Politics Aug 26 WATCH: Jen Psaki gives White House news briefing following explosions outside Kabul airport White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday U.S. flags across the country will be flown at half-staff until August 30th to mark the loss of life to U.S. service personnel due to a bombing at the Kabul airport Thursday.
Politics Aug 26 About 1,000 Americans still in Afghanistan says State Department The State Department says it is tracking roughly 1,000 American citizens who it believes may still be in Afghanistan, as evacuation efforts proceed despite deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport.
World Aug 26 AP report: Kabul airport attack kills 60 Afghans, 12 U.S. troops Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover.
Politics Aug 26 U.S. Senate majority leader condemns Kabul attack The New York Democrat said in a statement that he had just spoken to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about the “heinous attacks” on U.S. personnel and the Afghan partners.
Nation Aug 26 2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting outside Illinois courthouse Two men were killed and another was injured on Thursday in shootings outside a northern Illinois courthouse stemming from a long-running internal gang dispute, authorities said.
World Aug 26 Germany announces end to its Kabul evacuations Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said the last of the German military aircraft and troops arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday evening.
Politics Aug 26 UK's Boris Johnson condemns 'barbaric' Kabul attack British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the “barbaric” bomb attack at Kabul airport has caused “many” casualties, but that the U.K. evacuation operation in Afghanistan will continue for a bit longer.
World Aug 26 Sen. Menendez calls Kabul situation 'a full-fledged humanitarian crisis' Sen. Robert Menendez, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee, in a statement called the situation unfolding in Kabul “a full-fledged humanitarian crisis.”…
World Aug 26 NATO chief condemns 'horrific terrorist attack' near Kabul airport The bombings struck Thursday outside Kabul’s airport, where large crowds of people trying to flee Afghanistan have massed.
Nation Aug 26 Evidence of extensive corrosion in collapsed condo, report says The National Institute of Standards and Technology also announced Wednesday it will conduct a five-pronged investigation into the Champlain Towers South collapse.