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‘It looked apocalyptic’: Crew describes Afghan departure

“To see everybody step up to make this happen in the amount of time that it took to happen, to move 124,000 people out in less than three weeks. I mean, I couldn’t be prouder to be a C-17 pilot today,” said Air Force Lt. Col. Braden Coleman

High court divides 5-4 to leave Texas abortion law in place

Chief Justice John Roberts noted that while the majority denied the request for emergency relief “the Court’s order is emphatic in making clear that it cannot be understood as sustaining the constitutionality of the law at issue.”

Effort underway to rescue girls soccer team from Afghanistan

Complicating the rescue effort is the size of the group — 133 people, including the 26 youth team members as well as adults and other children, including infants. Many don’t have passports or other necessary documentation to board flights from Kabul.

Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Post-Trump, Ukraine’s leader to push Biden for US support

Zelenskyy also is looking for new economic and military assistance as Ukraine faces a hostile Russia on its eastern border. And he has said he wants a clear statement from Biden on whether he supports eventual NATO membership for Ukraine.

Judge set to rule on Purdue Pharma’s opioid settlement plan

Judge is to rule on whether to accept a settlement between OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, the states, and thousands of local governments over an opioid crisis that has killed a half-million Americans over the last two decades.