Jake Sullivan, national security adviser for President Biden, said the Taliban agreed to moved its checkpoints farther from Kabul's airport to reduce crowding and allow more room for evacuations after talks with the U.S.

Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York said every employee of the city's Department of Education must receive at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Sept. 27.

Following the Food and Drug Administration's final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, Pentagon officials said they were working on a timeline for requiring vaccinations for all active-duty service members.

President Biden lauded the final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration and implored unvaccinated Americans not to wait any longer to be inoculated.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York released a prerecorded statement on his final day in office, two weeks after he resigned over allegations of sexual misconduct, and a report from the state attorney general.

President Biden spoke about the White House's efforts to vaccinate Americans following the Food and Drug Administration's full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.

President Biden is addressing evacuation efforts from Afghanistan and responding to Tropical Storm Henri on the Northeastern U.S. coast.

Tony Blair, the former British prime minister who led the U.K. into Afghanistan, said the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the country poses a threat to the security of Western nations, and resulted in a loss for the Afghan people, as the Taliban reclaimed power.

Footage shows residents of Les Cayes fighting for food from an aid truck, nearly a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake devastated the region, destroying infrastructure and killing more than 2,000 people.

President Biden outlined rescue efforts for Afghanistan nationals and Americans after the Taliban took control of the region. Mr. Biden defended the U.S. decision to withdraw from Afghanistan despite the chaos unfolding in the country.