The demonstration, on Sept. 11, followed the violent suppression of protests by some Afghan women demanding equal rights. The timing and the presence of Taliban fighters suggest the march was not just approved by the Taliban but potentially orchestrated by the group.

The Board of Education voted 6-0 to pass the measure, making Los Angeles the first major school district in the United States to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students 12 and older who are attending class in person.

President Biden announced sweeping actions to vaccinate tens of millions of American workers against the coronavirus, including private-sector employees, health care workers and federal contractors.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced a lawsuit against Texas over its recently enacted law, which bans all abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, and makes no exceptions for pregnancies that are the result of rape or incest.

President Biden is moving to impose new vaccination mandates in order to put pressure on private businesses, federal agencies and schools to enact stricter vaccine and testing requirements.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Mindy brought heavy rain and strong winds after making landfall along the Florida Panhandle. Mindy was downgraded to a tropical depression, but continued to drench parts of Southeast.

Vice President Kamala Harris held a rally with Gov. Gavin Newsom, warning voters in her home state that the values they hold dear would be under dire threat if the governor was recalled.

The disgraced founder of the blood testing start-up Theranos arrived at the federal courthouse and stood trial for two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 10 counts of wire fraud.

The blaze at the Tangerang prison, about 25 miles west of the capital, Jakarta, killed at least 41 people and seriously injured eight more. The cause of the fire was still under investigation.

Crowds cheered as the 21-foot statue of the Confederate general was lifted off its pedestal in the state's capital. It was the last of six Confederate monuments to be removed from the city's main boulevard.