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Updated Aug 18, 2021 - World

Biden: No way to withdraw troops from Afghanistan "without chaos ensuing"

Photo of Joe Biden speaking with one finger raised
Aug 18, 2021 - World

Biden: U.S. troops will stay in Afghanistan until every American is out

FEC questions GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert over suspected personal use of campaign funds

Picture of Rep. Lauren Boebert speaking behind a podium

Scoop: McCarthy and McConnell demand briefing

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol
Aug 18, 2021 - World

U.S. relying on Taliban to let stranded Americans reach Kabul airport

First look: Trump alumni plan voting group

Updated Aug 18, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden says nursing home staff must be vaccinated for federal funding

President Biden speaking from the White House on Aug. 16.

Biden's booster plan receives criticism at home and abroad

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy speaks from the White House press briefing room podium

Milley: Military intelligence did not predict Afghanistan's rapid fall

Exclusive: Inside the White House scramble to protect Afghan allies

People wait to be evacuated from Afghanistan at the airport in Kabul
Updated Aug 18, 2021 - World

Ghani says he fled Afghanistan to avert Taliban killing, denies taking money

Ashraf Ghani

Tens of thousands of U.S. students quarantining or isolating due to COVID

Principal Nathan Hay performs temperature checks on students as they arrive on the first day of classes at Baldwin Park Elementary School in Florida.
Aug 18, 2021 - World

Israeli PM Bennett to visit Biden in midst of Afghanistan crisis

Biden speaking during a press conference Tuesday.

T-Mobile says hackers stole information on over 40 million people

T Mobile Store signage
Aug 18, 2021 - Health

Biden administration unveils plan for vaccine boosters starting in September

Three vials of Moderna vaccine
Aug 18, 2021 - Economy

The "no longer acceptable" startup

Illustration of a dollar bill with a "closed" sign on top of it.
Aug 18, 2021 - Economy

Retail's mixed bag

Illustration showing a mixed emotion emoji holding up shopping bags.

20 years of getting Afghanistan all wrong

Taliban spokesman gives press conference

What Biden knew

Biden saluting Marines
Aug 18, 2021 - Economy

Why drivers are zoning out behind the wheel

Illustration of a man behind a steering wheel with Tesla logos for eyes.
Aug 18, 2021 - Health

The ethics of vaccine booster shots

Illustration of closeup of one side of a standing justice scale with a covid vaccine bottle on the hanging platform.

Scoop: Pelosi, White House officials plot infrastructure path

Speaker Nancy Pelosi stands at a podium at the Capitol
Aug 18, 2021 - World

Senate Dems vow to investigate "flawed" U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

Senator Bob Mendez speaking at an N.J. event
Updated Aug 18, 2021 - World

In photos: Afghanistan on edge under Taliban rule

People wait to be evacuated from Afghanistan at the airport in Kabul on August 18

California's worsening wildfires spark fresh evacuation orders

A view of the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County, California, around 1 p.m. PST on Aug. 17.

Texas Supreme Court: GOP can have Dems absent from state Capitol arrested

State Senator John Whitmire, a Democrat from Texas, speaks during a news conference at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, July 21
Aug 17, 2021 - Economy

TSA extends transportation mask mandate through Jan. 18

Photo of a sign that says "Face masks required" in an airport with two travelers on the right
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