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Aug 26, 2021 - World

Kabul airlift enters closing stage after attack

Officer who killed Ashli Babbit has no regrets: "I saved countless lives"

Dept. of Education to cancel $1.1 billion in debt for ITT Tech students

Front door of ITT visitor entrance

Biden promises retaliation for attack in Kabul

Picture of Joe Biden looking down
Updated Aug 26, 2021 - World

U.S. allies scramble to leave Afghanistan

French Special Forces Soldiers stand guard near a military plane

House Intel committee to hold classified Afghanistan briefing in September

Representative Adam Schiff, a Democrat from California and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee

Significant hurricane threat for Gulf Coast this weekend

Computer model map showing a red circle in the Gulf of Mexico, where a hurricane is predicted to be located.

The last Marine in Saigon on Afghanistan

Juan José Valdez the last U.S. Marine off the roof of Saigon's U.S. Embassy, looking at photos at his Southern California home.

Seven Capitol Police officers sue Trump over Jan. 6 riot

Former President Trump during a rally in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6.

Arizona AG threatens Maricopa County funds over election audit

An observer watches as contractors working for Cyber Ninjas, who was hired by the Arizona State Senate, examine and recount ballots from the 2020 general election at Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Party platforms pressed over deceptive fundraising

Illustration of stacks of hundred dollar bills receding into an ever-darker distance

Schumer's high-stakes climate play

Photo illustration of Chuck Schumer, the US Capitol building and Earth.
Aug 26, 2021 - Economy

German publisher Axel Springer to acquire Politico

axel springer logo
Aug 26, 2021 - Economy

American manufacturers have some work to do

Greenland Ice Sheet's melt ponds tell the story of an unusual summer

Satellite photo showing blue and white ice on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Updated Aug 26, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Officials warn of "high threat" of Kabul airport terrorist attack

Picture of people waiting outside of the Kabul airport

The government-industry cyberdefense dance

Illustration of a US eagle seal clutching cursors in its talons.
Aug 26, 2021 - Health

Coronavirus cases are soaring, especially in the South

Aug 26, 2021 - World

Where the U.S. is taking Afghans evacuated from Kabul

Lawmakers urge Biden and FEMA to declare drought disaster in West

In an aerial view, the Enterprise Bridge crosses over a section of Lake Oroville that was previously underwater on July 22, 2021 in Oroville, California.
Updated Aug 26, 2021 - Health

The fight over mask mandates in schools turns violent

Some 30 protesters rally with "let them breathe" signs
Updated Aug 25, 2021 - Health

WHO experts: "Window is closing" on study into origins of COVID-19

A man walks past the entrance of the World Health Organization, marked by its logo

Video shows Louisiana cop beating Black man with flashlight in 2019

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