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Biden announces complete U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, 2021
U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday he will withdraw remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, declaring that the Sept. 11 attacks "cannot explain" why American forces should still be there 20 years after the deadly assault on the United States.
Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black man
Kim Potter, a police officer in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop, was charged with second-degree manslaughter on Wednesday.
George Floyd's manner of death should be 'undetermined,' not homicide, pathologist testifies at Chauvin trial
George Floyd died from a cardiac arrhythmia as a result of his heart disease — with drugs along with carbon monoxide poisoning as contributing factors — and his death should be classified as "undetermined," a retired forensic pathologist testified Wednesday at the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
Broad missteps left Capitol Police unprepared for Jan. 6 riot, internal report finds
A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the Jan. 6 insurrection — riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn't be used, inadequate training and an intelligence division that had few set standards.
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Wednesday
Four Canadian provinces reported four-digit totals of new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, as British Columbia saw a record number of coronavirus patients in its hospitals and Yukon confirmed the presence of a variant of concern in the territory.
