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CNN By Nicky Robertson Then-Vice President Joe Biden was right when he urged then-President Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday, adding that the US could have left Afghanistan earlier. “I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong,”
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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Anna Nordqvist of Sweden has won her third major title with a one-shot victory at the Women’s British Open at Carnoustie. Nordqvist parred the last hole for a 3-under 69 to finish on 12-under par for the tournament. Nanna Koerstz Madsen of Denmark was tied for the lead with Nordqvist heading
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN If you thought Apple computers were expensive, you haven’t seen what their manuals go for. Boston-based RR Auction on Thursday sold an Apple II manual signed by the company’s late co-founder Steve Jobs for a whopping $787,484. The computer’s 196-page manual is signed and inscribed opposite the Table of Contents: “Julian,
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Near the end of 2020, the pandemic had lasted long enough for author Jodi Picoult to try something that seemed unthinkable for novelists in its early stages — turn it into fiction. “At the beginning of the pandemic, I couldn’t even read, much less write.
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Near the end of 2020, the pandemic had lasted long enough for author Jodi Picoult to try something that seemed unthinkable for novelists in its early stages — turn it into fiction. “At the beginning of the pandemic, I couldn’t even read, much less write.
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards and Liverpool footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have announced the birth of their first child. The pair, both 28, wrote on Instagram that the child had been born on Saturday. They shared black and white images of the child’s head and feet, but did not reveal a name
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chicago White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson is out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive game against Tampa Bay due to leg soreness and fatigue. Manager Tony La Russa says Anderson is just sore and not hurt. He could return for Monday night’s game at Toronto. Anderson is
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane, two of the world’s best strikers, were back in action in the Premier League on Sunday after some time away. Lukaku made the better impression. Making the first appearance of his second spell at Chelsea, the Belgium international marked his return to England’s top
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — If the Evel Knievel museum does move from Topeka, Kansas, to Las Vegas, the owner of the museum dedicated to the daredevil has pledged to repay $117,000 it has received from the city since it opened in 2017. It was reported earlier this month that the museum dedicated to the career
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona health officials are reporting more than 3,000 new coronavirus cases and an additional three deaths as a surge in COVID-19 infections being driven by the delta variant continues. The Arizona Department of Health Services on Sunday reported 3,307 new cases. That brings the total since the
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By Dakin Andone, CNN The Caldor Fire has destroyed more than 320 structures and is threatening another 13,000 as it continues to burn uncontained in Northern California. Eight days after the blaze broke out in El Dorado County, it has grown to 98,149 acres, according to an update Sunday morning from CAL Fire. It remains
Continue Reading KCRA By Dakin Andone, CNN The Caldor Fire has destroyed more than 320 structures and is threatening another 13,000 as it continues to burn uncontained in Northern California. Eight days after the blaze broke out in El Dorado County, it has grown to 98,149 acres, according to an update Sunday morning from CAL Fire. It
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have placed slugger Nelson Cruz on the COVID-19 injured list. The move was announced about one hour before the Rays’ 9-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox in a matchup of AL division leaders. The 41-year-old Cruz was acquired from Minnesota last month. He is hitting
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended the Biden administration’s actions on the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program in the lead up to the fall of Kabul but acknowledged that those efforts were not the same as “a full-on evacuation.” The top US diplomat on Sunday indicated that the administration thought it
Continue Reading By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Don Everly, one-half of the pioneering Everly Brothers whose harmonizing country rock hits impacted a generation of rock ‘n’ roll music, has died. He was 84. Everly died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, according to his attorney and family spokesperson Linda
Continue ReadingBy Avis Favaro, Elizabeth St. Philip, and Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — The road has been a long one for Dr. Alika Lafontaine, a successful anesthesiologist, and now the first Indigenous president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). From struggling in school to
Continue Reading MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Powerful surf washed away a section of a beach access road in Malibu and swimmers and surfers are urged to use caution as huge waves from a southern swell battered the Southern California coastline. The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors tweeted photos Saturday that show the ground under
Continue ReadingBy Brooke Taylor, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Bumblebees’ ability to fly for foraging and pollination is being impacted by extreme temperatures at both the high and low end. Researchers at Imperial College London put bees to the test by measuring the motivation bumblebees had to
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Janfaza, CNN Members of the cryptocurrency world are donating to crypto-focused organizations, hiring lobbyists and ramping up advocacy efforts in a push to get lawmakers on board with the industry, as pressure builds on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to address a cryptocurrency provision of the bipartisan infrastructure bill before a vote in the
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Alex Palou stood in the darkened infield watching a replay of the crash that had knocked him out of the final oval event of the season and, consequently, swallowed the last of his lead in the IndyCar standings. The rest of the field roared
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