As the Taliban reasserts its rule over Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops, the citizens of the country are bracing themselves for vast changes to their daily lives and routines. No one expected to see the capital of Kabul fall within a month, much less a week, but as the extremist fighters surrounded the city on Sunday, reality began to set in. While civilians jumped over fences in a desperate attempt to board planes and escape, the nearly 15 million women of Afghanistan who are left behind have nowhere to escape. 

Karely Cicale explains the high prices in the housing market.

As COVID cases rise, schools have once again become a political battleground, with the future of another school year hanging in the balance. Having just opened or preparing to open soon, many schools are reverting back to masking, social distancing, and other measures that most hoped were a thing of the past.

FISM News sat down with VP of Grain at Sunrise Cooperative, Craig Haaugard, to take a deeper look at the situation and for how long it’s going to affect food prices.

Both governors have said that masking should be the parent’s decision.

The Senate passed the $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday, bringing closure to a bill that had been in discussion since April. The bill is being touted as a win for bipartisanship in a Senate that is otherwise deeply divided. The final bill was drafted by a bipartisan committee and passed the Senate by a vote of 69-30, with 19 Republicans voting alongside Democrats. 

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has officially resigned, following a 168-page investigative report that found that the politician had sexually harassed at least 11 women.

Several athletes from different countries explicitly used their athletic success to praise God in the 2020 Olympic Games.

After years of waiting, Amazon finally announced that their series will be premiering on September 22, 2022. The series will reportedly focus on the Second Age of the Tolkien-verse.

DeSantis continues attacking Biden and his administration, pointing out some of the “insane” things that Biden is trying to push such as wearing masks at home and requiring vaccine mandates.