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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Al-Jazeera reporter Charlotte Bellis about the latest on the ground in Afghanistan following the fall of the country to the Taliban.

A COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 12 is not yet available, but research is well underway and the first shot for some kids in this age group is expected in the fall, doctors say.

Florida's Board of Education is taking action against school districts that defy the governor's order banning face mask mandates for students. Miami-Dade County will vote on masks on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Ariel Henry took office after the assassination of the country's president, and almost immediately faced the challenge of responding to a devastating earthquake.

Australia's most populous state reported a record 633 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday as concerns grew about the delta variant's spread beyond Sydney. Three people died on Tuesday.

The Republican Texas governor, who has been fully vaccinated and has no symptoms, "will isolate in the Governor's Mansion and continue to test daily," his office announced.

Illinois' U.S. senators and governor are weighing in on the aftermath of the U.S. troop withdrawal in Afghanistan and the American-backed government's subsequent rapid fall to the Taliban.

In a new public service campaign released Tuesday, Favre lays out the reasons why: It'll reduce the risk of being diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

Now that the government has collapsed, the former U.S. Army interpreter is trying to get his family out of the country.

Speaking about the Taliban's ousting of the U.S.-backed Afghan government, Biden acknowledged, "The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we anticipated."