Amnesty International provided more evidence Friday that undercut the Taliban’s claims they have become more moderate since they last ruled Afghanistan.
Carol Semple
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Biden pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We will get you home’
The president included Afghans who aided the the war effort in his promise Friday. In Afghanistan, limited helicopter rescues were underway.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Outdoors
Appalachian Trail thru-hiker prepares for his next adventure – kindergarten
The Virginia boy isn’t the first child to complete the 2,193-mile trail and a pediatrician sees no harm as long as parents are realistic about the child’s capabilities.
Posted inNation & World
Two dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Fred
The storm that blew through the area Tuesday made roads impassible, washed out bridges and swamped homes and businesses.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a COVID-19 hot spot
Health officials believe the rampant spread of the virus is due to a combination of some of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, unabated tourism, a disregard for basic health precautions and the region’s carefree lifestyle.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850 million bankruptcy deal
However, the judge rejected 2 key provisions of the deal, potentially jeopardizing the agreement.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. struggles to speed Kabul airlift despite Taliban, chaos
A State Department spokesman said 6,000 people were cleared for evacuation Thursday and were expected to board military flights.
Posted inNation & World
Aid flows a bit more quickly into Haiti, but challenges remain after quake
Haiti’s entrenched poverty, insecurity and lack of basic infrastructure are posing huge challenges to helping the victims of a powerful weekend earthquake
Posted inLocal & State
Passenger jet makes emergency landing at Portland airport
An American Airlines spokesperson said the plane had a ‘mechanical issue’ and the pilot landed out of an abundance of caution.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Schoolchildren lead effort to pardon wrongly convicted Salem ‘witch’
Twenty people from Massachusetts were killed and hundreds of others accused during a frenzy that began in 1692, stoked by superstition, fear of disease and strangers, scapegoating and petty jealousies.