Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Latest Updates: At Least 8 Dead as Ida Swamps New York City Area

43 Die as Deadliest Storm Since Sandy Devastates the Northeast

Inside the Afghan Evacuation: Rogue Flights, Hope and Chaos

A Massive Levee System Saved New Orleans. Can Other Towns Be Helped?

Americans Stretch Across Political Divides to Welcome Afghan Refugees

From Cradle to Grave, Democrats Move to Expand Social Safety Net

Democrats and Lobbyists to Battle Over Tax Increases for Biden’s Social Policy Bill

New Taliban Leaders Face Cascading Challenges

Biden’s New Vaccine Push Is a Fight for the U.S. Economy

In US Drone Strike, Evidence Suggests No ISIS Bomb

With Bowed Heads, Americans Reflect on 9/11 and Its Aftermath

New York City Schools to Reopen Fully After 18 Months

House Democrats’ Plan to Tax the Rich Leaves Vast Fortunes Unscathed

Newsom Survives California Recall Vote and Will Remain Governor

Thousands of Afghans on American Military Bases Await Resettlement

F.D.A. Vaccine Panel to Consider Pfizer Booster Shots

The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killer Robot

Biden's Presidential Agenda Rests on $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

Biden to Push Global Plan to Battle Covid as National Gaps Widen

Vaccine Uptake Among Young Children Looms as a Major Question

Pressure Grows on U.S. Companies to Share Covid Vaccine Technology

After F.D.A. Approval, C.D.C. Is Set to Decide Who Qualifies for Booster Shots

C.D.C. Chief C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Endorses Pfizer Boosters for Frontline Workers

States Begin a Complex Booster Shot Rollout for Pfizer Recipients

A Journey Through Merkel’s Germany: Affluent, Anxious and Almost Normal

Social Democrats Narrowly Defeat Angela Merkel’s Party

Pelosi Plans Infrastructure Vote as Safety Net Bill Remains Mired in Rifts

Yellen Warns Congress that Debt Limit Must by Raised by Oct. 18

How Asia, Once a Vaccination Laggard, Is Revving Up Inoculations