Western nations are warning of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport. Thousands have flocked there as they try to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan in the waning days of a massive airlift.
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JONATHAN LEMIRE, ROBERT BURNS AND RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press
The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death, according to letters obtained by CNN, accusing him of helping the US and providing security to his brother, who served as an interpreter to American troops.
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LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press
The U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from Kabul has accelerated, but President Joe Biden is not ruling out extending it beyond the Aug. 31 deadline.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport accelerated this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group. One week after the Taliban completed its takeover of Afghanistan by capturing Kabul, Biden said discussions are underway […]
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PHILIP MARCELO and PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press
The urgency of preparations for a monster storm hitting parts of the Northeast became a priority Saturday when Henri was promoted to a hurricane as the tropical system moved closer to landfall, expected to hit Long Island and Connecticut first.
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by Scout leaders and others. But the judge also rejected two […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man sitting in a pickup truck outside the Library of Congress told police on Thursday that he had a bomb, prompting a massive law enforcement response to determine whether it was an operable explosive device, people briefed on the matter said. The truck had no license plates, and when law enforcement […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top authorities, calls for an […]
When YOU get on a crowded flight, there are probably 200 people shoehorned in. An Air Force pilot had to decide whether he could safely take off with 640 refugees on board.
A retired FBI supervisor in Salt Lake City, who was deployed to Afghanistan 10 years ago, reflects on its future after the stunning overthrow of the country by the Taliban.
Jeff Caplan can't help but compare the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan to the fall of Saigon in April 1975 -- and one iconic photo seared into our memory.
SALT LAKE CITY — The congressional delegation from Utah is split on US Troops leaving Afghanistan. Most of Utah’s six representatives in Washington have shared their feelings about the swift Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as US Troops have been withdrawn. Currently, nearly all of the Utah delegation has voiced disapproval with the current state of […]
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ZEKE MILLER, JONATHAN LEMIRE and JOSH BOAK Associated Press
U.S. officials say the evacuation of the American Embassy in Kabul has been completed and the U.S. flag lowered at the facility in Afghanistan's capital.
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared on Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake left at least 724 dead and 2,800 injured in the Caribbean island nation, with thousands more […]
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LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers
The FDA has ruled that transplant recipients and other similarly immune-compromised patients can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
