Joe Biden vows to ‘hunt down’ perpetrators of Kabul attack
Joe Biden also said he would meet the Aug. 31 deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, despite the Kabul attack that killed 12 U.S. servicemen.
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Man fatally shot his wife and 5-year-old daughter before shooting himself
The 24-year-old woman identified as Alicia Thomas and her 5-year-old daughter Myra were found by relatives dead inside their Mink Shoals home shortly after 11 a.m., according to Sgt. Brian Humphreys of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.
Man beaten after having sex with 13-year-old girl, blames girl and her family
When a man was caught in the middle of a sex act with a 13-year-old girl, his family immediately began crying, leaving him in bad shape.
Dozens killed and injured in two blasts at Kabul airport
The double bombing at Kabul airport was carried out with a vehicle bomb, followed by gunfire. Everything points to a suicide attack. Several U.S. soldiers are wounded and killed, although the total number of casualties is unknown.
Man allegedly beat woman to death with bat in drug-fueled rampage
Los Angeles police arrested a 35-year-old man Wednesday following a standoff hours after the suspect, on a narcotics-fueled rampage, allegedly beat a woman to death in her neighborhood using a metal baseball bat and barricaded himself inside her home several times a few blocks.
Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate, 58, arrested for kidnapping and rape
An Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate was arrested this week on suspicion of kidnapping and rape , authorities said. The candidate who offered to pick up a woman Sunday in Bethany
State Department issues travel warning to Americans at Kabul airport
The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs late Wednesday tweeted a warning to U.S. citizens at the gates of Kabul airport, advising people to “leave immediately.”
U.S. says it has evacuated more than 80,000 people from Afghanistan
As of Wednesday, the United States had evacuated or helped evacuate more than 80,000 people from Afghanistan since the fall of the country’s government and the Taliban takeover earlier this month, a White House spokesman said.
Boy, 5, girl, 9 and woman die in horror accident between motor home and truck
A woman and two young children were tragically killed in a horrific horror accident between a lorry and a mobile home. The accident happened on the A64 in Ryedale, North Yorkshire, on Tuesday at around 8pm.
White House seeks to regain control over Afghanistan
The White House is trying to regain control of the narrative on Afghanistan by making more public appearances for President Biden and highlighting how evacuations have increased significantly over the past week.
Body of 2-year-old boy found in Tennessee after flooding ripped him from mother’s arms
The body of a 2-year-old Tennessee boy was reportedly found days after floodwaters ripped him from his mother’s arms last Saturday.
Woman attempted to kidnap child with machete and axe
An Oregon woman wielding a machete and axe was arrested Sunday after attempting to kidnap a 6-year-old boy, threatening his mother and father with the weapons and hurling racial slurs at the home, authorities said.
Americans’ harsh judgment of Afghanistan costs Biden approval, which drops to 41%
For President Joe Biden, the cost of the chaotic end to the war has been high, his overall job approval rating now stands at 41% approving versus 55% disapproving.
Ohio woman is hit with a hammer in front of her twins by her former roommate
An Ohio woman was arrested after a road rage incident Aug. 14 in which she allegedly cut off another woman in traffic before pulling her out of her car and hitting her with a hammer in front of her twins, police say.
Donald Trump’s “virtually impenetrable” border wall with Mexico washed away by flooding
Photographs published by the website Gizmodo appear to show sections of Donald Trump’s partially constructed border wall in southern Arizona in disrepair
19-year-old woman charged with murder after setting man on fire
Houston police are searching for a 19-year-old woman accused of setting a man on fire in the Kingwood area.