Today's Headlines: Hurricane Ida, a Powerful Category 4 Storm, Batters Louisiana

U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears
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Hurricane Ida, a Powerful Category 4 Storm, Batters Louisiana

Hurricane Ida, a Powerful Category 4 Storm, Batters Louisiana

By Katy Reckdahl, J. David Goodman and Chelsea Brasted

White-capped waves appeared on the Mississippi River as winds uprooted trees, tore roofs from buildings and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across the state.

U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears

By David Zucchino

The strike eliminated what U.S. officials called an imminent terrorist threat. With the military evacuation of Afghans over, the United States and others say they will still get people out.

When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared

When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared

By Richard Fausset

Poverty and politics have left the state with fewer doctors and nurses than it needs and hospitals on the brink of shutdown.

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Today's Videos

'I Won't Go 20 Years Back in Time': Young Afghan Women Speak Out

Video Video: 'I Won't Go 20 Years Back in Time': Young Afghan Women Speak Out

By Alexandra Eaton, Kassie Bracken, Natalie Reneau and Ben Laffin

A boxer. A singer. A journalist. Three young women found success in Kabul, Afghanistan. When the Taliban took the city, their dreams and lives were shattered.

Louisiana's Covid Surge Complicates Its Response to Hurricane Ida

Video Video: Louisiana's Covid Surge Complicates Its Response to Hurricane Ida

By The Associated Press

As the Category 4 storm slammed the state, Gov. John Bel Edwards said that evacuating hospitals was not an option because of the high number of coronavirus patients.

Biden Observes Return of Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing

Video Video: Biden Observes Return of Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing

By The New York Times

President Biden joined the families of 13 U.S. service members killed in a bombing at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan last week, as their remains were brought to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. The fallen included 11 Marines, a Navy medic and an Army member.

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