Nation Aug 23 WATCH: Biden hails Pfizer's full approval by the FDA President Joe Biden celebrated the full FDA approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine and is urging the unvaccinated to go get their inoculations.
Nation Aug 23 WATCH: Pentagon's John Kirby and Gen. Hank Taylor hold briefing as Afghanistan exit continues Joint Staff Deputy Director for Regional operations Army Maj. Gen. William 'Hank' Taylor confirmed that 16,000 passengers left Kabul in the last 24 hours.
Nation Aug 22 Gov. Cuomo says storm won't stop his planned resignation New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his second-to-last day in office projecting an image that he is still in control, and still fully engaged as the state dealt with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri.
World Aug 21 Russian police detain journalists backing media freedom Russian police on Saturday detained several journalists who protested authorities’ decision to label a top independent TV channel as a “foreign agent.”…
Politics Aug 20 Justice Department seeks high court input on 'Remain in Mexico' reinstatement The Justice Department has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the implementation of a judge's order reinstating a Trump administration policy forcing thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
Nation Aug 20 WATCH: Pentagon to hold briefing amid evacuations in Afghanistan Thousands continued to flock to the airport, braving checkpoints manned by Taliban fighters as they seek desperately to get on evacuation flights out.
Nation Aug 20 Mike Richards out as 'Jeopardy!' host after past scrutinized Richards was chosen last week as the successor to Alex Trebek, but his selection was seen as divisive from the beginning.
Politics Aug 19 GOP Sen. Wicker of Mississippi tests positive for COVID-19 Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation. His communications director, Phillip Waller, says Wicker tested positive Thursday morning.
Nation Aug 19 WATCH: State Department's Ned Price says U.S. struggling to speed Kabul airlift amid hurdles The United States struggled Thursday to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems.
Nation Aug 19 WATCH: Pentagon says 7,000 civilians taken out of Kabul amid Afghanistan evacuations The Pentagon says the U.S. military is ramping up evacuations out of Afghanistan, and that 7,000 civilians have been taken out of the country since August 14.