‘Eight-hour wait outside’: The strain COVID-19 is putting on Sydney hospitals
A COVID-19 patient has shared her experience of having to be treated in an ambulance outside a Western Sydney hospital, as health authorities say they are stretched…
Read moreL.A.-area U.S. Marine among Afghanistan dead following Thursday blast that killed 13
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kareem Mae’Lee Grant Nikoui was identified as one of 13 American service members killed Thursday in an explosion in Afghanistan.
Read moreAfghans to stay on base until relocation determined
The Pentagon says refugees from Afghanistan that are now in the U.S. will remain at military bases until their relocations are determined. (Aug. 27)
Read moreRobert F. Kennedy assassin granted parole after 53 years, a move backed by two of RFK’s sons
Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, granted parole after two of RFK’s sons spoke in favor of his release.
Read moreCOVID-19 not a bioweapon, US intelligence agencies say
Most US intelligence agencies believe coronavirus was passed from animals to human, and not linked to a Chinese lab.
Read moreRefugee agencies scrambling to help Afghans
With rooms filled with donations and volunteers coming into help, a refugee resettlement agency in Seattle is scrambling to help families arriving from Afghanistan. (Aug. 27)
Read moreLouisiana, Mississippi prepare for incoming Hurricane Ida over the weekend
According to forecasts, Hurricane Ida is set to hit the Gulf Coast on Sunday evening.
Read moreRylee McCollum, Marine and expectant father from Wyoming, killed in Kabul airport attack
An expectant father from Wyoming was among the 13 Americans and scores of Afghans killed in a suicide bombing Thursday, state officials said.
Read moreMissouri Marine Jared Schmitz, an ‘American hero,’ killed in Afghanistan airport attack
Jared Schmitz, a Marine from the St. Louis area, is reportedly among the 13 American service members killed in a suicide bombing Thursday in Kabul.
Read moreHawaii residents, tourists feel COVID restrictions
As visitors continue to fly to Hawaii and locals go about their business, state officials say the islands may need to go into lockdown if COVID-19 delta…
Read moreAfghan journalists, interpreters awarded Pulitzer Prize Special Citation for ‘courageous’ work
Afghan journalism workers were awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation on Friday for their “bravery, skill and commitment.”
Read moreFamily of eight tried for three days to escape Kabul
An Afghan couple who arrived in Philadelphia this week navigated the streets of Taliban-controlled Kabul with their six children repeatedly before making it onto a rescue flight…
Read morePilot saves people in Tennessee flooding
Cell phone video shows some rescues by a Tennessee helicopter pilot, as he and his fiancé helped 17 people during the flooding in Waverly. He says he…
Read moreGulf Coast braces for direct hit from Ida, which could hit as a ‘devastating’ Category 3 hurricane on Sunday
Hurricane and storm surge watches were issued Friday morning for several Gulf Coast states as Tropical Storm Ida barreled toward the southern U.S.
Read moreCold case closed: 84-year-old man gets two life sentences for 1976 double homicide in Wisconsin
Raymand Vannieuwenhoven, 84, of Lakewood, was linked to the crime in March 2019 through the use of “genetic genealogy.”
Read moreNavy hospital corpsman Max Soviak, from Ohio, killed in Kabul airport attack in Afghanistan
Reports identified a Navy hospital corpsman who was among the 13 Americans killed in Thursday’s bombing outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
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