Ida killed more people when it hit New Jersey and New York as a storm than it did making landfall in Louisiana as a hurricane, with the president blaming the climate crisis. Desperate Texan women are calling abortion centers asking for help after the state passed one of America’s most restrictive laws. And there’s a new boar war as Romans battle piggish behavior.

It's the end of an era, not just for the U.S. war in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden announced yesterday, but for U.S. nation-building attempts abroad. A Texas abortion law that is the most restrictive in the country went into effect today, barring women from terminations after six weeks. And the rush is on again for toilet paper, as manufacturers ramp up production.

The longest war is over. All U.S. forces have officially withdrawn from Afghanistan, with the Taliban now back in power after 20 years. The death toll from Hurricane Ida could rise "considerably," Louisiana officials say, as almost 1 million people remain without power. And in a bid to stop video game addiction the Chinese government has brought in new rules for minors.

There have been flood warnings and power outages in New Orleans after the city was hit by Hurricane Ida on the exact day Katrina made landfall 16 years ago. Militants have fired rockets at Kabul airport and a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan has killed civilians. And #Time’sUp for octopus and hummingbird harassers!

The U.S. military believes its drone strike today killed a “planner” of Thursday’s Kabul airport attack that killed 170 people. A California parole board has approved convicted Robert F. Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan for release. And meet the Virginia counties with their own armies.

President Joe Biden is vowing retribution for the deadly attack that killed scores at Kabul airport yesterday claimed by ISIS-K. Texas Republicans are now able to pass new voting restrictions. And China has banned popularity listings of all celebrities not named “Xi Jinping.”

The U.S., U.K. and Australia have issued an alert over the threat of a possible terror attack at Kabul airport. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has given his first interview from prison, saying he’s forced to watch hours of Russian propaganda. And in a touching ewe-logy for his aunt, an Australian sheep farmer created a viral video.

The U.S. says it’s sticking to its Aug. 31 pullout date, as the Taliban tell women to wait to return to work because militants aren’t used to them. The bizarre Havana syndrome is believed to be the reason Vice President Kamala Harris’ flight to Hanoi was delayed. And he certainly gathered no moss, Rolling Stones legend Charlie Watts remembered.

With thousands more people still to be evacuated from Kabul, America’s allies are pressuring U.S. President Joe Biden to keep troops at the airport past his August 31st pull-out date. The U.S. FDA has fully approved the Pfizer vaccine and some states are already instituting mandates for certain professions, but will it convince vaccine skeptics? And, para-taekwondo is among the new sports athletes will compete in at the Tokyo Paralympics which begin today.

There have been births, deaths and gunfire as Afghans continue to flee the country in the wake of the Taliban takeover, with Kabul airport the site of heart-wrenching scenes. At least 22 people have died in flash floods that ravaged rural Tennessee, with two dozen remaining missing. And French-American cabaret star Joséphine Baker will be the first Black woman to be buried in Paris’ Pantheon.

Helicopters have brought Americans into the besieged Kabul Airport while desperate Afghans throng its gates. Inside the facility, an Afghan infant hoisted over the wall by a U.S. Marine has been reunited with its dad. And New England is bracing for its first direct hurricane hit in 30 years.

Despite promises not to seek revenge, the Taliban are reportedly going door to door to find their detractors. As well as former soldiers, journalists and women’s groups face retaliation as scores of people at Kabul airport struggle to leave. A Trump supporter who said the Democrats should step down was arrested after a bomb threat in the Capitol. And find out how two bulls named “Feminist” and “Nigerian” got a Spanish festival canceled.

Afghanistan’s new rulers are showing signs of their 1999 selves, reportedly gunning down protesters and hunting for members of the defeated Afghan government. Visions of a playful, carnival-loving Taliban proved short-lived, according to a Russian broadcaster. And Haitians fear a post-earthquake debacle like the one in 2010.

The Taliban say they've changed. In their first presser since taking over Afghanistan, the militants said they wanted peace and wouldn't take revenge on anyone, but many Afghans are highly skeptical. Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who has railed against mask mandates, is isolating with COVID-19. And there was no hiss-teria when a Sydney shopper found a snake on the supermarket spice shelf!

Rushing the runway, clambering onto the wings and holding onto the fuselage even as one plane took off, there were extraordinary scenes at Kabul’s airport yesterday as desperate Afghans attempted to flee the Taliban-occupied country. The U.S. administration is set to introduce vaccine booster shots for most Americans amid surging delta variant cases. And Bob Dylan is at the center of a #MeToo case, but denies sexually abusing a young girl in 1965.

Twenty years, thousands of lives and billions of dollars later, the Taliban are back in control in Afghanistan. Haitians are digging for survivors with their bare hands after a catastrophic earthquake. And it's a bleak outlook for women after fall of Kabul.

Afghans are feeling “sold out” by their government and the U.S. as the Taliban close in on Kabul, while a rare mass shooting shocks Britain. And an author explores the mysteries of consciousness through the eyes of a robot dog.

The number of Latino, Asian and multiracial people has increased in the US, while the white population has declined, the latest census shows. Three more key Afghan cities have fallen to the Taliban as the US seeks to evacuate its nationals. And after she accused him of abuse, Britney Spears' father has said he'll step down as her conservator.

A U.S. intelligence estimate reportedly believes that the Taliban’s rapid advances across Afghanistan could put it on the outskirts of the capital Kabul within 30 days. A weather station in Sicily has recorded what may be Europe’s highest-ever temperature. And a hacker has stolen a record $600 million in cryptocurrency — and returned much of it.

Embattled New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned amid sexual harassment allegations and an impeachment probe. Arrest warrants have been issued for 52 Texas House Democrats who broke quorum. And passions are high over the fate of beloved British alpaca Geronimo.

The Pentagon is set to bring in vaccine mandates for U.S. troops. The Taliban has taken control of a 6th provincial capital in Afghanistan. And horses are dying en masse in Kazakhstan due to drought.

In a single day the Taliban made extraordinary gains, managing to overwhelm government forces and capture three provincial capitals. Thousands of residents of Greek island Evia have been forced to evacuate amid raging wildfires. And global warming is now not only inevitable, it's also irreversible, the United Nations warned in a bleak study on climate change.

A grim new U.N. climate report is on the way while another Northern California town was lost this week to a wildfire as millions choked on spreading smoke. Thousands have fled similar fires a world away in Turkey and Greece, where a firefighter died near Athens yesterday. And in Tokyo, American basketball stars won a fourth consecutive Olympic gold but Team USA will be hard-pressed to beat China’s tally of firsts.

As more horrific stories of abuse of Indigenous children surface in North America, Australia contends with its own troubled history announcing reparations for some members of the "Stolen Generation." President Joe Biden says by 2030, 50% of U.S. vehicles must be electric, as he seeks to meet his emissions target. And the U.S. State Department is investigating what happened to an expensive bottle of whisky Japan gave Mike Pompeo.

Mexico yesterday sued 11 firearms makers, including Smith & Wesson, Colt and Glock, for “actively facilitating the unlawful trafficking of their guns” to Mexico’s drug cartels and other violent criminals. And Ibiza police are recruiting creatures of the night to infiltrate pandemic parties.