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CNN's SE Cupp says the GOP and right-wing media are using critical race theory as a "boogeyman" to stir up voters.

Among more than 90 countries that are using Covid-19 vaccines from China, several countries have seen new Covid-19 outbreaks. Examples from these countries suggest that the Chinese vaccines may not be very effective at preventing the spread of the virus, but experts say they're not a total failure.

Hong Kong (AFP) – In a packed metropolis where old buildings are frequently replaced by gleaming skyscrapers, two Hong Kong model makers are trying to preserve the city's architectural past — in painstakingly detailed miniature form.

A herd of cows tried to escape their fate at a meat packing facility, wreaking havoc on a southern California neighborhood before most were rounded up and returned to the facility, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) said in a statement.

Hospitalizations are up 225% since early June in Springfield, Missouri, which experts are blaming on the Covid-19 Delta variant. CNN's Martin Savidge reports.

The Chinese government is accused of detaining up to two million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in extralegal detention centers, which it claims are reeducation centers designed to prevent separatism and religious extremism. Researchers say there's also evidence of a growing number of Uyghurs being jailed in formal prisons with lengthy sentences.

Britney Spears begged a judge to release her from a conservatorship giving her father control over her: "I am traumatized… I just want my life back."

The White House reportedly began preparations this week to move thousands of Afghans who aided U.S. troops to an interim third country while they wait to apply for special immigrant visas. The move comes amid bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who say the United States is not fulfilling a promise to protect Afghan partners who provided support during the nearly two-decade conflict.

A new book by reporter Michael Bender reports that President Donald Trump wanted the military to "beat the f*** out" of protesters in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing.

Neeson and Laurence Fishburne team up to drive big rigs across a massive, frozen lake on a rescue mission. Rick Damigella reports.