By Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Kaitlan Collins and Jennifer Hansler, CNN President Joe Biden will address the crisis in Afghanistan from the White House on Monday afternoon as he faces mounting questions about his administration’s apparent failure to prepare for the collapse of that nation’s government. Biden had remained at the wooded Camp David presidential
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) — Law enforcement officers say a 26-year-old Columbia man stole a police cruiser before eventually being arrested as he tried to hide under a dock at the Lake of the Ozarks. Kenneth Rybolt is charged with five felonies and a misdemeanor after the chase in Camden and Miller counties over the
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CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese leaders have visited a disputed area along the country’s eastern borders with Ethiopia. The visit to al-Fashaqa area comes amid growing tensions between the two East African nations. Khartoum has last week recalled home its envoy in Addis Ababa. The decades-long border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia centers on large swaths
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By Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN As he hit the campaign trail this weekend to fight the Republican-led effort to oust him, California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaned into the microphone with a message for all the disengaged Democrats who might be inclined to ignore the September 14 recall election. “Though we defeated Trump, we
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By Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN As he hit the campaign trail this weekend to fight the Republican-led effort to oust him, California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaned into the microphone with a message for all the disengaged Democrats who might be inclined to ignore the September 14 recall election. “Though we defeated Trump, we
Continue ReadingBy Diane Pathieu Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago family continues to grieve after two young sisters were shot, one fatally, while sitting in a car on the Northwest Side Sunday. A 6-year-old girl continues to fight for her life in the hospital while her 7-year-old sister has died.
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.S. company Discovery Inc. says it has been granted a Dutch license that would allow it to keep broadcasting its independent news channel TVN 24 into Poland. The announcement Monday comes after Poland’s state broadcasting authority has for a year and a half refused to renew TVN24′s license, which expires
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.S. company Discovery Inc. says it has been granted a Dutch license that would allow it to keep broadcasting its independent news channel TVN 24 into Poland. The announcement Monday comes after Poland’s state broadcasting authority has for a year and a half refused to renew TVN24′s license, which expires
Continue ReadingBy Alexis McAdmas Click here for updates on this story SKOKIE, Illinois (WLS) — A Skokie father is pleading for the return of his family as he tries to bring them back home from Afghanistan. “I am speaking on behalf of my wife and kids. My family — they are stranded. They need desperate help,”
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Republican Adam Laxalt has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Nevada, setting the stage for what could be a decisive battle as both parties fight for control of Congress. Laxalt will aim to unseat Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto, who became the
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild have signed Kevin Fiala to a $5.1 million, one-year contract. Fiala had 20 goals and 20 assists in 50 games last season with the Wild. He led the team with five game-winning goals and 41 takeaways. Fiala has 101 points in 133 games over two-plus seasons since
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say gunmen have abducted 15 students and four staffers from a school in the country’s northwest. Zamfara state police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said Monday that a police officer and two security guards were killed in the attack on the College of Agriculture and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Aficionados de la astronomía, tomen nota: hay un nuevo parque con cielo oscuro para ver las estrellas. El Parque Internacional de la Paz Waterton-Glacier recibió la certificación “Parque Internacional de Cielos Oscuros” después de cumplir con los requisitos de iluminación establecidos por la asociación International Dark Sky Association. Si no pudiste
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By Brian Fung, CNN Business The ransomware attack that forced Colonial Pipeline, one of the largest fuel pipelines in the United States, to go offline this spring also compromised the personal information of nearly 6,000 individuals, a company spokesperson told CNN Business. The pipeline operator has begun sending data breach notification letters to the 5,810
Continue ReadingBy Zach Prelutsky Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WHNS) — A new law has a clear message to drivers in South Carolina, stay out of the left lane of highways unless you are passing another car. “I think it’s a good law,” said Stephen Zehr of Lyman. The Move Right
Continue ReadingBy Kristen DeSilva Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Las Vegas police were investigating a homicide in downtown Sunday evening. Lt. Ray Spencer with LVMPD said the investigation was taking place at Charleston Boulevard and Maryland Parkway about 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 15. At the scene, Spencer said police were
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Martinez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A few Clark County School District students shared what their first week back for in-person learning was like after some parents expressed frustration over masks. Alexa Walsh started her freshman year at Liberty High School. Walsh was virtually learning last year
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business A Honus Wagner baseball card, the most famous and among the rarest sports trading cards in the world, sold at auction Monday morning for a record $6.6 million. That blew away the previous record — a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card, which auctioned earlier this year for $5.2 million. An
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Jefferson City Schools announced the decision Monday afternoon. The district released its back-to-school plans amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic earlier this month but said at the time a decision on masks would come Monday.
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business As the Covid-19 Delta variant continues to spread, companies are warning that they expect pandemic fears to harm their businesses. The hospitality and entertainment industries, in particular, are feeling the pain. Although economists don’t expect a repeat of the kind of shutdowns that gutted industries in 2020, the risks posed
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