15 años desde las primeras líneas de batalla en todo el mundo, desde Siria, Iraq y Afganistán a Myanmar e Irán. Aquí, un repaso a su trayectoria. Este viernes, Ward abordó un vuelo en Kabul para salir
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Actress Melissa Joan Hart has revealed she’s quite sick with Covid, despite being fully vaccinated and wants to encourage others to “stay safe.” The “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” star took to Instagram (from bed) to tell followers “it’s bad” and that she thinks she may have caught it from one of
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PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Mauro Icardi is due for a scan after injuring his right shoulder in a French league game against Brest. The Argentina international was substituted late in PSG’s 4-2 victory on Friday night after landing on his shoulder. He was grimacing as he left the field for the locker room.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A superstar-laden Central Park concert meant to celebrate New York City’s recovery from the coronavirus was cut short because of severe weather as Hurricane Henri approached. New York City police on Saturday night told concertgoers via Twitter to “calmly move to the nearest exits and proceed to areas outside of the
Continue Reading SYDNEY (AP) — Authorities in Australia say more than 250 people have been arrested while protesting coronavirus lockdowns in the country. Many faced fines for defying health orders. Saturday’s protests took place in several cities nationwide, with the largest and most violent protest in Melbourne. At least seven police officers were treated for injuries after
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One woman is in serious condition after falling off a dock and striking her head at The Lake of The Ozarks.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press Henri is now a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading the tropical storm to a hurricane. Storm surge, hurricane conditions and rainfall that could cause flooding began threatening the Northeast region Saturday. Henri is expected to make landfall on Long Island or in southern
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TODAY: Some lingering showers early and gradually clearing clouds. Highs in the upper 80s with a heat index close to the mid-90s. An isolated shower or two is possible this afternoon as a cold front lingers. TOMORROW: Sunnier and highs right around 90 degrees. A bit less moisture so more comfortable for heading outdoors. Grab
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By John Sinnott, CNN It’s par for the course for a golfer’s shot to occasionally land in a water hazard or the rough, but Hideki Matsuyama’s drive ended up in a spectator’s shirt at The Northern Trust tournament on Friday. “It went between my legs, hit my knee, and somehow rolled up into my shirt,”
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER and MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press HANGEDIGI, Turkey (AP) — European Union leaders haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the Syrian war desperately want to avoid a large-scale influx of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan. Their message to any Afghans except for those who helped Western forces in the two-decade war
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Columbia Parks and Recreation are set to host The Indian Hills Kite Day Block Party on Saturday, from noon until 2 p.m.
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s would-be successor is pledging to “fight with everything that I can” for victory in Germany’s Sept. 26 election. Merkel’s center-right bloc kicked off its official campaign on Saturday amid a worrying sag in its poll ratings. The German leader spoke at a campaign rally
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN While our passports haven’t been getting many stamps since March 2020, at least our vocabularies are expanding. Variants, mandates, quarantines and requirements — who knew 2021 would be so polysyllabic? CNN Travel has, as always, been keeping an eye on the week’s developments and here’s our roundup of what we learned
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By Travis Caldwell and Dakin Andone, CNN With an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, more Americans have recently made the decision to get vaccinated than in the last six weeks. More than 1 million doses of the vaccine were reported administered Thursday, new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed, marking
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By Travis Caldwell and Dakin Andone, CNN With an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, more Americans have recently made the decision to get vaccinated than in the last six weeks. More than 1 million doses of the vaccine were reported administered Thursday, new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed, marking
Continue Reading By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the continued spread of the more infectious Delta variant, health and elected officials warned that hospitals across the country are reaching critical levels of Covid-19 patients, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. Overall hospitalizations are continuing to increase across Alabama as the “pandemic of unvaccinated people continues,” state health
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China’s Mars rover is soldiering on after completing its initial program to explore the red planet and search for whether it once supported life. China’s National Space Administration said on its website Friday the rover completed its 90-day program on Aug. 15 and was in excellent technical condition and fully charged. It
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