As they held their first official news briefing on Tuesday since the seizure of Kabul, the Taliban said they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law. The Taliban suggesting a softer line then...
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. According to a statement from Abbott's office, the Texas governor is fully vaccinated and had been tested for the virus daily before he tested positive. His office added: "Governor Abbott is in constant communication with...
Tropical Storm Fred weakened slightly as it moved inland through the Florida Panhandle, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. update. By Tuesday morning, Fred will have weakened to a tropical depression, a storm with a wind speed of 38 mph or less,...
President Biden spoke on Monday and defended the decision to move forward with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. President Biden's remarks came after a chaotic day at the Kabul airport as evacuations were halted for several hours. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed that...
On Sunday, the Pentagon authorized the deployment of 1,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, bringing the total number of troops on the ground to 6,000 as the Taliban continues its advances in the capital city of Kabul. The additional troops will be drawn from the 82nd...
The director of the National Institutes of Health ("NIH"), Dr. Francis Colllins, said on Sunday that the United States could see more than 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day as the more contagious Delta variant continues to spread. Dr. Colllins told Fox News Sunday he will "be...
Crisis is out of control in Lebanon as hospitals and major businesses have found themselves in a tough scenario. Fuel that powers Lebanon has vanished from the market and citizens at home are out of electricity in mid summer. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-14/lebanon-blackouts-force-businesses-to-shut/100377042
Another victim has died after a NYC party last week took the life of three individuals. NYPD responded to a series of calls after 12:30am Sunday where they found three men shot inside a car. Editorial credit: Steve Sanchez Photos / Shutterstock.com https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/third-victim-dies-days-after-nyc-party-shooting-left-2-dead-more-wounded/3220097/
It's a debate that has medical experts from all over the country and world trying to figure out. Are Covid-19 boosters needed? The Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize third doses of booster shots very soon, most likely for selected populations that are...
The CDC is marking as "high transmission" areas more than 3/4 of all US counties. Due to the significant increase in hospitalized patients, the CDC is pushing for indoor masking regardless of having the vaccine. Editorial credit: Adam McCullough / Shutterstock.com https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/ny-covid-patients-in-icus-triple-77-of-us-counties-now-high-transmission-zones/3217246/