Dec 08 Thousands of Afghans wait at U.S. bases after frantic evacuation By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security and refugee resettlement agencies say they hope to have the Afghans off the bases and into American communities by Feb. 15. Continue reading
Dec 08 Looted Gilgamesh tablet, one of world's oldest surviving works of literature, returns to Iraq By Associated Press The Gilgamesh tablet is part of a section of a Sumerian poem from the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is one of the world’s oldest works of literature, and one of the oldest religious texts. Continue reading
Dec 08 Scholz takes the helm as German chancellor as Merkel era ends By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Scholz’s government takes office with high hopes of modernizing Germany and combating climate change but faces the immediate challenge of handling the country’s toughest phase yet of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 11:01 Biden made consequences of Ukraine invasion 'crystal clear' in call with Russia's Putin By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran President Joe Biden's video call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday was the fourth time the leaders have spoken or met this year. Russia now has more than 100,000 troops stationed on the border of Ukraine, and Biden gave Putin… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch 9:01 Historically denied 'pivotal' loans, Black farmers still struggle to get support By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster For decades, Black farmers have been excluded from federal farm programs — a systematic pattern of discrimination that the U.S. Department of Agriculture acknowledged decades ago. Yet proposals to compensate farmers for past wrongs have languished in controversy and red… Continue watching
Dec 07 As omicron spreads, experts speculate whether it will overtake delta By Associated Press As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the future of the pandemic. Can the latest competitor to the… Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 7:45 Alex Gibney's 'The Forever Prisoner' reveals CIA torture tactics By Amna Nawaz, Layla Quran A new HBO documentary that debuted this week tells the story of a man once thought to be a top al-Qaida operative. It also reveals U.S. attempts to justify torture in the name of protecting Americans. Amna Nawaz recently sat… Continue watching
Dec 07 Major outage hits Amazon Web Services, impacting a wide variety of sites By Associated Press The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies. Continue reading
Dec 07 European drug regulator supports mixing COVID-19 vaccines By Associated Press The European Medicines Agency said in a statement that using different types of vaccines together, known as heterologous vaccination, can provide protection against COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 07 After Taliban takeover, desperation drives thousands of Afghans a day across borders By Lee Keath, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, Afghanistan’s economic collapse has accelerated, robbing millions of work and leaving them too poor to feed their families. Continue reading