The girls on Afghanistan’s national soccer team were anxious. For weeks, they had been moving around the country, waiting for word that they could leave. One wants to be a
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Canada Election 2021: Here Are 4 Takeaways
Over the past few weeks, analysts and political advisers have repeatedly told me that Monday’s vote, which cost 600 million Canadian dollars to hold, would produce a Parliament that looked
How Dodgers could get ultimate home-field advantage even as wild card
The final two weeks of baseball’s regular season are upon us, with the Dodgers trailing the San Francisco Giants by one game in the National League West. The division title
Controversial UN conference on reparations, racism slammed by Pompeo as being ‘laced with anti-Semitism’
As world leaders gather for this week’s United Nations General Assembly the United States, Australia, Canada and Germany are among at least 19 countries boycotting one of the banner events
Israel Captures Last 2 Palestinian Inmates Still Free After Prison Break
JERUSALEM — The last two of six Palestinian prisoners who escaped a maximum-security Israeli prison two weeks ago were recaptured early Sunday, the Israeli military said. It said the two
The ‘JusticeForJ6’ Rally Wasn’t a Joke — It Was A Warning
After the nation’s capital spent weeks girding for a repeat of the insurrection, the small crowd who came to the national mall in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol on
San Diego couple trapped in Afghanistan returning to US after weeks of Taliban harassment, Darrell Issa says
An elderly American couple are returning to San Diego after weeks of being harassed and intimidated by the Taliban when trying to get to the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, U.S.
Weekly Health Quiz: Sparkling Water, Exercise and Covid
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Thousands of Afghans on American Military Bases Await Resettlement
WASHINGTON — Weeks after their dramatic escape from Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans hoping to be resettled in the United States remain on military bases across the country and
Hurricane battered Louisiana braces for Nicholas drenching
Residents of southern Louisiana still recovering from Hurricane Ida just weeks ago were bracing Wednesday for expected heavy rains as Nicholas crawls across parts of the state from Texas. Nicholas
State Dept. ‘stonewalled’ Sen. Sasse for weeks on number of stranded green card holders, senator says
The State Department “stonewalled” Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., for “weeks” following repeated requests for information on the number of green card holders stranded in Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the senator
Afghanistan’s coming weeks, months could be ‘very detrimental’ as aid problems mounting under Taliban rule
The coming weeks and months “could be very, very detrimental for the Afghan people” as the amount of aid flowing into the war-torn country “simply will not be enough,” Fox
When Will Californians Know the Recall Election Results?
Californians have been voting early for weeks in the election to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. But it is unclear how long it will take to get a definitive answer on
When Will Californians Know Who Won the Recall?
Californians have been voting early for weeks in the election to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. But it is unclear how long it will take to get a definitive answer on
Mookie Betts and Joe Kelly come up big for Dodgers in win over Padres
Trea Turner has been with the Dodgers for only six weeks, and he’s already running out of bandwidth to accommodate questions about the San Francisco Giants, the National League West
Jesy Nelson’s debut in jeopardy after Nicki Minaj pulls out of VMAs
Jesy Nelson has spent weeks teasing her debut single, started a wall-to-wall promotional campaign and jetted to the States in the hope of kicking off her solo career with a
Big 12 extends invitations to BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston
BYU is one of four schools invited to join the Big 12. | David BeckerAP The moves come six weeks after the SEC invited Texas and Oklahoma to join its
A Family’s Yearlong Quest to Return to Hong Kong During the Pandemic
Two weeks ago, Ankur and Priyanka Bordia unpacked their family’s eight suitcases for the fourth time in 40 days. “Are we in Hong Kong yet?” asked their children, ages 1
Pinball Museum Will Auction 1,700 Arcade Games After Closing Its Doors
“I didn’t have enough money to save it myself,” Mr. Weeks said of the museum. The auction, which will be held this Friday through Sunday and Sept. 24-26, is being
Weekly Health Quiz: Coffee, Dorm Rooms and Exercise
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Portland mayor: Keeping police away from protest a mistake
Nearly three weeks after armed far-right and far-left protesters violently clashed in the streets of a diverse neighborhood in Portland, Oregon, the city’s mayor said Wednesday the lack of police
Grief comes home to US towns week after Afghanistan war ends
Waiting for the hearse carrying one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan two weeks ago, Faye Hillis thought about all the military veterans
Georgia jumps to No. 2 behind Alabama in new AP poll
Georgia moved up to No. 2 in this week’s AP college football poll. | Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP Notre Dame moves up to No. 8. Georgia jumped three spots
Covid Ravaged South America. Then Came a Sharp Drop in Infections.
RIO DE JANEIRO — Just a few weeks ago, Covid-19 was spreading with alarming ease across a cluster of nations in South America, overwhelming hospital systems and killing thousands of
Column: Farhan Zaidi and the Giants set to have the last laugh over Dodgers?
SAN FRANCISCO — Three weeks into the season, noticing the San Francisco Giants were sneaking up on the Dodgers, I sent a text message to Farhan Zaidi. “Dude,” I asked, “are
Antifa clashes with anti-vaccine mandate protesters, 1 shot
Hits and Misses The week’s best and worst from Kim Strassel, Holman Jenkins Jr., and Dan Henninger Videos of a violent clash involving warring radical left and right-wing factions in
Hurricane Ida turns spotlight on Louisiana power grid issues
Power out, high voltage lines on the ground, weeks until electricity is restored in some places: The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario
Louisiana Nursing Home Owner Defends Care at Warehouse Where Four Died
In a 1998 episode similar to this week’s tragedy, two nursing home residents died after being evacuated on buses without air-conditioning to a Baton Rouge warehouse owned by Mr. Dean
Next Virgin Galactic launch set as FAA probes Branson flight
Virgin Galactic plans to launch three Italian researchers to the edge of space in a few weeks, even as its previous flight with founder Richard Branson is under investigation by
Afghans Who Worked for The New York Times Arrive in Houston
Two weeks after escaping from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and after intricate negotiations involving government officials in multiple nations, a group of Afghans who worked for The New York Times, along with