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The Pentagon says that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has put about 8,500 troops on heightened alert, so they will be prepared to deploy if needed to reassure NATO allies in the face of ongoing Russian aggression on the border of Ukraine.

Militant attacks inside Pakistan have been rising, highlighting an uncomfortable truth: America's exit from neighboring Afghanistan has emboldened would-be militant extremists.

"If we didn't lead this fight, nobody would," says a Beirut resident whose 3-year-old daughter was among the 217 killed in the blast. An official investigation has stalled. No one has been prosecuted.

The Taliban takeover of Kabul means a likely return to Afghanistan's repressive past. That would be bad for women, religious and ethnic minorities and anyone who opposes the new regime.

The prospect of a Taliban takeover has people inside and outside Afghanistan worried about a return to an oppressive past. As the U.S. nears a full withdrawal, those fears are rapidly growing.

The G20 is holding a special summit on Afghanistan as the country heads toward a humanitarian crisis.

Rosebud's Cafe is a place that shouts its values from its walls: bright green paint, huge family portraits, and tons of posters and flyers announcing programs for the arts, supporting local homeless initiatives and advocating for LGBTQ rights.

Lawmakers are pushing for a "do-over" of an Interior Department contract to review tribal jail deaths awarded to a former official. Nearly half of the deaths he was to review occurred on his watch.

President Biden has been spending a lot of time courting senators — from both sides of the aisle — ahead of making his decision on who to nominate for a vacant seat on the Supreme Court.

San Diego County Supervisors voted 3-1 Tuesday to allocate an additional $2 million for an income replacement program for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.