Politics Aug 31 WATCH: GOP demands accountability over Afghan failings House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday described the Biden administration's handling of the evacuation as "probably the biggest failure in American government on a military stage in my lifetime."…
Arts Aug 31 Mike Richards is out as 'Jeopardy!' executive producer Mike Richards is out as executive producer of “Jeopardy!”, days after he exited as the quiz show’s newly appointed host because of past misogynistic and other comments.
Nation Aug 31 WATCH: White House COVID task force urges vaccine requirements The White House Coronavirus task force is urging public and private sector vaccine requirements to boost vaccination rates and make headway against COVID-19.
Politics Aug 30 WATCH: Pentagon says some Americans unable to leave Afghanistan The Pentagon says that some Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan were unable to make it to the Kabul airport to board U.S. evacuation flights before the complete evacuation of U.S. forces.
Politics Aug 30 WATCH: Blinken says under 200 Americans remain in Afghanistan Blinken says the number of Americans left may be closer to 100. He says the U.S. would work with Afghanistan’s neighbors to secure their departure either overland or by charter flight once the Kabul airport re-opens.
Politics Aug 30 WATCH: House Republicans and veterans discuss Afghanistan House Republicans and veterans are expected to discuss the situation in Afghanistan on Monday.
Nation Aug 30 WATCH: Biden pledges Hurricane Ida support for 'as long as it takes' Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat.
Nation Aug 30 U.S. declares a public health emergency post-Hurricane Ida U.S. health officials Monday declared public health emergencies for Louisiana and Mississippi, seeking to suspend government red tape that may get in the way of providing help to people affected by Hurricane Ida.
Nation Aug 30 Half of New York City subway system loses power overnight The unprecedented breakdown affected more than 80 trains on the subway system's numbered lines plus the L train from shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday to about 1:30 a.m. Monday.
World Aug 29 US says drone kills IS bombers targeting Kabul airport A U.S. drone strike blew up a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate on Sunday before they could attack the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, American officials said. An Afghan official said three children…