US-led coalition forces repelled multiple drones near the US-led coalition At-Tanf base in Syria Monday, according to a press release from the coalition. Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 06:29PM
US-led coalition forces repel drone attack near Syria base
Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown
Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location.Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 07:38PM
US does not plan to release frozen Afghan assets soon
The Biden administration does not plan to release billions of dollars of Afghan government assets held by the country’s central bank anytime soon, citing concerns the funds could end up in the hands of terrorists after the leader of al Qaeda was killed while hiding out in Afghanistan’s capital. Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 10:48PM
Sprinter Ricardo dos Santos ‘not surprised’ to be pulled over by London police a second time
An athlete, who alleges he was racially profiled during a stop and search by London’s Metropolitan Police in 2020, says he was pulled over by police for a second time.Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 04:38PM
Griner appeals verdict after US offered a potential prisoner swap with Russia
Brittney Griner’s legal team filed an appeal against a Russian court’s verdict sentencing the WNBA star to nine years in prison for smuggling drugs into Russia, Griner’s lawyer Maria Blagovolina told CNN on Monday.Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 11:59AM
Afghan food crisis poses dilemma for the West one year after Taliban takeover
At midday, Shakeela Rahmati starts the long walk from her home in a poor neighborhood in the hills above Kabul. Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 02:24PM
Armenian warehouse blast death toll rises to six
Rescuers have recovered six bodies from the site of a fireworks warehouse that exploded in the Armenian capital of Yerevan and more than a dozen people remain missing, the emergencies ministry said on Monday.Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 01:39PM
Analysis: American recession fears collide with reality
The American economy didn’t get the memo that it’s supposed to already be in a recession.Story Published at: August 15, 2022 at 11:37AM
Who owns your credit score? Not you
Credit agencies know a lot about Americans. The agencies accumulate information, such as Social Security numbers, birthdays, how much savings people have, how much debt they’re in and how late they pay their bills.Story Published at: August 14, 2022 at 04:25PM
Brazilian woman swindled mother of more than $100 million in art, police say
Brazilian woman Sabine Coll Boghici, 48, was arrested on Wednesday on allegations she was part of a bizarre scheme to defraud her 82-year-old mother, Genevieve Boghici, the wife of the late art collector Jean Boghici, out of money, artwork and jewelry totaling some 724 million reais ($142.42 million).Story Published at: August 11, 2022 at 10:22AM