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U.S. military mission in Afghanistan to end August 31 – CBS News Watch CBSN Live President Biden announced Thursday that the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will come to an end August 31, following 20 years of conflict. The Pentagon says the troop withdrawal process is now 90% complete. CBS […]

Local Matters: Texas legislative session to be testing ground for GOP’s “culture wars” messaging – CBS News Watch CBSN Live With a special legislative session starting in Texas, the state is poised to become a testing ground for Republican messaging on “culture war” issues, from election reform to critical race […]

A look at what could happen after U.S. troops leave Afghanistan – CBS News Watch CBSN Live As CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata reports, the U.S. is on track to end military operations in Afghanistan by the end of August. Twenty years after American forces came to Afghanistan, they’re now leave […]

Actor James Caan has starred in some of the biggest films of his era, including “The Godfather,” “Brian’s Song” and “Elf.” Even now, after six decades in the business, Caan said he still wants to work and enjoy the respect, in an interview with Ben Mankiewicz for “CBS Sunday Morning,” […]

Haiti in turmoil as police hunt for president’s assassins – CBS News Watch CBSN Live Two of those arrested in the manhunt for Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s suspected assassins are U.S. citizens from Florida. Vladimir Duthiers has more details on the attack and the search for the killers. View CBS […]

Pfizer announced on Thursday that its COVID vaccine booster shot could further protect individuals from “all currently known variants” of COVID-19 — including the highly transmittable Delta variant. The booster shot is currently undergoing trials, the company said, and has shown “encouraging clinical trial data in a small number of […]

A suspect has been charged in the triple homicide that killed pro golfer Gene Siller last Saturday, officials said Thursday. Bryan Anthony Rhoden faces three counts of murder, three counts of aggravated assault and two counts of kidnapping, and is believed to be the lone shooter. Many of the details surrounding […]

Local Matters: Federal judge declines to block parts of Georgia’s voting law – CBS News Watch CBSN Live Vice President Kamala Harris announced a $25 million expansion of the Democratic National Committee’s “I Will Vote” campaign. That came after a federal judge declined to block part of Georgia’s new voting […]

Haiti is a country under siege as the manhunt for the killers of President Jovenel Moïse ramps up. More than a dozen suspects have been arrested in the last 24 hours, and at least seven others have been killed.  Two of those arrested are a U.S. citizens from Florida, James […]

Taliban overwhelms Afghan troops as U.S. withdrawal looms – CBS News Watch CBSN Live While the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is “not inevitable,” according to President Biden, there are fears that the country will collapse soon after the U.S. leaves. Charlie D’Agata reports from Kabul. View CBS News In Be […]