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‘Surprised and disappointed.’ Doctors in Covid-19 hotspots last year are dealing with new record hospitalizations

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the more contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country this summer, health care workers and officials are finding themselves returning to a crisis experienced last year when hospitals struggled to handle an influx of patients. In the Southeast, Georgia is now seeing its highest number of hospitalizations since

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US soccer have agreed to a deal that achieves "equal pay and set the global standard moving forward in international soccer."

US Soccer agrees to equal pay deal

By Wayne Sterling, CNN The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), the United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) and the United States National Soccer Team Players Association (USNSTPA) have agreed to a deal that achieves “equal pay and set the global standard moving forward in international soccer.” US Soccer, under the agreements, will become

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Battle for Afghan holdout province intensifies as Taliban advance further into Panjshir Valley

By Tim Lister, Radina Gigova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN and CNN contributors Heavy fighting was reported Sunday in parts of northern Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, where rebel fighters from the National Resistance Front (NRF) have been battling a Taliban offensive. Panjshir, a strategic slice of mountainous terrain rich with precious mineral resources around 90 miles north

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An Army base in Wisconsin is welcoming Afghan refugees. The same post helped Cubans fleeing the Castro regime in 1980

By Omar Jimenez and Bill Kirkos, CNN As Afghans flee the Taliban regime and flow into the United States, they are landing in places like Fort McCoy, situated in rural Wisconsin. It’s the current temporary home for up to 13,000 recently-evacuated Afghan refugees, though Army officials would not disclose the actual number on base. Marcos

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From hospital bed to Paralympic champion in two-and-a-half months, Oksana Masters savors the latest medal of her extraordinary sporting career

By Selina Wang and George Ramsay, CNN For athletes preparing for the biggest event of their lives, it would usually be a cause for celebration. But 100 days out from the Tokyo Paralympics, Oksana Masters was confined to a hospital bed recovering from surgery on her leg. At the time, thoughts of winning a medal

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Already vaccinated against Covid-19? Experts say you’re protected, even without a booster shot

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Health experts are reinforcing the point that full vaccination remains highly effective against severe illness and death caused by Covid-19 as federal regulators consider the possibility of authorizing a third dose in the upcoming weeks. “What’s the goal of this vaccine? The stated goal by (CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky) and

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