 Dozens of people were hospitalized, including some with serious injuries, when a tour bus rolled over on an upstate New York highway Saturday, authorities said.  A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti early Saturday, leaving more than 300 dead and many others wounded or missing, local officials said.  Tropical Storm Grace developed Saturday just east of the Leeward Islands, prompting warnings throughout the Caribbean.  The death toll from flooding caused by heavy rains in Turkey's Black Sea region this week has risen to 44, emergency officials reported Saturday.  The key northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif fell into the hands of the Taliban on Saturday as the militants continued their advance across the country toward the capital of Kabul, according to multiple reports.  A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to reinstate and enforce "in good faith" a Trump-era policy requiring asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings.  U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sent letters to Republican governors in Florida and Texas, urging them to reverse rules banning school mask mandates.  The Dixie Fire has grown to over 540,000 acres since it started in mid-July, according to an update released Saturday.  The Australian state of New South Wales was placed in a strict, weeklong lockdown Saturday after local health officials recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 cases seen in a single day.  Oscar-winning actress Emma Stone is set to star in the sequel to her Disney hit, "Cruella."  The Texas Department of Transportation is set to pay nearly $25 million for the construction of a nearly 2-mile concrete barrier along the border in Eagle Pass.  "Precious" and "Empire" actress Gabourey Sidibe has signed on to lead the voice ensemble for the scripted fiction podcast "If I Go Missing the Witches Did It."  FX announced it has renewed horror comedy "What We Do in the Shadows" for a fourth season to air in 2022.  Singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith has died at the age of 68, her management company, Gold Mountain Entertainment, announced.  Tropical Depression Fred, which is expected to strengthen back into a tropical storm over the weekend, is no longer likely to make direct landfall on the Florida Peninsula, forecasters said Friday.  Sam Reid has signed on to play the lead Lestat in AMC's planned horror drama, "Interview with the Vampire."  A Russian amphibious firefighting aircraft assisting efforts against Turkey's wildfires crashed Saturday killing all eight aboard, military officials said.  Singer-songwriter Billie Eilish's "Happier Than Ever" is the No. 1 album in the United States.  The Department of Homeland Security has warned of a "heightened threat environment" in the United States leading up to the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.  Metabolism is actually highest at 1 year old, then gradually declines through the teen years until it reaches a consistent level that is maintained through adulthood until reaching senior status, researchers say.  On Aug. 14, 2006, the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon ended in a truce, effective on this date, after 34 days of fighting.  Singer David Crosby turns 80 and actor Steve Martin turns 76, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 14.  Black American liver transplant recipients have a lower survival rate than Hispanic or white patients, and a new study suggests that alcohol-related liver disease and insurance coverage are key reasons. More Recent Articles | 
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