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13 service members killed in Kabul attack honored with the Congressional Gold Medal

The August attack was one of the deadliest days for American forces in the past decade of the 20-year war in Afghanistan.

What We Know About The 13 U.S. Service Members Killed In The Kabul Attack

A proud "devil doc." A Marine who loved her job. A hockey fanatic with a lovable laugh. Here's what we know so far about the Americans who died in Thursday's explosion at the Afghanistan airport.

In preparation of Hurricane Ida, a workers attach protective plywood to windows and doors of a business in the French Quarter in New Orleans on Saturday.

Hurricane Ida Strengthens While Louisiana Braces For A Severe Blow

Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations. Ida is expected to bring winds as high as 130 mph, life-threatening storm surge and flooding rain.

What We Know About Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, New Taliban Leader

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is expected to be the next defacto leader of the Taliban. Having fought against the Russians and Americans, he must now convince the west the Taliban will be a more moderate force.

Civil rights leader Ben Jealous speaks at a voting rights rally outside the White House on Aug. 24 in Washington, D.C. Marches across the country are planned for Saturday.

Fed Up With Inaction Over Voting Rights, Thousands March On Washington

More than 50 years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, activists are marching to fight federal legislation that they say will make it harder to vote.

Fed Up With Inaction Over Voting Rights, Thousands Are Planning A March On Washington

Activists marching on Saturday want federal legislation to fight new rules in Republican-led states that they say make it harder to vote. The House passed one major bill this week.

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom visit the Upper San Leandro Water Treatment Plant in Oakland, Calif., April 5, 2021.

Harris Cancels Planned California Campaign Stop With Newsom

Vice President Kamala Harris has canceled a planned campaign appearance alongside California Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at boosting Democratic turnout in the final weeks of the recall against him.

Medical and hospital staff bring an injured man on a stretcher for treatment after two blasts, which killed dozens of people, including U.S. service members, outside the airport in Kabul on Thursday.

What We Know About ISIS-K, The Group Behind The Kabul Attacks

A regional Islamic State affiliate is a major rival to the Taliban in Afghanistan. The U.S. says ISIS-K has long planned attacks on its personnel in the country.

In this Aug. 11, 2021 file photo smoke from a wildfire obscures a stand of trees on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, near Ashland, Mont.

Gaps In US Wildfire Smoke Warning Network Leave Many Exposed

Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer.

Sundiata Acoli, now 84, was convicted for the 1973 death of New Jersey state trooper Werner Foerster.

He's In Prison For Killing A Trooper. Now, Some Black Police Groups Want Him Released

Sundiata Acoli, a former member of the Black Panther Party, was convicted in the 1973 death of a New Jersey state trooper. His supporters say the 84-year-old has been a model prisoner.

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