The Texas abortion ban is the latest in a long history of state officials' efforts to thwart women's health care. / The New York Times "I was used as an expert voice against vaccines." What it's like when anti-vaxxers weaponize your words. / The
The US marks its 40 millionth Covid-19 case since the start of the pandemic, as delta continues to spread. / NBC News Helen Branswell covers the debate over vaccine boosters, what to call them, and whether they're needed. / STAT Advice for travelers reconsidering their trips in light of
We're headed out for the weekend. We'll see you on Tuesday. Be safe, be well. Going into Labor Day, the Forest Service is closing every national forest in California, citing the extraordinary risk of fires. / NPR Photos from the battle to stop the Caldor Fire from
The final plane evacuating Americans from Afghanistan departs, ending the longest war in US history. / NBC News A timeline of America's involvement in Afghanistan from 1999 to the present. / Council on Foreign Relations "This is the least reported war since at least WWI." / Axios The Biden
The United States evacuated 1,200 people out of Kabul from early Sunday into early Monday as the Aug. 31 deadline nears. / The Hill Anti-missile defences intercepted rockets fired at the airport this morning, as the US flew out its core diplomats. / Reuters Much of Louisiana is without power
The Pentagon says it killed the planner of the Kabul airport attack. President Biden has been warned that additional attacks are likely. / USA Today, CNN Several of the American soldiers killed at the airport were babies when the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001. / The Guardian Lessons from Africa that apply
Satellite images and diagrams of the Kabul airport show the danger and complexity of the evacuations. / USA Today The US Supreme Court has ended the moratorium on residential evictions. / Reuters According to a study, light pollution disrupts moths' nocturnal behavior, resulting in a decline in caterpillars' numbers. / BBC
Complex bomb attacks at the Kabul airport kill many. The White House had been worried that ISIS-K, a sworn enemy of the Taliban, planned to carry out multiple attacks. / BBC News, CNN The story of how an Afghan interpreter and his family escaped Kabul. / NPR The founder of Blackwater
How the Trump administration's deal with the Taliban—"a concession without any clear precedent in US history"—and Biden's adherence to it sabotaged the Afghanistan withdrawal. / Foreign Affairs In a vaguely worded decision, the Supreme Court upholds a Texas judge's demand that
Hawaii's governor tells tourists to stay away amid a surge in COVID-19 infections on the islands. / The Hill With approval expected for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines in a month, Dr. Fauci predicts the US will have Covid under control by Spring 2022. / Reuters Afghan
