George W. Bush expresses 'deep sadness' over Afghanistan situation

Former President George W. Bush, who ordered the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan, expressed “deep sadness” over the unfolding situation.

Female Afghan Air Force pilot describes disappointment at seeing 'evil' return to her homeland

Niloofar Rahmani escaped Afghanistan in 2015 after skyrocketing to fame as the country's first female Air Force pilot since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. Now, she gets emotional thinking about the young girls left behind who’ve never known life under Taliban rule.

Naomi Osaka to donate Cincinnati prize money to Haiti earthquake relief efforts

Tennis star Naomi Osaka tweeted her decision on Saturday to donate her prize money from this week’s U.S. Open tune-up tournament in Ohio for relief efforts in Haiti following a deadly earthquake.

Pentagon to resettle 22,000 Afghan refugees seeking asylum after Taliban takeover

Pentagon officials said they are preparing to temporarily house 22,000 Afghan refugees in Texas and Wisconsin after they fled their country amid Taliban control.

Haiti earthquake devastation captured in before-and-after satellite images

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti left 1,297 people dead and tens of thousands homeless, according to the country’s Civil Protection Agency.

SoCal dad who killed his 2 kids with spear gun in Mexico was QAnon-obsessed, FBI says

Matthew Taylor Coleman is accused of killing his 2-year-old son and 10-month-old daughter in Mexico with a spear gun because he believed they would become monsters, authorities said.

US sending 837K Pfizer shots to Caribbean amid anti-vaccine protests

The U.S. is sending more than 800,000 Pfizer shots to Caribbean nations as the region struggles with a spike in COVID-19 cases amid violent anti-vaccine protests.

Taliban seize 3 more Afghan provincial capitals, officials say

The Taliban seized three more provincial capitals in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. The insurgents now control some two-thirds of the nation.

German teacher goes on trial in Berlin for alleged cannibalism case

A 41-year-old teacher went on trial on Tuesday in Berlin. He’s accused of having killed another man and eaten pieces of the victim's body.