People wait for flights in Kabul, day after blasts
Evacuation flights from Afghanistan resumed with new urgency on Friday, a day after two suicide bombings targeted the thousands of people desperately fleeing a Taliban takeover.
Read more‘Don’t let me die’: Inside a COVID-19 unit in Florida’s capital city amid a surge in cases
At least two people have succumbed to the virus each day this week in the Tallahassee COVID-19 unit. More than 60 people have died so far in…
Read moreMom sues TSA over request to strip search her transgender teen at North Carolina airport
According to a lawsuit, a TSA screener informed a mom that her daughter must have her genitals inspected at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
Read more‘Shang-Chi’ stars reflect on their Marvel first
Simu Liu, Awkwafina and their director Destin Daniel Cretton celebrate introducing the first Asian superhero of the Marvel Universe and avoiding tropes, with “Shang-Chi and the Legend…
Read more‘Shang-Chi’ stars name the Avengers they’d love to join
Simu Liu and Awkwafina, of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” reveal which MCU favorites they could imagine their characters teaming up with. (Aug. 27)…
Read moreAddison Rae: TikTok star to movie actor
Tik Tok star Addison Rae reflects on her leap from TikTok to film at the Los Angeles premiere of her debut feature, “He’s All That” – a…
Read moreMeet the spotted lanternfly, the bug health officials are begging you to kill on sight
In less than a decade, the spotted lanternfly has wreaked havoc on plants, trees and state economies. That’s why officials want them dead.
Read moreProtesters to mark anniversary of March on Washington with nationwide marches for voting rights
For March On for Voting Rights, civil rights leaders Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King and Reverend Al Sharpton will lead marches Aug. 28.
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Here’s the latest for Friday August 27th: Flights resume leaving Kabul; Texas house passes voting bill; California wildfire moves toward Lake Tahoe; New Zealand extends coronavirus lockdown….
Read moreDesigned to fail: How Florida’s lack of condo board oversight could mean another Surfside
There are hundreds of aging oceanfront high-rise condos in Florida. Some experts believe the state’s condo regulation system was designed to fail.
Read moreAlabama sees sharp rise in cases among school-age children; Idaho hospitals in crisis as beds fill: Live COVID-19 updates
Alabama is seeing a sharp rise in cases in school-age children, an increase officials say is likely fueled by the delta variant. More COVID updates.
Read more‘They can dream again’: Afghanistan women’s football team captain grateful to Australia for rescue mission
EXCLUSIVE: The captain of Afghanistan women’s football team, Shabnam Mobarez, has shed light on an evacuation flight organised by the Australian government, which allowed more than 70…
Read moreCensus undercount worries minority communities
The city of Somerton, Arizona was one of several communities where the share of the Hispanic and Black populations was lower than expected in the 2020 Census…
Read moreAfter interpreter is killed, veteran helps another
After a former interpreter was killed by the Taliban, an Army veteran is doing what he can to help another stay safe in Germany (Aug. 27)
Read moreWho are ISIS-K, the group that claimed the Kabul airport suicide bombings?
ISIS-K has claimed the twin suicide attacks on Kabul’s airport. Here’s a closer look at the group and its history.
Read more‘It’s becoming a reality for us’: Evacuation warnings issued as Caldor Fire nears Lake Tahoe basin
Over 2K firefighters are battling the Caldor Fire as it nears iconic Lake Tahoe, spurring the first evacuation warnings to those inside the basin.
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