Kabul (CNN) The busy Kabul street looks almost as if nothing has changed. People rush by, as shopkeepers arrange their colorful merchandise, and police direct traffic. There's one big change, though: There are almost no women here. Since the Taliban took over

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask rides a train, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a protective mask rides a train, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Tropical Storm Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after a powerful earthquake battered the impoverished Caribbean nation, adding to the misery of thousands who lost loved ones, suffered injuries or found themselves

Fully vaccinated Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive Tuesday for COVID-19, but he is currently experiencing no symptoms, his office announced. "Gov. Abbott is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, in good health, and currently experiencing no symptoms,"

New Zealand’s government has taken drastic action by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a daily briefing at North Shore University Hospital during the coronavirus outbreak in Manhasset, N.Y., May 6, 2020. (File photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters) The New York State Assembly’s Judiciary Committee will release

U.S. Is Reviewing The Deaths Of People Who May Have Fallen From A Plane Leaving Kabul Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force says its Office of Special Investigations is reviewing an incident at the Kabul airport Monday in

Chris Cuomo took a moment to address the scandal surrounding his brother, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first appearance back on CNN since the governor announced his resignation. In an interview on "The Faulkner Focus," Fox News contributor Joe Concha

S&P 500 - % Dow - % Nasdaq - % Retail sales fell in July, highlighting the rocky economic recovery. Spending on cars, car parts, building materials, furniture and sporting goods declined in June despite an overall rise in sales. Credit... Cristobal Herrera-Ulashkevich/EPA,

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby estimated between 5,000 and 10,000 Americans are stuck near Kabul after the rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban, in an interview on CNN on Tuesday morning. Asked how many Americans he believes are currently in Afghanistan,

Known as the “Godfather of Sudoku,” Kaji created the puzzle to be easy for children and others who didn’t want to think too hard. Its name is made up of the Japanese characters for “number” and “single,” and players place the numbers 1 through 9 in rows, columns

The federal government declared an official water shortage for the first time in history for the Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada on Monday, bringing supply cuts to states in the Southwest. The shortage will reduce water distribution in Arizona, Nevada and Mexico

NFL team fans can skip mask with vaccination proof The Las Vegas Raiders have unveiled a first in the NFL policy to require fans at 65,000-seat Allegiant Stadium to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination. (Aug. 17)

Wild footage shows a powerful alligator grabbing hold of its handler and yanking her into the water at a Utah kids’ party — with a heroic parent leaping in to wrestle it so she could escape. Scales & Tails Utah employee Lindsay Bull, 31, was filmed Saturday

FILE PHOTO: Two women walk next to the Reserve Bank of Australia headquarters in central Sydney, Australia February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo FILE PHOTO: Two women walk next to the Reserve Bank of Australia headquarters in central Sydney, Australia

U.S. women’s soccer player Megan Rapinoe has antagonized many Americans with her kneeling during the anthem and pushing “wokeness” rather than concentrating on winning at soccer. But now that Rapinoe is done with her career, we’ve been seeing people come forward

Washington (CNN) Pete Buttigieg and his husband Chasten have become first-time parents, the transportation secretary announced on Tuesday. "For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family. We're overjoyed to share that we've become parents!" Pete

A Chicago pharmacist was arrested Tuesday after allegedly pocketing more than $1,200 by selling dozens of authentic COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay earlier this year. Tangtang Zhao, 34, was charged with 12 counts of theft of government property. "Stealing

(CNN) A lawsuit filed in New York City claims that legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan sexually abused a 12-year-old girl in 1965, according to court documents filed Friday. The now-68-year-old woman, identified in the lawsuit as J.C., alleges that "over

George Bush, the former president, and his wife Laura Bush, the former first lady, issued a statement late Monday about the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan with a message to U.S. troops, veterans, diplomats and the intelligence community who have served in

Mail-in ballots for California’s gubernatorial recall election are going out now, and notably absent from the roster of candidates to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom are any prominent Democrats. That’s because Newsom urged his fellow Democrats not to enter the race,

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole speaks at the Westin hotel after Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called an early election, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada August 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lars Hagberg FILE PHOTO: Canada's Conservative

An independent watchdog’s report on the reconstruction of Afghanistan detailed the “many failures” over the past two decades, including struggling to develop a coherent strategy across government agencies, underestimating the Afghans’ ability to sustain American-led

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday called on President Joe Biden to block short-form video app TikTok in the United States after China took an ownership stake in a key subsidiary of ByteDance, the Beijing-based parent company of TikTok. The Biden administration