The 5.9-magnitude earthquake, which hit the southeastern part of Afghanistan early on Wednesday, was the deadliest in the country in two decades.

The United Nations estimated that nearly 2,000 homes were destroyed by an earthquake in the southeast. More than 1,000 people were killed and 1,600 injured, with casualties expected to rise.

Steven McCraw, the director of the Department of Public Safety, said the on-scene commander placed the lives of officers above the lives of children.

Judy Huth, who accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16, was awarded $500,000.

Earlier, President Biden visited a vaccination site in Washington D.C., to meet with families and children as some of the first shots were administered.

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel said the governing coalition agreed to dissolve Parliament, bringing down the government and setting the country up for a fifth election in three years.

Officials ruled out natural causes as the source of the Mullica River fire burning in Wharton State Forest. The fire could become the New Jersey's largest in 15 years.

Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and longtime senator, became the first leftist leader elected to head Colombia, Latin America's third largest nation. Francia Márquez will become the nation's first Black vice president.

A 15-year-old boy was killed and three adults, including a police officer, were shot when gunfire erupted Sunday night at what authorities said was an unauthorized music festival in Washington, D.C.

The police said a gunman opened fire during a potluck dinner at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Ala., killing three people before being subdued by a parishioner.