By KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press MOMIRAK FIRING RANGE, Tajikistan (AP) — Russian and Tajik troops have conducted joint drills near Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan, as part of efforts to prepare for possible security threats issuing from Afghanistan. The exercise at the Momirak firing range about 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) north of the Afghan border
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El actor Peter Scolari, que saltó a la fama junto a Tom Hanks en “Bosom Buddies”, murió este viernes por la mañana. Scolari tenía cáncer y había estado enfermo durante dos años, le dijo a CNN su manager Ellen Lubin Sanitsky. Tenía 66 años. Peter Scolari posa en la sala
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 8. University provost Charles Taber said Friday the Board of Regents have determined that a vaccine mandate from President Joe Biden applies to universities that work on federal contracts. Emporia State is not subject to the mandate
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A study claims that large technology companies are underreporting their greenhouse gas emissions at a time of heightened scrutiny over the role of corporations in driving climate change. Research published Friday in the journal Nature Communications found inconsistencies in the way companies declare their carbon footprint. This measure is increasingly considered important
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BERLIN (AP) — A study claims that large technology companies are underreporting their greenhouse gas emissions at a time of heightened scrutiny over the role of corporations in driving climate change. Research published Friday in the journal Nature Communications found inconsistencies in the way companies declare their carbon footprint. This measure is increasingly considered important
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Texas y Missouri presentaron este jueves una demanda contra el gobierno de Biden por sus esfuerzos para detener los proyectos de construcción del muro en la frontera sur de Estados Unidos. La demanda, presentada en el Tribunal de Distrito de EE.UU. para el Distrito Sur de Texas, argumenta que el presidente
Continue Reading COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Council Bluffs woman was fatally shot in her home early Friday, and police are searching for a 28-year-old man in the killing. Police say officers called to a home just before 3:30 a.m. Friday found 24-year-old McKayla Glover with a gunshot wound. She was rushed to a hospital in
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Exchange rate distortions in war-torn Syria have allowed the government of Bashar Assad to divert at least $100 million of international aid to its coffers. That’s according to new research published this week by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies. The currency manipulation deprives
Continue Reading By Shaquille Lord Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Waiting for answers, a Louisville mother is working to keep her daughter’s memory alive. “Every day is a nightmare, every day is the same filled with denial,” said Candy Linear, the mother of Nylah Linear. Three months later and 16-year-old Nylah
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By Amir Vera, CNN Now that the remains of Brian Laundrie have been positively identified by authorities, there are still lingering questions as to why, how and even when he disappeared in the days after his fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing. His parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, may be vital to unraveling the mysteries.
Continue Reading By Christina Maxouris, CNN Brian Laundrie, who authorities had said could help fill in at least some of the blanks about what Gabby Petito’s final days looked like, has been confirmed dead. Laundrie’s remains were found Wednesday in the Florida reserve authorities had been combing through for more than a month. Over the summer, the
Continue Reading By Rob Hughes Click here for updates on this story BLUE SPRINGS, Missouri (KMBC) — Operation Uplift sends care packages to deployed troops. “It was just kind of rewarding to see them and their family members, just how much they appreciated the sentiment, especially from strangers, and people just trying to show their support and
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Key European Union leaders are unconvinced by Polish arguments that fundamental judicial changes the country has made would not undermine the bloc and said that the withholding of billions in EU recovery funds would likely continue unless Warsaw falls back into line. At the end of a
Continue Reading By Ross Adams Click here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A veteran Jackson firefighter has been in the hospital for more than two months battling COVID-19. After nearly 20 years of battling blazes with the Jackson Fire Department, his wife said his fight against the coronavirus is his biggest battle yet.
Continue Reading By KOCO Staff Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Birth certificates give male or female options, but today, one person was allowed to change to non-binary. This was a legal settlement that involved the state health department where a current Oregon resident born in Oklahoma wanted their birth certificate
Continue Reading By Gail Paschall-Brown Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — Human organs for transplantation are scarce. Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU’s Langone Transplant Institute says nearly half of the patients waiting for a transplant become too sick or die before getting one. That’s why last month this lead surgeon and his
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Hollywood is the land of make believe, but the very real specter of death can hover over television and movie sets. The death of 42-year-old director of photography Halyna Hutchins while working on the movie “Rust” in New Mexico after actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop gun is just the
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN A 10-year-old Black girl who was arrested at a school in Hawaii over a drawing was the only Black student involved in the incident and the only one disciplined, the girl’s family and their attorney said. “It’s hard to believe that they were not treated that way because of their race,”
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los datos parecen sugerir hasta ahora que las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el coronavirus pueden ayudar a reducir su propagación, pero se necesita más investigación para confirmarlo, dijo este viernes el Dr. Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas. En una sesión informativa
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELSKY and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of a small Oregon town represent an emerging 21st century concern. Now a critical part of modern computing, data centers help people stream movies
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