By AJ Willingham, CNN Grace has strengthened into a tropical storm again, threatening the Caribbean with mudslides and flooding. That includes vulnerable Haiti, which just suffered an earthquake and may now face driving rains. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5
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By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Sunday, a milestone in the insurgent group’s assumption of control over capital city Kabul. One unit shared pictures of the palace interior — intact, but empty and apparently abandoned
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By Michelle Toh and Lauren Lau, CNN Business Major international airlines are scrambling to reroute flights away from Afghan airspace as the country falls to the Taliban, disrupting passenger services to India, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. On Monday, United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates and Flydubai all announced changes to flights to or over
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By Laura He, CNN Business China’s economic recovery is slowing down — and it’s not just the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19 that has economists and government officials on alert. Chinese officials on Monday released new data on industrial production, investment and retail sales for July showing signs of weakness in the economy.
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By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. In reality, it only took a few short days. On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan’s capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul by
Continue Reading By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. In reality, it only took a few short days. On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan’s capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul by
Continue Reading By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s civilian government in Kabul fell to Taliban fighters. In reality, it only took a few short days. On Sunday, Taliban militants retook Afghanistan’s capital, almost two decades after they were driven from Kabul by
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By Mayra Cuevas, CNN A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti August 14th, causing widespread destruction, killing at least 2,100 people and injuring thousands more. Humanitarian officials worry about how quickly aid can be deployed and how Haitians will be affected as the country is still grappling with the assassination in July of President Jovenel Moise.
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Last year was Europe’s hottest on record, according to a report published Wednesday by the American Meteorological Society, which also found 2020 to be among the three hottest years globally. The UK Met Office, which contributed to the report, said record had been broken “by a considerable amount.” Average temperatures in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public School parents, faculty, and staff are split over the decision to mandate masks for anyone in school buildings and on school buses. The mandate goes into effect on Monday. The district sent a letter to families on Friday announcing the decision (CPS coronavirus plan.) Denise Latorre, former CPS teacher said she
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Keith Allen and Alaa Elassar, CNN The Texas Supreme Court sided with Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday in a ruling that temporarily blocks mask mandates recently issued in San Antonio and Dallas, though local officials said they will continue to enforce at least a portion of the mask mandates. The Texas high
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By Paul Devitt, Angus Watson and Nectar Gan, CNN Thousands of protesters defied coronavirus lockdowns to hit the streets of Australia’s largest cities on Saturday, as the country recorded its highest single-day caseload since the pandemic began. The states of New South Wales (NSW) — home to Australia’s most populous city, Sydney — and Victoria
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By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. With futuristic speed, Afghanistan is being sent back in time, to what is often called a “dark age” of Taliban domination. The Afghan population is bearing witness with digital age
Continue Reading By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business As Taliban forces seize control in Afghanistan, global news outlets are struggling to stay safe and continue reporting. But local journalists could be at greater risk. The Committee to Protect Journalists has warned that Afghan journalists face extreme dangers amid the Taliban takeover. On Sunday, the militants took control of
Continue ReadingTonight: Mostly clear skies and northeasterly flowing winds will allow the overnight low to fall 6 degrees below average to 60. We could see some fog form in valleys overnight. Tomorrow: Temperatures slowly warm as skies become partly cloudy with winds remaining out of the northeast. The high for Monday will be 84 with the
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By Kay Jones and Alaa Elassar, CNN A Texas man is dead and another person was injured after a double-decker party boat capsized in bad weather Saturday night on a lake north of Houston, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in a statement. The boat capsized at 8:12 p.m. during a strong thunderstorm on
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Taliyah Rice returns next week for her final year of high school in suburban Chicago. She’s anxious about going back to in-person learning, but it has little to do with coronavirus fears or first-day jitters. Taliyah is mostly worried about facing social pressures she hasn’t had to deal with in more
Continue Reading By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business As Taliban forces seize control in Afghanistan, global news outlets are struggling to stay safe and continue reporting. But local journalists could be at greater risk. The Committee to Protect Journalists has warned that Afghan journalists face extreme dangers amid the Taliban takeover. On Sunday, the militants took control of
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By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Melanie Zanona, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing for Senators that terrorist groups like al Qaeda could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than the two years defense officials had previously estimated to Congress because of the recent, rapid Taliban takeover
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By Kevin Liptak and Jason Hoffman, CNN President Joe Biden and his administration struggled Sunday to project order amid a race by American and other foreign personnel to evacuate Afghanistan as Taliban fighters entered Kabul. The rapid fall of Afghanistan’s national forces and government has come as a shock to Biden and senior members of
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