American thwarted on trip to 'very dangerous' Kabul airport said his family may wait for commercial flight
Aykut Karadag/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (KABUL, Afghanistan) — With thousands of Americans and Afghan allies still waiting to be evacuated, an American stuck in the chaos described the area around Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul
Southwest pilots, flight attendants say they're exhausted; pilots ready to picket
DaveAlan/iStock (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines pilots are preparing to picket as front-line employees at the airline complain of mismanagement, low staffing, scheduling chaos and a lack of food and hotels for pilots and flight attendants. Unions
Afghans who helped US military plea for escape: Taliban will 'cut our heads off'
KeithBinns/iStock (NEW YORK) — The Taliban’s swift move to control Afghanistan has plunged the country into chaos with many fearing for their lives and trying to find any means to escape. ABC News obtained audio recordings from
US diplomats warned of Afghanistan's collapse in dissent cable last month
Oleksii Liskonih/iStock (WASHINGTON) — U.S. diplomats at the embassy in Kabul warned in a classified memo to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the department’s leadership last month that the Afghan government was at risk of collapse
Louisiana doctors struggle as COVID patients flood hospitals
ABC News (BATON ROUGE, La.) — In Louisiana, the COVID-19 crisis is leaving hospitals teetering on the edge of collapse. The state currently has the nation’s highest case rate, and hospitalization levels — more than 3,000 at
As delta variant surges, remote learning in the spotlight for another school year
Drazen Zigic/iStock (NEW YORK) — Rhashonna Cosby’s two children fared very differently during their months of remote learning. Her son thrived working independently, going on to graduate from high school in the spring of 2020. Her 17-year-old
NFL pre-season kicks off amid COVID vaccine culture wars
artisteer/iStock (NEW YORK) — The NFL is trying to tackle the issue of COVID-19 vaccination, but some players are calling time out. Miami Dolphins tight end Adam Shaheen, whose Twitter location says “somewhere without a mask,” told
How to prepare kids for back to school without fixating on 'learning loss'
Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — As students across the country head back to school, a top priority for many educators and parents is how to help students who have experienced “learning loss” during the COVID-19 pandemic. With kids
Fire on federal land suspected to be arson
By Pepper Fisher A fire burning on federal land up Palo Alto Road near Sequim Thursday has been put out, but arson is suspected. We spoke with Clallam 3 Assistant Fire Chief Dan Orr. “It looks suspicious