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Ida has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves up Louisiana and into Mississippi. It caused great havoc and destruction, and killed at least one person on its path through southeastern Louisiana.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska about the Biden administration's efforts to evacuate people from Afghanistan ahead of the planned Aug. 31 withdrawal of U.S. forces.

Charlie Watts spent nearly 60 years playing drums for The Rolling Stones. He was known as an unflappable drummer. He died in a hospital in London, surrounded by family.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey about the small groups of House Democrats that object to their party's budget proposal.

Tom Rice parachuted into Normandy on D-Day. He celebrated his milestone birthday with another leap — jumping from a Douglas C-53 named D-Day Doll over his hometown of Coronado, Calif.

The election that will decide whether Gavin Newsom remains the state's governor is less than a month away. Polls indicate a tight race between those who want to keep him and those who want him out.

On Aug. 25, 2001, a small plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff from an island in the Bahamas. On board was R&B singer Aaliyah Dana Haughton, commonly known as "Aaliyah."

The company said that when study participants were given a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The high court dealt a blow to the White House's efforts to cancel a Trump-era immigration program. Immigration advocates said it is a dangerous policy for thousands seeking humanitarian aid.

Afghans who worked with international forces and organizations are fleeing the country by the thousands, raising concerns about a brain drain that could affect Afghanistan for years to come.