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A traveler at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport walks to a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint on Nov. 26, 2014.

It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11

No boarding pass or ID was needed to go to the gate, and 4-inch-blade knives were allowed aboard planes. Now we take off shoes, can't have liquids over 3.4 oz and go through high-tech body scanners.

Patrons keep their social distance while waiting for donuts outside Donut Friend bakery in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, Saturday. A vaccine mandate that is among the strictest in the country takes effect Monday in Los Angeles, requiring proof of shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to shopping malls and theaters to nail and hair salons.

Strict mandate takes effect in LA. Business patrons must show proof of vaccination

Los Angeles is among a growing number of cities across the U.S., including San Francisco and New York City, requiring people show proof of vaccination to enter various types of businesses and venues.

Medics transport a man with COVID-19 symptoms to a hospital in Austin, Texas. More than 3 million people in the state have had COVID-19, but just 81,000 are listed in a central data set at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Millions Of People Are Missing From CDC COVID Data As States Fail To Report Cases

The CDC's COVID-19 data set is supposed to help track the pandemic, but a new NPR analysis has found the majority of fields are blank and millions of cases across the country are missing altogether.

President Biden attends the dignified transfer of the remains of a fallen service member at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, August, 29, 2021.

Biden Honors U.S. Service Members Killed In Kabul

This was Biden's first visit as president to honor dead service members and comfort their relatives. The fallen service members included 11 Marines, an Army soldier and a member of the Navy.

Japan's Naomi Osaka eyes the ball as she serves during the first round of the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Sunday.

Naomi Osaka Reveals Mental Health Struggles — And Other Athletes Rally Around Her

Leaving the French Open, the tennis star says she's suffered long bouts of depression since 2018. Top athletes praised her bravery and decried systems that don't give athletes the support they need.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Philippines Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Friday, July 30. Austin is visiting Manila to hold talks with Philippine officials to boost defense ties and possibly discuss the The Visiting Forces Agreement between the US and Philippines.

The Philippine President Says Long-Standing Security Pact With The U.S. Can Continue

The decision was announced Friday in Manila by Philippines Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana and U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin. U.S. military presence in the region is seen as a counterbalance to China.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, and Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie faced senators' questions Tuesday on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Generals Say They Recommended Keeping U.S. Troops In Afghanistan

The remarks by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie are at odds with comments President Biden made during an interview in August.

In this undated and unknown location photo, the supreme leader of the Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, poses for a portrait.

One Of These Men Is Likely To Be Afghanistan's Next Ruler

Two men — a reclusive 60-year-old mullah who is the Taliban's top commander and a high-profile, battle-hardened lieutenant — are the odds-on picks to form the new regime.

A man covers himself from rain with an umbrella as he walks by the Baltimore Museum of Art on April 21, 2020. An upcoming exhibit at the museum will be curated by security guards.

At This Baltimore Museum, Security Guards Will Be The Ones Curating The Exhibit

Opening in March 2022, the new "Guarding the Art" exhibit will feature hidden gems selected by the museum's own security guards.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

September 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the September 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

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