Arts Aug 29 Actor Ed Asner, TV's blustery Lou Grant, dies at 91 Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,”…
Nation Aug 29 Crews battle to protect Lake Tahoe region from wildfire Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort region Saturday, hoping to take advantage of calmer winds before hot, heavy gusts return.
World Aug 29 Demonstrators in Berlin protest virus measures Throughout the afternoon, thousands marched in the German capital’s Friedrichshain, Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte neighborhoods. More than 2,000 police officers were on duty across the city to respond to the protests.
World Aug 28 Unwanted record: Russia's COVID deaths hit new high in July The report from the Rosstat agency said 50,421 people suffering from COVID-19 died during the month, sharply higher than the previous record of 44,435 in December.
World Aug 28 Most NATO countries end Afghanistan mission as airlifts wane Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation and most NATO nations flew out their troops after two decades in Afghanistan, winding down a frantic airlift that Western leaders acknowledged was still leaving many of…
Politics Aug 27 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing White House press secretary Jen Psaki will hold a news briefing Friday after President Joe Biden vowed to avenge the deaths of 13 American troops and dozens of Afghans in attacks at the Kabul airport on Aug. 26.
World Aug 27 2 Britons, child of 3rd killed in Kabul bombing LONDON — The U.K. says two British citizens and the child of another Briton were among those killed in the suicide bomb attack at Kabul's airport. It was unclear if the British victims were dual nationals and also Afghan citizens.
Health Aug 27 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing The White House COVID task force will hold a news briefing Friday as the U.S. endures a fourth wave of virus infections.
World Aug 27 Kabul attack one of the deadliest days for US troops in Afghanistan The suicide bomber attack Thursday on crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 U.S. troops. It was one of the deadliest days for U.S. troops in the country in the history of the…
World Aug 27 Italy's last evacuation flight leaves Kabul ROME – The Italian air force plane that Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said earlier on Friday would be Italy's last evacuation flight has now departed from Kabul airport. The C-130 aircraft took off in the early evening carrying an…