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Taliban threatens to kill Afghans who worked for US during war

CNN's Jake Tapper reports that Afghans are trying to flee the country and come to the US because their lives are at risk after they worked for the US during the war.

Opinion: Now the CDC wants to shut down 'hygiene theater'

Remember when we all thought we had to wash our vegetables to remove possible contamination from the novel coronavirus? A year ago, this was a hot topic of discussion; when asked by friends (and I frequently was asked by friends) how to both eat and live safely, I referred them to this well-done video that shows the best clean-your-box-of-pasta approach.

Protesters across Russia call for Alexey Navalny's release on same day as Putin's annual address

fRussian security forces rounded up more than 1,000 demonstrators on Wednesday as thousands of people in cities across the country rallied in support of jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny, according to OVD-Info, an independent monitoring group.

Dubai plans to boost jobs for Emirati youth

Executive Council forms Emirati Human Resources Development Council, approves Dh400-million plan to make Dubai more bicycle-friendly

Is the new iMac worth it? Here's how Apple's new computer stacks up

Covid-19 infection rates in the US are still too high, Fauci says

Ohio's Republican governor announces police reform bill

Ohio Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Wednesday that a police reform bill is in the works, one of several police reform efforts underway nationwide in the wake of Tuesday's conviction of a former Minneapolis Police officer in the murder of George Floyd.

Report: Chronic leadership problems plagued oversight of DHS inspector general's office

Management and operational challenges plagued the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General for years, hurting its ability to effectively carry out its oversight mission, according to preliminary findings from the Government Accountability Office.

Pentagon extremism adviser lays out challenge facing military after two commanders deny a problem exists

FDA report details flaws at Emergent facility making Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

• Only 2 'breakthrough' infections among hundreds of fully vaccinated people, study finds • US may soon reach a tipping point on Covid vaccine demand. That's concerning

Analysis: Biden hits 200 million vaccine doses. The next 200 million will be a lot harder

It's no longer supply, it's demand. This, right now, is the moment when the government stopped the triage effort on vaccines and started trying to convince the skeptical and the unwilling to roll up their sleeves.

Bombing in hotel parking lot in Pakistan kills at least 4

Officials say at least 12 people injured in the bombing at the parking area of Serene hotel in Quetta

'Beginner's Guide to America' and 5 other works that illuminate the US immigrant experience

Imagine searching for "traces of Americanness" as an immigrant first arriving in the US, and four name tags seen in the airport stop you in your tracks.

Ted Nugent contracts Covid-19 after saying 'it's not a real pandemic'

Singer Ted Nugent, who has repeatedly implied that Covid-19 is a hoax, now has the virus. He continued to downplay the rationale behind testing and vaccines.

Journalist Kappan tests positive for COVID-19

Other States: He is jailed in Uttar Pradesh over sedition charges

Everything you need to know about Parade's new bralette line

Differential pricing discriminatory: DKS

Karnataka: KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar termed ‘discriminatory’ the differential pricing of the COVID-19 vaccine by States and private hospitals and said it wo

Patients in a dilemma as hospital beds become scarce

Karnataka: They are finding hard to acquire oxygen and other essential COVID-19 drugs too

Justice may have been served in the legal sense, but true justice would be George Floyd still being alive

A sense of justice's triumph echoed across the country shortly after a jury in Minneapolis convicted Derek Chauvin in George Floyd's death. To some, however, that feeling was tempered by the simple fact that Floyd should have been alive today.

Tesla owners warned of 'full self-driving' risks even before fatal crash

Tesla's "full self-driving" feature has attempted to drive under a railroad crossing arm while a speeding train passes. It's nearly driven head on into a concrete wall of a parking garage, attempted ill-advised left turns, clipped at least one curb, and at least one driver was able to set a maximum speed of 90 mph on a street where the posted speed limit was 35 mph, according to videos posted on social media.