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CNN By Clarissa Ward, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of other provincial capitals, as the insurgent group accelerates its rapid advance towards the capital Kabul. Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday that Kandahar had been taken. The city,
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A storefront collapsed into rubble at a Las Vegas supermarket at opening time, injuring four people, but authorities said none seriously. Firefighters pulled one person from the wood planking and roof debris about 6:20 a.m. at the La Bonita market east of the Las Vegas Strip. A fire official said that
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MONTREAL (AP) — Top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka beat eighth-seeded Victoria Azarenka, 6-2, 6-4 on Friday in a quarterfinal between players from Belarus at the National Bank Open. Sabalenka, ranked No. 3, trailed 4-2 in the second set before winning four games in a row. She had seven aces in the 79-minute match. Sabalenka will face fourth-seeded
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By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The creators of the irreverent animated television series “South Park” are buying Casa Bonita, a quirky restaurant in suburban Denver that was featured on the show. Matt Stone and Trey Parker said Friday they had come to an agreement with the current owners of the restaurant,
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The creators of the irreverent animated television series “South Park” are buying Casa Bonita, a quirky restaurant in suburban Denver that was featured on the show. Matt Stone and Trey Parker said Friday they had come to an agreement with the current owners of the restaurant,
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Casper Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Four people were injured following a partial building collapse at La Bonita Supermarkets near Eastern Avenue and Desert Inn Road early Friday morning. The awning of the storefront fell due to an undetermined “structural deficiency,” Clark County Fire Battalion Chief Steve
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Big Oil is not pleased with the White House’s push this week for more crude from OPEC and its allies. The American Petroleum Institute, the powerful lobby group that represents the US oil and gas industry, is arguing President Joe Biden should be working to boost oil production at home
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing revealed Friday that apparent issues with the propulsion system on its Starliner spacecraft — which is designed to carry astronauts and potentially tourists to the International Space Station — are worse than initially anticipated, putting yet another lengthy delay on the horizon. The Starliner is a gumdrop-shaped capsule meant
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — No toxicology sample was taken from the San Diego deputy who the sheriff claimed had overdosed from fentanyl exposure. San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore has faced sharp criticism from public health experts following his claim that Deputy David Faiivae had a near-death experience after his face came within inches of
Continue Reading The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
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One person was killed today in a collision on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Banning, authorities said. Firefighters were called at 3:52 a.m. to the 10 Freeway and Ramsey Street, where they found one vehicle on its side and at least one confirmed fatality, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. There were no
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A 22-year-old man shot to death outside of his father’s east Houston home was on leave from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Albert Castillo Jr. was an Airman First Class and active duty, according to his aunt, Cynthia Ortiz. He was
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents of yet another township in western Mexico have begun fleeing, after they were caught in the crossfire of turf battles between rival drug cartels. The parish priest of the town of Coalcoman said in a letter that roads had been cut and townspeople had trouble getting supplies. Local media posted
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded. Friday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the global average temperature of nearly 62.1 degrees in July edged records set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Records go back 142 years.
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded. Friday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the global average temperature of nearly 62.1 degrees in July edged records set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Records go back 142 years.
Continue Reading By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.S. weather officials say Earth in July was the hottest month ever recorded. Friday’s announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the global average temperature of nearly 62.1 degrees in July edged records set in 2016 and tied in 2019 and 2020. Records go back 142 years.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una mujer de Florida murió después de que su niño pequeño le disparara, y sucedió mientras estaba en una conferencia telefónica de Zoom, dijo la Policía. Shamaya Lynn, de 21 años, estaba en una conferencia telefónica de Zoom relacionada con el trabajo este miércoles cuando recibió un disparo, dijo la
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN More than two dozen cases of Covid-19 have been detected among crew and passengers aboard a Carnival cruise ship, according to the Belize Tourism Board. One passenger and 26 crew members tested positive prior to calling on the port in Belize City, a news release from the tourism board said. All
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without warning and hurl shrapnel. Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, says the recall covers certain Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups from 2015 through 2020. Also included are some previous generation Ram 1500 pickups known
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without warning and hurl shrapnel. Stellantis, formerly Fiat Chrysler, says the recall covers certain Ram 2500 and 3500 pickups from 2015 through 2020. Also included are some previous generation Ram 1500 pickups known
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