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U.S. closing troubled NYC jail where Epstein died by suicide

By Michael R. Sisak, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The federal Bureau of Prisons said the Metropolitan Correctional Center will be closed at least temporarily to address issues that have long plagued the facility, including lax security and crumbling infrastructure.

Despite rise in delta cases, U.S. police forces pushback against vaccine mandates

Following the full FDA approval of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, an increasing number of cities and states are now mandating vaccinations for their employees — or requiring them to get tested weekly. But there has been some intense pushback from law…

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Texas’ homeless suffer due to lack of public housing as public camping is criminalized

By Stephanie Sy, Frank Carlson

Amid a housing affordability crisis, cities across the U.S. have been struggling with their unsheltered populations. Two years ago, Austin, Texas, decriminalized activities related to homelessness. But this year, citizens voted to re-criminalize them — as the state banned public…

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How uncertainty surrounding the eviction ban, rental assistance affects housing security

By Courtney Vinopal

Amid legal back-and-forth over the CDC's eviction moratorium, some landlords and tenants throughout the U.S. find themselves in a precarious financial situation.

Time’s Up CEO Tina Tchen resigns in wake of Cuomo scandal

By Associated Press

In a statement posted to Twitter, Tchen — the former chief of staff to Michelle Obama — said she's "spent a career fighting for positive change for women" but she wasn't the right person to lead the #MeToo-era organization at…

WATCH: Biden gives remarks following explosions outside Kabul airport

By Robert Burns, Darlene Superville, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

President Joe Biden vowed Thursday to complete the evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan despite a deadly suicide bomb attack at the Kabul airport.

100,000 more COVID deaths expected unless U.S. changes its ways

By Carla K. Johnson, Nicky Forster, Associated Press

But health experts say that toll could be cut in half if nearly everyone wore a mask in public spaces. Experts agree: What the coronavirus has in store this fall depends on human behavior.

2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting outside Illinois courthouse

By Associated Press

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.

Gaps in U.S. wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed

By Matthew Brown, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press

Government programs to alert the public when smoke pollution becomes unhealthy rely on about 950 permanent monitoring stations and dozens of mobile units that can be deployed around major fires.

Virus surge breaks hospital records amid rising toll on kids

By Sudhin Thanawala, Jay Reeves, Associated Press

Kentucky and Texas have joined a growing list of states that have surpassed their record for hospitalized coronavirus patients. The two states on Wednesday reported the most COVID-19 patients in their hospitals since the pandemic began.