Category Archives: World

DC military base on lockdown after report of armed person
WASHINGTON (AP) - A military base in Washington has been placed on lockdown after a report that an armed person was spotted on the base. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling posted a note on its Facebook page...
Aug 13, 2021

Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge is refusing landlords' request to put the Biden administration's new eviction moratorium on hold, though she made clear she thinks it's illegal. U.S. District Judge D...
Aug 13, 2021

Taliban take key Afghan provincial capital in lightning push
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An Afghan official says the Taliban have captured Lashkar Gah, the capital of the southern province of Helmand. The loss of Helmand's provincial capital comes after years of ...
Aug 13, 2021

Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish officials say search-and-rescue crews have recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the co...
Aug 12, 2021

Texas law enforcement enlisted to end Democrats' holdout
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans enlisted the help of law enforcement for the first time Thursday to force the return of Democratic legislators who fled the state a month ago to block new voting...
Aug 12, 2021

Fred weaker, but likely to drench Florida as tropical storm
HAVANA (AP) - Tropical Depression Fred headed for a drenching of Cuba and the Bahamas on Thursday on a forecast track that would carry it toward South Florida as a tropical storm by Saturday. The main...
Aug 12, 2021

US official: US troops to help evacuate embassy in Kabul
WASHINGTON (AP) - With security rapidly deteriorating in Afghanistan, the United States is sending additional troops into the country to help evacuate some personnel from the embassy in Kabul, a U.S. ...
Aug 12, 2021

Census shows US is diversifying, white population shrinking
The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps a...
Aug 12, 2021

Floods that hit northern Turkey leave 9 dead, 1 missing
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish authorities said Thursday the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to nine. One other person is reported missing...
Aug 12, 2021

Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Two Afghan officials and the Taliban say the militants have seized the provincial capital of Ghazni. The capture Thursday marks the 10th provincial capital seized by the insu...
Aug 12, 2021