Greek PM, Turkish president to discuss Afghan developments
ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister and Turkey’s president are to speak on Friday evening to discuss “the latest developments in Afghanistan,” the Greek...
Merkel and Putin to discuss Afghanistan, other ‘big’ issues
BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold talks in Moscow on Friday amid the crisis unfolding...
GOP governors, school districts battle over mask mandates
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in...
Imagination, Skittles help boy, 5, conquer Appalachian Trail
PORTLAND, Maine — Harvey Sutton, or “Little Man,” as he is known on the Appalachian Trail, won’t have long to bask in the glory...
‘Bracing for the worst’ in Florida’s COVID-19 hot zone
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — As quickly as one COVID patient is discharged, another waits for a bed in northeast Florida, the hot zone of the...
At 60, Peace Corps plots return to world after virus hiatus
DEDZA, Malawi — More than a year after COVID-19 began sweeping the world, abruptly cutting short her Peace Corps stint, Cameron Beach is once...
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
Do I need a booster if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine?
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Harris’ Asia trip carries new urgency after Afghan collapse
WASHINGTON — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has given new urgency to Vice President Kamala Harris' tour of southeast Asia, where she will attempt...
US struggles to speed Kabul airlift despite Taliban, chaos
WASHINGTON — The United States is struggling to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging...
Bangladesh factories open as economic worries trump virus
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is suffering through its deadliest surge of the pandemic, but you wouldn't know it looking at its factories, markets and...