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Thousands of evacuees are temporarily being housed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany as they await a flight to a new life away from the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Atika Shubert has more.

Two US congressmen on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the US races to evacuate as many people as possible from the country in the remaining days of the US military presence there, taking Democratic leadership by surprise and drawing swift criticism.

In a video streamed on Facebook Live, Linda Almond Bryant captured the flooding outside the Waverly, Tennessee, home she was in. Moments later, Bryant was swept away by the rushing water. CNN's Nick Valencia has more.

It has now been 90 days since President Joe Biden ordered the intelligence community to investigate the origins of Covid-19, but the public may have to wait a few more days to view an unclassified version of that report.

Salma Kazemi, an American who was in Kabul, Afghanistan, visiting family, describes the chaos she experienced as she escaped the besieged city.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Tuesday he will run for the vice presidency in next year's elections, confirming an earlier announcement by the country's ruling political party that was criticized by opponents as a ploy for Duterte to maintain his grip on power.

It may save your life, but can you pronounce it? The Pfizer vaccine's new name "Comirnaty" is getting raked over the coals. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

There are rising fears that the Taliban has ceased US military digital data and could potentially use it to target allies left behind. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

One World's Larry Madowo challenges Ugandan Foreign Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo denial of recent accusations made about violations against human rights made by the government.

Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died. He was 80.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined the Biden administration's request that it put on hold a lower court order requiring the revival of the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy.

Nicaragua's crackdown on opposition leaders and activists ahead of elections this fall shows no sign of ending, with police detaining yet another leading figure -- lawyer Roger Reyes -- on Friday.

The first US troops have started leaving Afghanistan on the same day President Joe Biden decided not to extend the August 31 evacuation deadline, two defense officials told CNN.

An estimated 6,500 people were waiting for evacuation flights inside Kabul airport on Tuesday morning, a source close to the situation told CNN, as G7 leaders prepared to meet for an emergency summit to discuss the August 31 deadline for the withdrawal of American troops.

On its face, the result of a single state Senate race isn't the sort of thing that merits national attention from the leaders of both national parties.

The news Monday that former NFL star Herschel Walker has registered to vote in Georgia is terrible news for Senate Republicans hoping to retake the majority next November.

It's getting hard to remember when the US had foreign policy victories.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a budget framework that will pave the way for Democrats to spend up to $3.5 trillion on a sweeping economic package to expand the social safety net that President Joe Biden has made a signature agenda item.

Dr. Anthony Fauci corrects his earlier prediction on NPR, telling CNN's Anderson Cooper that if a majority of Americans get vaccinated, the US could have control over Covid-19 by the Spring of 2022.

President Joe Biden just got some deeply unwelcome news: The pandemic that he was elected to end could drag on deep into a midterm election year, with all the political and economic destruction that could bring.

CIA Director William J. Burns met face-to-face with the top Taliban leader in Kabul on Monday, according to two US officials, as the US continues airlifting American citizens and its Afghan allies out of Afghanistan by a looming August 31 deadline.

The fierce political struggles erupting across the Sun Belt this summer over mask mandates and other public health precautions against Covid-19 point toward epic governors' races next year that will test how much the political balance of power has changed in the rapidly growing states at the epicenter of the confrontation.

McDonald's has been forced to stop selling milkshakes and bottled drinks at nearly 1,300 restaurants in the United Kingdom as Brexit-related staff shortages and supply chain delays caused by the pandemic continue to slam companies.

Zambia's newly-elected president, Hakainde Hichilema, has been sworn into office after pulling off a stunning rare victory for an African opposition leader.

Inside a hospital in a leafy campus in the shadow of Mount Kenya, workers dressed head-to-toe in pale green Hazmat suits load a shrouded body into an ambulance.

Airbnb has pledged to provide free housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees.

Igor Vovkovinskiy, crowned the tallest living man in the US by Guinness World Records in 2010, died Friday at 38, said his mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska.

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan speaks to Trump supporters at a rally in Alabama about their decision to not get the Covid-19 vaccine.

CNN's Sam Kiley reports on the ongoing evacuation effort at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, ahead of the August 31 deadline.

About halfway through Donald Trump's speech in Alabama on Saturday night, something remarkable happened.

Public health officials are aggressively dispelling claims by right-wing media personalities who have been promoting an anti-parasitic drug used for livestock as a potential Covid-19 treatment.

CNN's Pamela Brown talks to Tennessee resident Casey Hipshire about her experience when flash flooding hit her area. The floods have left 21 dead and dozens injured.

Casey Hipshire knew flooding was possible, she said, but she thought the rainwater that filled the yard of her home in Middle Tennessee would recede. It didn't.

The vast network of ports, container vessels and trucking companies that moves goods around the world is badly tangled, and the cost of shipping is skyrocketing. That's troubling news for retailers and holiday shoppers.

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday granted full approval to the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people age 16 and older. This is the first coronavirus vaccine approved by the FDA, and is expected to open the door to more vaccine mandates.

CNN's John Avlon breaks down how Trump allies' recent criticisms of President Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan ring hollow in light of their past statements.

President Joe Biden wants to convince Americans he's in charge and understands the heartache caused by a week of politically damaging chaos in Kabul unleashed by his botched Afghanistan withdrawal plan.

CNN's Sam Kiley reports from Kabul airport as evacuations continue following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

New Zealand Football (NZF) is reviewing its "All Whites" nickname as part of a cultural project run by the organization.

The Taliban have sentenced the brother of an Afghan translator to death, according to letters obtained by CNN, accusing him of helping the US and providing security to his brother, who served as an interpreter to American troops.