President Biden addressed the damage caused by Hurricane Ida as it moved across the eastern part of the country and said that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was on the ground to provide assistance to those affected.

President Biden delivers remarks on the damage caused by Hurricane Ida. Mr. Biden's speech is expected to focus on emergency preparedness efforts and cleanup following the storm.

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered remarks on the end of the military mission in Afghanistan and the complex nature of withdrawing troops from the region.

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said unvaccinated people should avoid traveling during the Labor Day holiday weekend with the Delta variant spreading, and cases, hospitalizations and deaths rising.

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, delivered remarks on the end of the military mission in Afghanistan.

Search-and-rescue efforts continued for those stranded after the Category 4 storm battered the state. Officials warned that recovery could take days or even weeks.

President Biden delivers remarks on ending the war in Afghanistan and withdrawing the last of the U.S. troops from the region, despite the continuing threat of the Taliban.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, lauded the milestone, which puts the European Union among the world's leaders in vaccinations despite a slow start to its campaign.

The Caldor fire in California burned through remote areas in the Sierra Nevada for two weeks and then descended toward the major population centers along Lake Tahoe. The fire spread to more than 186,000 acres and was 15 percent contained.

John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, is expected to deliver remarks on Afghanistan following reports of civilian casualties from a U.S. drone strike in Kabul.