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A general view of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2013. The embassy is facing a coronavirus outbreak, according to the State Department.

A COVID Outbreak At The U.S. Embassy In Kabul Has Sickened 114 People And Killed 1

Military hospital ICU resources are at full capacity and the embassy has been forced to "create temporary, on-compound COVID-19 wards," according to a note sent to embassy staff.

The line to see the queen's casket got so long, organizers kept people from joining

A massive line has formed in London as tens of thousands wait to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II. The waiting time is over 20 hours.

On Monday, 43 alleged associates of the Ghost Face Gangsters were indicted on federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possessions throughout eastern Georgia and beyond.

Federal Officials Indict More Than 40 People Linked to White Supremacist Prison Gang

The Ghost Face Gangsters started in California but a Georgia offshoot has spread criminal activity far beyond prison walls. On Monday, 43 were charged with drug trafficking and firearms possession.

West Virginia's House of Delegates has approved a bill repealing permit requirements for carrying a concealed gun. Pictured here is a display of pistols at a gun shop in 2013.

W.Va. House OKs Bill Letting People Carry Concealed Guns Without A Permit

The only concealed-carry permits needed would be for people who are 18-21 years old, if West Virginia enacts new gun legislation.

The Justice Department and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are considering a request from county officials in Memphis, Tenn., regarding federal oversight of the juvenile court system there.

'Let Local People Solve Local Problems,' Memphis Says In Bid To End DOJ Oversight

The Justice Department's agreement to overhaul troubled juvenile courts in Memphis had been lauded as a national model. Now local officials want to get out from under federal oversight.

In the past year, the U.S. prison population fell by roughly 4,800, the first time in decades the number has gone down, according to the Justice Department. Attorney General Eric Holder discussed the findings in New York on Tuesday.

Crime Falls As U.S. Locks Up Fewer People, Attorney General Holder Says

For the first time in more than 40 years, both the overall crime rate and the overall incarceration rate have fallen by around 10 percent in a roughly five-year span, the attorney general says.

People likely aren't adapted to care for newborn babies alone, new study suggests

Allo parenting, in which non-biologic parents serve as a child's caregiver, is common in many parts of the world. Mothers have help provided by several others, including neighbors and older siblings.

Expecting Mother Has Some Thoughts For People Who Want To Give Her Unsolicited Advice

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Jaclene Paolucci, who authored a viral tweet about getting unsolicited advice from strangers while pregnant.

A pharmacist fills a syringe to prepare a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for front-line health care workers in Torrance, Calif., on Saturday. A panel of CDC advisers said people 75 and older and some essential workers should be next in line.

Older People, Some Essential Workers Should Get Vaccines Next, CDC Panel Says

A federal advisory committee voted to put adults 75 and older and frontline essential workers next in line for COVID-19 vaccines.

Hurricane Helene leaves over 3 million people in southeastern U.S. without power

Hurricane Helene left death, devastation and flooding throughout the southeastern U.S. We'll have reporting from Asheville, North Carolina.

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