Aug 14 Turkish flood deaths hit 55; dispute arises over the missing By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu and Sinop on Wednesday caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars and rendered numerous roads unpassable. Turkish disaster agency AFAD said 46 people… Continue reading
Aug 14 Taliban capture major northern city, approach Afghan capital By Associated Press The fall of Mazar-e-Sharif, the country's fourth largest city, which Afghan forces and two powerful former warlords had pledged to defend, hands the insurgents control over all of northern Afghanistan, confining the Western-backed government to the center and east. Continue reading
Aug 14 Death toll of powerful eathquake in Haiti soars to 1,297 By Associated Press The death toll from a powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti climbed sharply on Sunday, with at least 724 dead and a minimum of 2,800 injured. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 4:50 Taliban closes in on Afghan capital as U.S. forces arrive to speed withdrawal UN leaders warn Afghanistan faces a humanitarian tragedy as Taliban forces race across the country. Meanwhile thousands of U.S. troops arrived to help speed up efforts to withdraw from the war-ravaged nation. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 8:23 ‘It’s an abandonment.’ Afghanistan’s ambassador on her nation’s view of the U.S. withdrawal The Afghan government is prioritizing protecting its largest cities, like Kabul, against the Taliban’s advance to protect its most dense populations and civil services, says Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S. Adela Raz. The U.S. withdrawal? “It’s an abandonment,” she says. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 8:46 What should the U.S. role in Afghanistan be now? How did the failure in Afghanistan come about and who is to blame? Multiple administrations and both parties own the blame for the state of the nation, says Col. Andrew Bacevich (ret.) of the Quincy Institute. We now have a… Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Third vaccine dose recommended for people with weakened immune systems In our news wrap Friday, a CDC panel advised people with weakened immune systems should receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for full protection. A federal judge struck down a challenge to the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium and more. Continue watching
Aug 13 Watch 7:19 How the Twin Cities is trying to close the racial gap in home ownership By Fred de Sam Lazaro The Twin Cities is one of the most affordable metropolitan areas of the country. Its longstanding racial disparities in home ownership are also among the worst. Just 25 percent of Black residents in Minneapolis and St. Paul own their homes,… Continue watching
Aug 13 Afghan women fear return to ‘dark days’ amid Taliban sweep By Zeina Karam, Ahmad Seir, Associated Press The Taliban's lightning advance across Afghanistan has stirred fears they will reimpose their fundamentalist interpretation of Islam and all but eliminate women's rights. Continue reading
Aug 13 Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38 By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop and Samsun on Wednesday caused the flooding. The missing include 12-yaer-old twins who were trapped with their grandparents inside an eight-story residential building. Continue reading