What’s next now that U.S. troops have left Afghanistan?

The top U.S. military official in Afghanistan has stepped down, the Washington Post reports. Post journalist Pamela Constable discusses this symbolic end to America’s 20-year war.

Texas Democrats flew to Washington, D.C., to prevent state Republicans from passing new restrictions on voting. The Texas Tribune’s Alexa Ura explains what’s happening.

For decades, the Olympics has been controversial because of the financial and environmental burden it can place on host cities. Popular Science explores a provocative proposal to end this by creating a permanent Olympic city.

A copy of Nintendo's Super Mario 64 sold for more than $1.5 million, a record for a video game. Vice explains why unopened games are fetching such high prices.