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Hurricane Ida roared ashore in southern Louisiana on Sunday, and left behind much destruction. Many trees are down and roofs were ripped off homes and businesses. Power is out in many areas.

A Minnesota school district can't find enough bus drivers — it's offering $3,000 hiring bonuses and paying families to drive their own children. Many districts across the nation need bus drivers.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Heather McGill, a researcher with Amnesty International, about threats against Belarusian athletes, including Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya.

The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon has burned more than 400,000 acres over the last month. Front-line firefighters say they are finally beginning to get the blaze under control.

The White House was under pressure to do something to stop an impending wave of evictions. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had found a way.

NPR's A Martinez talks to John Zavitsanos, a partner at the Houston law firm AZA, about his office making it mandatory for all employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

New York Gov. Cuomo is pressed to resign after a harassment investigation. The Biden administration takes steps to try to stop a wave of evictions. And, New York City issues a vaccine mandate.

The popular vacation haven normally filled with tens of thousands of summer tourists emptied out Monday as the massive Caldor Fire rapidly expanded.

Isolated by pandemic last year, violinist Jennifer Koh asked prominent composers to donate tiny pieces, and to nominate fellow up-and-coming composers to receive paid commissions.

Another destructive fire season has Western states searching for ways to prevent it. The Southeast just might have the answers: setting controlled fires before the wildfires come.