Ida knocks out power to entire city of New Orleans

Ida knocks out power to entire city of New Orleans, officials say

Hurricane Ida made landfall Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, knocking out power throughout New Orleans, blowing the roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River.

Biden warns Kabul airport attackers: “We will hunt them down”

Joe Biden on Thursday warned those responsible for the attack on Kabul airport, in which 13 U.S. soldiers have been killed, of imminent retaliation. “We will hunt them down and make them pay,” said the U.S. president, who admitted it had been “a very difficult day” for him.

Dozens killed and injured in two blasts at Kabul airport

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

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.