Hurricane Ida Has Pushed Into The Gulf Of Mexico. Warnings Are Up For Louisiana
The rapidly expanding storm struck Western Cuba and is expected to hit Louisiana on Sunday as a major hurricane.
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The U.S. Launches Drone Strike On ISIS-K Target
ISIS-K had claimed responsibility for the attack at the Kabul airport. President Biden vowed, "We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay."
Sirhan Sirhan Has Served 53 Years For Killing Robert F. Kennedy. Soon He May Be Free
Sirhan's sentence was commuted to life with the possibility of parole in 1972. On Friday, the California Board of Parole recommended parole.
A U.S. Intelligence Report Fails To Pinpoint COVID's Origins
After a 90-day review, U.S investigators did not turn up any clear answer on whether the coronavirus hopped from an animal to a human — or somehow escaped from a lab.
The U.S. Has Set Up A Mass Vaccination Site For Afghans Arriving In Virginia
Thousands of evacuees are entering through Dulles International Airport. A Biden administration official said the U.S. has opened a COVID-19 vaccination site nearby.
The Man Convicted Of Killing Sen. Robert Kennedy Has Been Granted Parole
A board in California has recommended parole for Sirhan Sirhan, who was convicted of killing Sen. Robert F. Kennedy at a Los Angeles hotel in 1968. The governor will decide whether he is freed.
Democrats Might Be More Open To Voter ID Laws, Which They've Long Opposed
As Democrats try to pass voting rights legislation through Congress, some members of the party have expressed an openness to one GOP-backed policy they have long opposed: voter ID requirements.
Those Against The COVID Vaccine Lost A Key Argument With The Pfizer Shot's Approval
Now that the federal government has approved the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, will that be enough to sway those who have resisted getting the shot?
Reports Of Cheating At Colleges Soar During The Pandemic
Many universities have seen increases in academic misconduct. And while cutting corners took on different forms during the pandemic, the jury is still out on whether cheating actually went up.
Senior Policy Fellow Argues Terror Attack Should Not Lead To More War
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Stephen Wertheim of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, who says that Biden's vow to hold attackers accountable shouldn't send the U.S. into a war on terror.