Washington (CNN) President Joe Biden tried twice last month to get to his beach house on the Delaware coast. He never made it. Far from relaxing, the 31 days of August were the longest and most wrenching of Biden's presidency. A month his aides once viewed

President Biden told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in late July that Afghanistan had a “perception” problem that should be manipulated for the public, suggesting Mr. Biden was aware of Afghan forces’ weaknesses even as he assured Americans they could defend

(CNN) President Joe Biden may have ended the "forever war" but the dangerous loose ends he left behind in Afghanistan could still thwart his attempt to throw everything at his top priority domestic goals. In a quintessential example of an approach that might

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Afghanistan during a speech in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on

WASHINGTON — President Biden on Wednesday assured Ukraine’s president that the United States remained opposed to “Russian aggression” in the region, using an Oval Office meeting to affirm his support for a leader unnerved by America’s chaotic exit from Afghanistan. The

Joe Biden was telling America in July that the Taliban weren’t going to take over Afghanistan, that no one could have known that was going to happen. He maintains that no one told him differently, a claim we’ve already shown was a lie as he received a cable

The forever war is over, but the forever debate may be only beginning. As he presided over the end of a lost 20-year mission in Afghanistan, President Biden on Tuesday touched off a prolonged argument for history over his decision to get out, how he handled

In the last call between President Joe Biden and his Afghanistan counterpart before the Taliban seized control of the country, the leaders discussed military aid, political strategy, and messaging tactics, but neither Biden nor Ashraf Ghani appeared aware of

WASHINGTON — Early last year, Representative Kevin McCarthy of California, the House minority leader, praised former President Donald J. Trump’s deal to pull American troops out of Afghanistan as “a positive step.” As secretary of state, Mike Pompeo helped

President Joe Biden’s approval rating has plunged to a record low after Rasmussen Reports recorded a “new low single-overnight approval result” in his job approval history, nearly two days after the commander-in-chief left behind Americans in Afghanistan. “Last

Former President Donald Trump endorsed Tuesday a post on Facebook from Shana Chappell, the mother of one of the U.S. Marines killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan last week. Chappell, the mother of slain 20-year-old Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui,

Fox News host Laura Ingraham ripped President Biden on Tuesday's "The Ingraham Angle," claiming the president, in response to the final withdrawal and evacuation in Afghanistan, attempted to "reverse the public’s distrust" by "bragging" and spewing "meaningless

As the chaos of the United States’ "successful" evacuation from Afghanistan envelopes America’s collective psyche, many are asking the question: "What exactly is the Biden Doctrine on foreign policy?" Well, on Aug. 19, Joe Biden sat down with ABC News’ George

WASHINGTON — President Biden welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Wednesday — and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki insisted that first son Hunter Biden’s well-paid work in the poor post-Soviet country would not be discussed

President Joe Biden deliver remarks to commemorate LGBTQ+ Pride Month at the White House, June 25, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Biden’s mandate for doctors to supply gender transitions doesn’t pass muster. We’ve all read about how President Biden recently

President Biden‘s approval rating is tumbling among registered voters in New Hampshire — a plurality of whom are not buying the Democrat’s attempts to blame former President Donald Trump for the situation in Afghanistan. The poll from the Saint Anselm College

President Biden's tone on Afghanistan, particularly concerning nation-building, has drastically shifted over the years. Before the U.S. withdrew all troops out of Afghanistan on Aug. 31, Biden spent years advocating for the likes of nation-building in the

58 VIEWS Share Tweet Whatsapp Reddit Print Mail Summary: President Joe Biden will receive his daily briefing, meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, and receive a briefing on the declining economy. President Biden’s Itinerary for 9/1/21: All

Mainstream news outlets have called out President Biden for ending the evacuation effort in Afghanistan before bringing every American home. In an interview with ABC News last month, Biden pledged "if there are American citizens left, we’re going to stay until

Retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, a Fox News contributor and former acting national security advisor to President Trump, told Fox News that President Biden owns the Afghanistan withdrawal disaster, and that the Afghan power vacuum Biden left behind is "much worse"

Meghan McCain blasted President Joe Biden’s speech on the completion of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan Tuesday, at one point tweeting, “I do not recognize this man.” The former co-host of “The View” and daughter of the late Sen. John McCain — a longtime

Wednesday on FNC’s “Fox & Friends,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) blasted President Joe Biden for the “feckless execution” of withdrawing U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. This comes as hundreds of American citizens and many Afghan allies were left behind in the Taliban-led

Former government speechwriters and messaging experts are slamming President Biden over his address to the nation Tuesday, criticizing the president for his defensive delivery and contradictory statements, while the nation mourns the deaths of 13 U.S. service

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday defended President Biden for his "courageous decision" to withdraw from Afghanistan. The Democratic congresswoman's defense of Biden comes amid intense criticism of the president's handling of the withdrawal,

President Biden will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House later today for their long-awaited — and previously postponed — first in-person meeting. During the sit-down, Biden is expected to push the Ukrainian leader to tackle corruption

Paula Knauss, mother of fallen Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Knauss, is pointing fingers at the Biden administration for the death of her son during America’s messy withdrawal from Afghanistan. The grieving mother stressed holding who’s at fault accountable on "The

President Biden on Wednesday reassured Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the U.S. will stand by Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. At the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders at the White House, Mr. Biden said he wants Europe

Historian and financier Conrad Black has published a column in Canada’s National Post arguing that President Joe Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan proves that Donald Trump’s election defeat in 2020 was a global “catastrophe.” Black notes that

Former Democrat vice presidential candidate and Senator Joe Lieberman ripped President Biden's decision to evacuate the U.S. from Afghanistan Wednesday, warning on "The Brian Kilmeade Show" the "tragic and totally unnecessary" decision puts America at risk

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday refused to comment about the leaked phone call between President Biden and former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Psaki dodged questions from reporters about the July 23 call, in which Biden told the Afghan

President Joe Biden's public bungling of the American military withdrawal from Afghanistan represents the most profound embarrassment in the history of the United States. Dozens of poor Afghans clinging desperately to the underbelly of an American C-17 taxiing

A majority of voters believe President Biden should resign over his administration’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Wednesday found. The survey asked respondents, “Should President Joe Biden resign because of the way

President Biden is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Wednesday – a visit that is expected to build on and amplify the bilateral relationship, and to underscore the United States’ "ironclad" commitment to Ukraine’s

Former "View" co-host Meghan McCain tore into President Biden for his speech commemorating the withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying she does not "recognize" the longtime family friend. Biden took a victory lap during his address to the nation, calling the withdrawal

Fox News host Sean Hannity said Tuesday that the bombshell Reuters report revealing that President Biden expressed a desire to manipulate the "perception" of the Taliban’s progress in Afghanistan , "whether it is true or not," proves he knew things were "going

Afghan National Army soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint outside Bagram prison, north of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 8, 2020. (Mohammad Ismail/Reuters) How U.S. aid dollars fueled corruption in Afghanistan. In an August address to the nation on Afghanistan,

President Biden is facing a crisis of confidence in his ability to serve as commander in chief due to the overwhelming negative fallout he is receiving over the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, but MSNBC analyst Claire McCaskill was a big fan of his first address

A majority of American voters say President Joe Biden should "resign because of the way the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was handled," which left at least 13 U.S. service members and more than 170 Afghan civilians dead. The results come from the latest

A leaked transcript and audio recording of a call between President Joe Biden and then-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani about three weeks before Kabul fell showed that as the Afghan president warned of a Taliban “invasion,” Biden pressed him to change the “perception.” According

Yesterday, I reported about a leaked call between Joe Biden and Afghanistan (former) President Ashraf Ghani. Reuters got a transcript and audio of the July 23rd call during which Biden allegedly told Ghani that he had to publicly present the “perception” that

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security advisor Jake Sullivan listen as President Joe Biden delivers remarks on evacuation efforts and the ongoing situation in

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), the 2000 Democratic Party vice presidential nominee, on Wednesday ripped President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, which the president deemed a “success” despite hundreds of citizens and even

Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, is set to meet with President Biden on Wednesday and will bring up the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in the context of its own security assurances from Washington, a report said. "The situation in Afghanistan

But Democrats have only themselves to blame for pro-Trump Republicans’ efforts to argue it was. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T here’s much to condemn in President Biden’s disgraceful orchestration and dishonest defense of the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan.

President Biden stood before the American people on a Tuesday afternoon and angrily informed us all that he had no choice but to end things the way he did in Afghanistan. No choice! NO! CHOICE! Hey, don’t blame him! Poor Joe Biden! Look what a mess he ­inherited! You

Shana Chappell, the mother of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui who was killed in an ISIS-K suicide bombing in Kabul, tore into President Biden in a fiery social media post for his alleged insensitive conduct when the two met earlier this week. "President

Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) demands to know President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s “action plan” for the Americans stranded in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to tell her constituents. “In the aftermath of your administration’s mishandled

At just over seven months in office, the Biden administration is facing three major crises, any one of which would be enough to deal with. There’s the fallout from the deadly Afghanistan withdrawal, the continued concern about the coronavirus pandemic and

Joe Biden’s presidency is not going well. That’s been apparent for a long time. It’s not like the transitionary inflation that’s not transitionary, the stagnating jobs market, the border crisis, and the off-putting woke-ism are new to the scene. But perhaps

President Joe Biden deliver remarks to commemorate LGBTQ+ Pride Month at the White House, June 25, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Biden’s mandate for doctors to supply gender transitions doesn’t pass muster. We’ve all read about how President Biden recently

President Biden pressured Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to create the “perception” that the Taliban weren’t winning, “whether it’s true or not,” in a phone just three weeks before the insurgents seized control of the country, a bombshell leaked transcript

After listening to President Biden speak this afternoon, I want to be very clear about a few things. Americans overwhelmingly agreed that it was time to end the war in Afghanistan. Despite the White House’s best efforts to make the media and American people

Texas Republicans Pass New Voting Restrictions, After A Standoff With Democrats Texas Republicans have passed a sweeping voting bill that includes new restrictions. The legislation passed despite Democrats' historic efforts to derail it. National Texas Republicans

CNN anchor Kate Bolduan said Wednesday on “At This Hour” that the Texas abortion law is the definition of “hypocrisy” from those who oppose mask mandates. Bolduan said, “We begin this hour with breaking news. The right to an abortion effectively eliminated

What makes the Texas law different is its unusual enforcement scheme. Rather than have officials responsible for enforcing the law, private citizens are authorized to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in facilitating abortions. Among other situations,

President Joe Biden slammed Texas’ Heartbeat Act in a Wednesday statement, saying that the pro-life law “blatantly violates” Roe v. Wade. Uninhibited by any action from the Supreme Court, Texas’ highly disputed abortion ban went into effect early Wednesday

Texas abortion providers scrambled to help as many patients as possible on Tuesday while the clock ticked closer to midnight, marking the start of the country’s most extreme abortion ban. The new law, known as Senate Bill 8, makes providing abortion care after

A Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy took effect early Wednesday morning after the U.S. Supreme Court did not act on an emergency request by abortion rights groups to block the law enabling the ban. Barring a later ruling by the court, its

About the author: Mary Ziegler is a professor at the Florida State University College of Law. She is the author of Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present. Last night, the Supreme Court faced an unprecedented emergency application. Unless

A lot of good things are happening in Texas lately, and while the focus has been on the passage of an election integrity bill, the biggest victory for decency and good has come via a new abortion law. The law in question essentially bans abortion after six

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Activists are begging the Supreme Court to take action on the new Texas law banning most abo. Plus, the Taliban begin their reign in Afghanistan, the Caldor Fire edges closer to Lake Tahoe, President Joe Biden meets

A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect at midnight, but the Supreme Court has yet to act on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. If allowed to remain in force, the law would be the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights in

To that end, Texas officials offered a wave of procedural defenses against the providers’ lawsuit in a brief filed Tuesday evening to the Supreme Court. They argue that the providers lack legal standing to sue them. There is no “case or controversy” under Article

Members of the left freaked when they realized the Supreme Court permitted a Texas abortion law to go into effect Wednesday that prohibits “most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy” while allowing the most protective pro-life “law in the nation to

(CNN) The Supreme Court early on Wednesday allowed Texas' six-week abortion ban to go into effect despite the fact that it violates Roe v. Wade, the landmark opinion -- still on the books -- that legalized abortion nationwide prior to viability, which can occur

Abortion-rights advocates are outraged at this tiny preview of a United States where courts are no longer de-facto defenders of unlimited abortion. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE A bortion-rights supporters are outraged today over the fact that the Texas Heartbeat

That's exactly what happened late Tuesday night, when the Supreme Court refused to intercede to block Texas' restrictive abortion law, making it the most stringent of its kind to go into effect. The law, which was signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in May, bans

(peakSTOCK/Getty Images) A Texas law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected went into effect on Wednesday morning after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court failed to act on emergency requests to stay the law. The law was signed

San Antonio, Texas (CNN) A new Texas law aimed at restricting discussions of race and history in schools has some educators second guessing themselves and forgoing civics-related activities to avoid running afoul of it. The law states that social studies teachers

CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declared "the sky is falling" Wednesday after a Texas law took effect that effectively banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. "Doom is coming for Roe v. Wade," Toobin said on CNN's "New Day" of the Supreme Court's decision

What The Texas Abortion Ban Does — And What It Means For Other States Enlarge this image toggle caption Sergio Flores/Getty Images Sergio Flores/Getty Images With the U.S. Supreme Court mum, a new law went into effect in Texas that bans abortions after about

The Republican-controlled Texas state House and Senate on Tuesday passed the final versions of the controversial voter integrity legislation, which the Democrats tried to oppose for months. The House voted to pass the bill 80-41 with only one Republican joining

For the first time since 1973, a state law banning most abortions has taken effect. A Texas law that limits the availability of abortions after six weeks of pregnancy — in apparent defiance of Roe vs. Wade — took effect early Wednesday after the Supreme Court

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) tweeted Wednesday that the Texas ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected is a “catastrophe to women” in the state. Pelosi, who claims to be a “Catholic,” bemoaned the U.S. Supreme Court’s silence on the application

(CNN) A controversial Texas law that bars abortions at six weeks went into effect early Wednesday morning after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court failed to rule on pending emergency requests brought by abortion providers. The lack of judicial intervention

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services has removed a web page celebrating trans youth. “The Texas Youth Connection (TYC) website has been temporarily disabled for a comprehensive review of its content,” said DFPS Director of Communications

Texas Law Could Be An Unprecedented Blow To Abortion Rights The law ending abortion rights for most woman goes into effect Wednesday. It allows people to sue anyone who tries to help a woman obtain an abortion, if she's been pregnant for more than six weeks. Law

Texas’ highly disputed abortion ban went into effect early Wednesday morning, uninhibited by any action from the Supreme Court. Abortion providers had filed emergency requests to block the enforcement of the Heartbeat Act (S.B. 8), which bans abortions after

In Texas, 666 Laws Take Effect Sept. 1, Including Many Conservative Priorities Enlarge this image toggle caption Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images In Texas, more than 650 new laws go into effect Wednesday passed by the Republican-led state

You love to see it. Democrats tried so hard and got so far, but in the end, it didn’t even matter because Texas passed its election integrity law, shutting down attempts by the left to give themselves an advantage in the Lone Star State. For a time, the Democrats

Supreme Court Fails To Get Involved, So Texas Abortion Law Goes Into Effect NPR's A Martínez talks to Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and who is an expert on federal courts, about the law that effectively ends Roe v. Wade in

The Texas Heartbeat Bill is now law in the state, banning the aborting of babies after six weeks gestation and putting the abortion industry on notice that providing the procedure illegally will have consequences. The law took affect Wednesday after the Supreme

Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect Overnight As The Supreme Court Stays Silent Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP Legislation banning abortions after six weeks is now the law of the land in Texas, effectively ending Roe v. Wade

Planned Parenthood clinics have stopped scheduling abortions beyond the six-week mark in Texas after a new state law went into effect today banning most procedures. The new law went into effect at midnight after the US Supreme Court did not act on an emergency

via Associated Press A group gathers to protest abortion restrictions at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 21, 2019. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a restrictive Texas law to go into effect that criminalizes abortion at six weeks and

Texas has become the first state in the nation to enact a “Heartbeat” abortion law, which bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. As of 12:00 a.m., September 1, “the Texas Heartbeat Act is in effect,” said a statement from Texas Right to Life, noting

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court did not take action early Wednesday on a request to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, allowing the most restrictive abortion law in the nation to go into effect. The law, known as

President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted Texas’s abortion law, which went into effect on Wednesday, promising to “protect and defend” the right to abortion. “Today, Texas law SB8 went into effect. This extreme Texas law blatantly violates the constitutional

(CNN) President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted the Texas state law that bans abortion after as early as six weeks into pregnancy as "extreme" and said it "blatantly violates" a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion, as affirmed by the landmark Supreme

Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (D) raged over a Texas law taking effect on Wednesday which makes abortions illegal after a heartbeat is detected, equating abortion rights to human rights and vowing to fight for them. “Under the cover of

Pro-choice advocates in Texas found themselves in an “unprecedented and complicated situation” Wednesday, with abortions being banned after six weeks after the Supreme Court did not step in to block a new state law. Clinics in Oklahoma and Kansas took in Texas

What makes the Texas law different is its unusual enforcement scheme. Rather than have officials responsible for enforcing the law, private citizens are authorized to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in facilitating abortions. Among other situations,

A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19 WACO, Texas -- A Central Texas school district closed its schools until after the Labor Day holiday Tuesday after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally

A Texas school district closed all of its schools from Tuesday until after Labor Day after two teachers died of COVID-19, multiple sources confirmed. The Connally Independent School District (CISD) located north of Waco, Texas, announced Tuesday that all campuses

A Maskless Church Camp And Conference Are Linked To 180 COVID-19 Cases Health officials in Illinois have linked nearly 200 COVID-19 cases to two events — a church camp for teens and a men's conference — and the number of people who may have been exposed may

FILE PHOTO: People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/Fiona Goodall FILE PHOTO: People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown

A church camp for teenagers and a conference in Illinois have been linked to at least 180 COVID-19 cases, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published on Tuesday, confirmed that a five-day overnight church

A North Carolina high school has been placed on lockdown after at least one person was reportedly shot on campus Wednesday, authorities said. Authorities received a call just after 12 p.m. from a school resource officer about someone shot at Mount Tabor

One student was killed in a shooting inside a high school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday – the second school shooting in the state in a week, police said. Winston-Salem Police Chief Catrina Thompson, choking up, said the Mount Tabor High School

Employees wearing protective face masks and face guards work on the automobile assembly line as the maker ramps up car production with new security and health measures as a step to resume full operations, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),

At least one student was injured and rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound after a shooting inside a high school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Wednesday, local officials said. There was one gunshot victim at Mount Tabor High School, Sheriff Bobby

FILE PHOTO: People walk during the morning rush hour in the financial district of Canary Wharf amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in London, Britain September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville FILE PHOTO: People walk during the morning

August's delta variant-driven COVID-19 surge made it one of the worst months of the entire pandemic. America reported almost 4.22 million new coronavirus cases in August alone, making it the fourth-worst month for cases. And 26,805 Americans were reported

The COVID-19 sign is seen in front of a restaurant to ensure all service staff is fully vaccinated on the first day of coronavirus restrictions lift on retail and dining in Bangkok and other high-risk areas to revive the economy, as the country battles its

Millions Of People Are Missing From CDC COVID Data As States Fail To Report Cases Enlarge this image toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images Colorful maps on a new online Health Equity Tracker reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected

A staff member hands a face mask to a boy as students return to school after the summer break, less than a month into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster drive, at Arazim Elementary School in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

(CNN) A Texas school district is closing all of its schools until after the Labor Day holiday after two junior high teachers died of Covid-19 complications in the same week. In an email to parents on Monday, Connally Independent School District said that was

A North Carolina high school has been placed on lockdown amid confirmed reports of a shooting on campus Wednesday, police said. Winston-Salem Police said around 1 p.m. that they had secured the campus in response to gunfire at Mount Tabor High School. "There

(CNN) As students and staff return to school, the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 has caused cases, hospitalizations and death rates to soar across the country. Children under 12 are particularly vulnerable to infection as they are not yet eligible

FILE PHOTO: People walk past a sign for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo FILE PHOTO: People walk past a sign for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination

Students are heading to a YMCA where they can be reunited with their parents. A North Carolina high school was put on lockdown Wednesday after a shooting on school property. Mount Tabor High School's campus has been secured and police "are doing everything

A person waits at a Walmart Pharmacy where the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is available as Walmart and other major U.S. pharmacies take part in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, to increase vaccinations in the U.S. in West Haven, Connecticut,

Once a touchy subject in the private sector, a new survey indicates that most firms are now planning on having COVID-19 vaccine mandates for their workforce. The number of companies requiring workers to get the shot is expected to surge over the next several

The World Health Organization said it is monitoring another new COVID-19 variant with mutations that the agency fears could make it resistant to vaccines. The Mu variant, also known as B.1.621, was added as a "variant of interest" to the organization’s watchlist

At least one student was injured and rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound after a shooting inside a high school in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday, local officials said. There was only one gunshot victim at Mount Tabor High School, Sheriff

The weekly average number of hospital admissions due to COVID-19 has dropped in the last week for the first time since the end of June, according to data released by the Department of Health and Human Services. The HHS data shows that the seven-day average

A School System Closes After 2 Teachers Die Of COVID-19 WACO, Texas — A Central Texas school district closed its schools until after the Labor Day holiday Tuesday after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally Independent School District officials

Nabria Varner, 13, was attending her second week of high school when she heard shots ring out in her building. Her mother, Sashua Patterson, was sitting at home working remotely when she got the call. "She was scared. She said, 'Mommy, please come get me',"

August's delta variant-driven COVID-19 surge made it one of the worst months of the entire pandemic. The U.S. reported almost 4.22 million new coronavirus cases in August alone, making it the fourth-worst month for cases. And 26,805 Americans were reported

(CNN) Due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking unvaccinated Americans not to travel during the Labor Day holiday weekend. The US is surpassing an average of 160,000 new Covid-19 cases a

(CNN) A high school in the North Carolina city of Winston-Salem is on lockdown after a reported shooting, city police said Wednesday afternoon. The shooting happened at Mount Tabor High School, Winston-Salem police said on Twitter "We ... have secured the

Two Tennessee school districts have announced temporarily closures due to COVID-19 cases. Sumner County School District announced Wednesday that students will be taking classes from Sept. 7 to 10 to "help mitigate the community spread of COVID-19 among students

One Student Was Killed In A North Carolina School Shooting. The Suspect Is At Large Enlarge this image toggle caption Skip Foreman/AP Skip Foreman/AP WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — One student was killed in a shooting at a North Carolina high school Wednesday and

Hundreds of thousands of people have yet to regain power as states recover from the destruction of Hurricane Ida, ABC News reported. Over 884,000 continue without electricity in Louisiana, and 14,000 are without it in Missouri, ABC News reported. More than

(CNN) Hurricane Ida victims returning to damaged homes face a torrent of challenges -- if they're lucky enough to have a home standing at all. In the most devastated places, "Power outages will last weeks to possibly months," the National Hurricane Center

Dramatic satellite images have captured Hurricane Ida’s trail of destruction in Louisiana – as the death toll from the powerful storm reportedly rose to six Wednesday. The before-and-after images by Maxar Technologies’ WorldView-2 satellite from Tuesday show

(CNN) Grand Isle, Louisiana's last remaining inhabited barrier island at the southern tip of the state, bore the brunt of Hurricane Ida and was devastated by the Category 4 storm's high winds, rain and storm surge. "I've never seen it look like this," Bryan

A rainbow is seen in the background as Jody Galliano, who said he is related to the founders of the town, clears debris from his yard in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Galliano, Louisiana, U.S., August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif A rainbow is seen in

New York (CNN Business) The power is off for nearly a million customers in Louisiana after a Category 4 storm slammed into the region. But that's not the biggest problem facing the storm-ravaged state: It's the possibility of perhaps hundreds of thousands of

President Joe Biden will visit Louisiana later this week to survey the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and speak with local and state leaders, the White House said Wednesday. Ida was the fifth most powerful storm to strike the U.S. when it hit Louisiana on Sunday

GRAND ISLE, La. — It’s a wonder how anyone survived Hurricane Ida on the small barrier island of Grand Isle. Visiting now, taking in the destruction, it would appear no one did. But the remnants of bright beachy colored homes give the land life where there

The fury of Hurricane Ida has left the barrier island community of Grand Isle "uninhabitable," a Louisiana parish leader said Tuesday. A search-and-rescue caravan traveling to the Jefferson Parish community was able to arrive by road but 10 to 12 levee breaks

(CNN) Those hit hardest by Hurricane Ida now face an even longer test of survival. Catastrophic damage means some Louisiana parishes won't have electricity for up to a month -- which can be deadly in the oppressive heat. Many areas still lack running water

The NFL moved the Week 1 matchup between the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers to Jacksonville, Florida, after Hurricane Ida pummeled Louisiana and other parts of the Gulf Coast. The Saints were set to welcome the Packers at the newly renamed Caesars

Two million Louisianans remained without power for a fourth day Wednesday as the impact of Hurricane Ida's devastating romp through the Southwest grew more dire amid oppressive heat. Though no longer a hurricane, much of the Northeast was bracing for Ida's

More than 1 million people remained without power Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, with sweltering heat hampering search and rescue efforts in Louisiana, where thousands remain trapped by widespread flooding. Communities battered by the storm face

Aerial Photos Show Louisiana Coast Is Still Dealing With Major Flooding Post-Ida Enlarge this image toggle caption Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies Three days after Hurricane Ida blew through Louisiana, high

Two million Louisianans remained without power for a fourth day Wednesday as the impact of Hurricane Ida's devastating romp through the Southwest grew more dire amid oppressive heat. Though no longer a hurricane, much of the Northeast was bracing for Ida's

Power restored to parts of New Orleans Three days after Hurricane Ida blew through New Orleans causing the entire city to go dark, power is being slowly restored. (Sept. 1)

Hurricane Ida Hit An Important Oil And Gas Hub, Which Will Likely Drive Up Gas Prices When Hurricane Ida came ashore on Sunday in Louisiana, the storm hit an important hub for the offshore oil and gas industry, which will likely drive up the price of gas at

Lafourche Parish Was One Of The Hardest Hit Areas By Hurricane Ida About 100,000 people live in Lafourche Parish and all of them were impacted by Hurricane Ida. NPR's Noel King talks to Brennan Matherne, the parish's Sheriff's Office Captain, about the damage. National

After Ida, Many In Louisiana Still Without Power And Water NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jaclyn Hotard, president of St. John The Baptist Parish just west of New Orleans, about the rescue efforts after Hurricane Ida flooded the area. National Security After

DENVER — A Colorado grand jury issued criminal charges against three police officers and two paramedics in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a young Black man who had been walking home when he was stopped by the police, put into a chokehold and injected with

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago in suburban Denver. The

(CNN) A Colorado grand jury has indicted five police officers and paramedics involved in the August 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped by police while walking home from a store, put in a carotid hold and then injected with

Aurora police, medics indicted for death of Elijah McClain in Colorado The 23-year-old died after being put into a now-banned chokehold and being injected with the tranquilizer Ketamine.

Charges announced in death of Elijah McClain Three police officers and two paramedics in Colorado were indicted Wednesday on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful

Police Officers And Paramedics Have Been Charged In The 2019 Death Of Elijah McClain A grand jury has indicted three Aurora, Colo., police officers and two paramedics involved in the death of Elijah McClain, who died in their custody two years ago. His death

What happened next isn’t clear because all of the officers’ body cameras come off as they move McClain to the grass, but the officers and McClain can still be heard. An officer says McClain grabbed one of their guns. McClain can be heard trying to explain himself

Amid the panic of frantic evacuations from the Caldor Fire on Monday, one resident stopped to provide a much-needed moment of peace in the form of music. As cars lined the streets of South Lake Tahoe, heading east toward Nevada to escape the encroaching blaze,

The raging wildfire that is encroaching upon Lake Tahoe threatens to mar the pristine alpine lake that draws approximately 15 million visitors a year to its cobalt waters and sandy beaches, remote mountain trails and world-class ski resorts. The Caldor Fire

CARSON CITY, Nevada – With the growing Caldor Fire encroaching on Lake Tahoe, evacuation orders expanded in Nevada as the flames marched east and dry, windy conditions are forecast for Wednesday. The fire has forced thousands of people to flee their homes

Another red flag warning Tuesday in Northern California could make conditions worse for firefighters. The Caldor Fire jumped Highway 89 on Monday after a mass evacuation of South Lake Tahoe. More evacuation orders were issued near the Dixie Fire, the state's

CARSON CITY, Nevada – With the growing Caldor Fire encroaching on Lake Tahoe, evacuation orders expanded in Nevada as the flames marched east and dry, windy conditions are forecast for Wednesday. The fire has forced thousands of people to flee their homes

Firefighters Report Progress Against The Flames Near Lake Tahoe Enlarge this image toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Jae C. Hong/AP SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Firefighters reported progress Wednesday in the battle to save communities on the south end of Lake

Massive Caldor Fire Continues To Threaten Biggest City On California's Lake Tahoe Firefighters in northern California are facing another tough day of strong winds as they race to try to stop the massive Caldor wildfire from reaching the southern end of iconic

Taliban supporters on Tuesday held a mock funeral in one Afghanistan city — carrying coffins draped with American and NATO flags. The jarring display was one of many celebrations across the country over the departure of US troops that put an end to the nearly

The Pentagon said Wednesday that it is possible that the U.S. military will coordinate with the Taliban on future airstrikes against the Islamic State in Afghanistan. Asked about future coordination with the Taliban, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, “It’s

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley hailed military heroism in Afghanistan, in the top Pentagon officials’ first public remarks since the complete withdrawal of U.S. military assets from the region. "It's

The Taliban are now brazenly showing off the US military equipment — including Black Hawk helicopters, dozens of armored vehicles and weapons — abandoned by US troops amid President Biden’s chaotic final exit from Afghanistan. Islamist fighters staged victory

Taliban fighters on Wednesday gleefully paraded outside the city of Kandahar with captured American vehicles and weapons abandoned by President Joe Biden during his chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Agence France-Press (AFP) reported, confirming the

A search-and-rescue operation was underway Tuesday night off the coast of San Diego after the crash of an MH-60S helicopter from the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier about 60 nautical miles from shore, according to a report. The helicopter

Sep 1, 2021; Flushing, NY, USA; Daniil Medvedev of Russia after beating Dominik Koepfer of Germany (not pictured) on day three of the 2021 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports