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Director and screenwriter Nia DaCosta (shown here in 2018) has made history with the debut of her horror film <em>Candyman.</em>

Nia DaCosta Is The 1st Black Female Director To Debut Atop The U.S. Box Office

The 31-year-old director and screenwriter's horror film Candyman — a reboot of the 1992 classic — made history as it raked in more than $22 million in its opening weekend.

A plane flies over temporary camp for refugees from Afghanistan at the U.S. Army's Rhine Ordnance Barracks (ROB), where they are being temporarily housed, on August 30, 2021 in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Planes Chartered To Evacuate Americans And Others From Afghanistan Remain Grounded

Travelers have spent seven days waiting to depart from the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. At least 19 U.S. citizens and two green card holders are said to be among the group of about 600.

Russia Cracks Down On U.S. Broadcaster RFE/RL

Russia is ratcheting up the pressure on a U.S. funded media organization that had its roots in the Cold War. RFE/RL is facing huge fines and had its bank accounts in Moscow frozen.

Antony Blinken In Iceland To Protect U.S. Interest In The Arctic

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been working the phones to the Middle East — but at the same time he's continuing with talks about the Arctic during a visit to Iceland.

China will set up a "line of separation" at Mount Everest's summit, as Nepal struggles to control a COVID-19 outbreak. In this photograph, on May 2, 2021 mountaineers trek along the Khumbu glacier near Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district, some 140 km northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu.

China To Set Up 'Line Of Separation' On Mount Everest, Citing Nepal COVID-19 Outbreak

Nepal's health ministry has reported more than 403,000 COVID-19 cases, including more than 9,100 new infections on Monday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wears a face mask as she hosts a visit by King Abdullah II of Jordan at the Capitol on July 22.

Masks Will Return To The U.S. House And White House After The CDC Changes Guidance

Congress' attending physician announced vaccinated and unvaccinated House members will again have to mask up while in the U.S. Capitol or risk a fine.

Team USA's Raven Saunders gestures on the podium with her silver medal after competing in the women's shot put event Sunday at the Tokyo Olympics.

A U.S. Athlete Defies Olympic Podium Protest Ban Under Threat Of Sanctions

Olympic organizers are under intense pressure to end a ban on protests on the podium at the Tokyo Games. U.S. shot-putter Raven Saunders became the first to defy the ban after winning a silver medal.

Carli Lloyd of the U.S. women's soccer team looks dejected after Monday's defeat in the semifinal match against Canada at the Tokyo Olympics.

The U.S. Women's Soccer Team Has Lost Its Shot At The Gold Medal

The U.S. players had a 1-0 loss against Canada in the semifinal. They'll take bronze if they win their next game. The U.S. lost its star goalie to an injury in the first half.

Belarusian athlete Kristina Timanovskaya received a humanitarian visa from Poland after her country's officials tried to force her to take an early flight home from the Tokyo Olympics. Here she boards a flight Wednesday to Austria at Japan's Narita international Airport.

Belarus Olympian Kristina Timanovskaya Arrives In Poland, Which Offered Her Asylum

She had been competing at the Tokyo Olympics. Timanovskaya is reuniting with her husband — who has also obtained a humanitarian visa.

Thea Lee was named head of the Labor Department's Bureau of International Labor Affairs, which enforces trade commitments and investigates forced labor and child labor around the world.

Longtime AFL-CIO Official Takes Up Key Labor Post In Biden Administration

Former AFL-CIO trade official Thea Lee was appointed by President Biden to lead the section of the Labor Department that oversees labor rights and investigates forced labor and child labor overseas.

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