Aug 31 WATCH: White House COVID task force urges vaccine requirements By Associated Press The White House Coronavirus task force is urging public and private sector vaccine requirements to boost vaccination rates and make headway against COVID-19. Continue reading
Aug 31 California fire approaches Lake Tahoe after mass evacuation By Sam Metz, Janie Har, Associated Press "It's more out of control than I thought," evacuee Glen Naasz said of the fire that by late Monday had been pushed by strong winds across California highways 50 and 89, burning mountain cabins as it swept down slopes into… Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: White House pledges vast federal response to Ida recovery By News Desk More than 3,600 FEMA employees were deployed to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi, officials said, along with 5,200 National Guard personnel. Continue reading
Aug 31 Hurricane Ida leaves no power, no flights, scant drinking water for many By Rebecca Santana, Jay Reeves, Associated Press Ida ravaged the region's power grid, leaving all of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when the electricity would come back on. Continue reading
Aug 31 The last American troop leaves Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Thousands of troops had spent a harrowing two weeks protecting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans, Americans and others seeking to escape a country once again ruled by Taliban militants. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Biden praises Afghanistan evacuation, defends departure from 'forever war' By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Twenty-four hours after the departure of the last American C-17 cargo plane from Kabul, Biden vigorously defended his decision to end America's longest war and withdraw all U.S. troops ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. Continue reading
Aug 31 Small Louisiana communities bear brunt of Hurricane Ida By Jay Reeves, Associated Press While New Orleans largely escaped catastrophic flooding during the storm, LaPlace and other nearby communities were not so lucky. Continue reading
Aug 30 Minnesota court deals yet another setback to pipeline foes By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press The Minnesota Court of Appeals has affirmed a decision by state pollution regulators to issue a water quality certification for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline. It's the latest setback for opponents as the project nears completion. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 14:21 16 years after Hurricane Katrina, Ida takes 'significant' toll on Louisiana Hurricane Ida tore through Southeastern Louisiana's cities and towns, flooding streets and ripping apart buildings and homes, killing at least two people. Crews are still trying to assess its full impact. Electricity remains out in New Orleans and surrounding areas… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 3:23 'It looks like a war zone' : Hurricane Ida floods Louisiana's Plaquemines Parish Judy Woodruff speaks to Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser about the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on Plaquemines Parish and what rebuilding efforts will look like. Continue watching