The Last American Soldier To Leave Afghanistan U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the very last American service member to leave the country Monday. He's commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps.Before the , bringing to an end , one man strode on to the C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the very last American service member to leave the country Monday. He's commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps. A handout provided by the U.S. Central Command shows Donahue...…The Last American Soldier To Leave Afghanistan U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the very last American service member to leave the country Monday. He's commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps.Before the , bringing to an end , one man strode on to the C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the very last American service member to leave the country Monday. He's commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps. A handout provided by the U.S. Central Command shows Donahue...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. — Jennifer Williams wants students to love reading the way she did as a child.So, she decided to give away 1 million books to people in her small town of Danville, Virginia – and she’s earned the nickname “book lady” in the process.Since Williams started in 2017, she’s given away more than 63,000 books, mostly to students.“Books are important to me,” she said. “My mother was a librarian, and she would read to...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. — Jennifer Williams wants students to love reading the way she did as a child.So, she decided to give away 1 million books to people in her small town of Danville, Virginia – and she’s earned the nickname “book lady” in the process.Since Williams started in 2017, she’s given away more than 63,000 books, mostly to students.“Books are important to me,” she said. “My mother was a librarian, and she would read to...WW…

(CNN)For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood outside the courthouse grounds in the suburban Atlanta city of Decatur.Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it suggested the Civil War was about state's rights and "Southern honor" instead of the real root cause: slavery. That structure was finally taken down last year. And in its place, officials now plan to erect a monument that honors the late John Lewis, . It is the latest chapter in a years-long battle the city has waged to rid itself of this symbol in its town square; a symbol it considered a dark legacy of slavery.Decatur is...…(CNN)For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood outside the courthouse grounds in the suburban Atlanta city of Decatur.Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it suggested the Civil War was about state's rights and "Southern honor" instead of the real root cause: slavery. That structure was finally taken down last year. And in its place, officials now plan to erect a monument that honors the late John Lewis, . It is the latest chapter in a years-long battle the city has waged to rid itself of this symbol in its town square; a symbol it considered a dark legacy of slavery.Decatur is...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — When she’s not helping fund or or , the monarch of country music Dolly Parton is apparently saving lives.Parton, who stars in the new Netflix holiday movie, “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square,” reportedly saved 9-year-old costar, Talia Hill, by pulling her away from the path of an oncoming vehicle.“We were on set, and I was at the hot chocolate station, and they said ‘Go back to your beginning positions,’” Talia Hill said in . “So, there is a vehicle moving, and I was walking, and somebody grabbed me and pulled me back – and it was Dolly...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — When she’s not helping fund or or , the monarch of country music Dolly Parton is apparently saving lives.Parton, who stars in the new Netflix holiday movie, “Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square,” reportedly saved 9-year-old costar, Talia Hill, by pulling her away from the path of an oncoming vehicle.“We were on set, and I was at the hot chocolate station, and they said ‘Go back to your beginning positions,’” Talia Hill said in . “So, there is a vehicle moving, and I was walking, and somebody grabbed me and pulled me back – and it was Dolly...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — are getting a special treat this month.will be giving away free cups of coffee to health care workers and first responders who have been working during the Covid-19 pandemic.“It has been an extraordinarily difficult year, especially for the front-line responders who are serving our communities,” Virginia Tenpenny, Starbucks vice president for global social impact, . “We want to show our deep gratitude for those who support and protect us every day with a small gesture of kindness and a cup of...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — are getting a special treat this month.will be giving away free cups of coffee to health care workers and first responders who have been working during the Covid-19 pandemic.“It has been an extraordinarily difficult year, especially for the front-line responders who are serving our communities,” Virginia Tenpenny, Starbucks vice president for global social impact, . “We want to show our deep gratitude for those who support and protect us every day with a small gesture of kindness and a cup of...WW…

(CNN)It may not be one in a million, but it's pretty close. Researchers have discovered a rare songbird that is male on one side of its body, and female on the other. It's as a "once in a lifetime" discovery. The last time the at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History found another was 15 years ago, and it's only the fifth to be discovered out of the nearly 800,000 birds that the nature reserve has seen. "Everyone here, I mean the whole crew, was just so excited," Annie Lindsay, the nature reserve's bird banding program manager, told CNN. "There was this scientific interest, of course. But...…(CNN)It may not be one in a million, but it's pretty close. Researchers have discovered a rare songbird that is male on one side of its body, and female on the other. It's as a "once in a lifetime" discovery. The last time the at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History found another was 15 years ago, and it's only the fifth to be discovered out of the nearly 800,000 birds that the nature reserve has seen. "Everyone here, I mean the whole crew, was just so excited," Annie Lindsay, the nature reserve's bird banding program manager, told CNN. "There was this scientific interest, of course. But...WW…

(CNN)An elementary school in metro Atlanta could soon have something in common with the former first lady: its name. The Clayton County Board of Education has to rename South Clayton Elementary School to Michelle Obama STEM Elementary School. Next, the county will have to wait for Obama to approve."I just felt like there aren't many places named after women," board member Ophelia Burroughs told CNN. She originally suggested naming the school after Obama. "We are trying to push forward in our society, because we have been left behind for so long." The elementary school is under construction,...…(CNN)An elementary school in metro Atlanta could soon have something in common with the former first lady: its name. The Clayton County Board of Education has to rename South Clayton Elementary School to Michelle Obama STEM Elementary School. Next, the county will have to wait for Obama to approve."I just felt like there aren't many places named after women," board member Ophelia Burroughs told CNN. She originally suggested naming the school after Obama. "We are trying to push forward in our society, because we have been left behind for so long." The elementary school is under construction,...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It’s small, hairy and you don’t want to get anywhere near it.It is considered to be one of caterpillars in the US, and there have been of the puss caterpillar appearing in “parks or near structures” in eastern Virginia.The Virginia Department of Forestry is warning residents to stay away from the caterpillar because it has venomous spines across its thick, furry coat.“There are little hollow hairs in that fluffy, hairy material,” Theresa Dellinger, a diagnostician at the Insect Identification Lab at Virginia Tech, told CNN. “It’s not going to...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — It’s small, hairy and you don’t want to get anywhere near it.It is considered to be one of caterpillars in the US, and there have been of the puss caterpillar appearing in “parks or near structures” in eastern Virginia.The Virginia Department of Forestry is warning residents to stay away from the caterpillar because it has venomous spines across its thick, furry coat.“There are little hollow hairs in that fluffy, hairy material,” Theresa Dellinger, a diagnostician at the Insect Identification Lab at Virginia Tech, told CNN. “It’s not going to...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — They were responding to a report of a single bee sting. But their problem was about to get a whole lot worse.A group of firefighters and police that were responding to a bee sting were attacked Thursday afternoon by a swarm of nearly 40,000 Africanized bees.Three of the first responders were rushed to the hospital, while the others quickly shut down the block.“I’ve been with the fire department 18 years now and responded to several bee incidents,” Pasadena Fire Department Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian told CNN. “But never to this...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — They were responding to a report of a single bee sting. But their problem was about to get a whole lot worse.A group of firefighters and police that were responding to a bee sting were attacked Thursday afternoon by a swarm of nearly 40,000 Africanized bees.Three of the first responders were rushed to the hospital, while the others quickly shut down the block.“I’ve been with the fire department 18 years now and responded to several bee incidents,” Pasadena Fire Department Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian told CNN. “But never to this...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — You might be too busy to go to the grocery store, visit your parents or eat a good breakfast.But one Louisiana man told police he’s been too busy to renew his tags – for almost 23 years.A Slidell Police Department officer pulled over a man for an expired license plate that hadn’t been renewed since 1997, they said on Facebook.🤪We Can’t Make This Stuff Up!🤯For those of you who like to “switch tags”, at least give us a good challenge and don’t...Posted by on When the officer asked the man why, the driver replied, “Sorry, officer. I’ve been...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — You might be too busy to go to the grocery store, visit your parents or eat a good breakfast.But one Louisiana man told police he’s been too busy to renew his tags – for almost 23 years.A Slidell Police Department officer pulled over a man for an expired license plate that hadn’t been renewed since 1997, they said on Facebook.🤪We Can’t Make This Stuff Up!🤯For those of you who like to “switch tags”, at least give us a good challenge and don’t...Posted by on When the officer asked the man why, the driver replied, “Sorry, officer. I’ve been...WW…