NewsNation Articles: August 19, 2021

Afghanistan: Rescuing Americans, push to get interpreters out and Biden’s lack of interviews Radio: Funeral held for Chicago officer who died in line of duty with thousands in attendance Radio: The fight over masks in schools continues as childhood cases rise Radio: Crises building for Biden administration Nations scramble to get citizens out of Afghanistan; Lucy Lawless talks activism Living in Afghanistan, getting Americans out and an update on a captured Marine ICUs fill in some states as COVID-19 surges again; Family found dead on California hiking trail ‘Everything is getting worse’: Female Afghan journalist describes hiding in her home Crises building for Biden administration Fight over masks in schools continues as childhood cases rise Delta variant ‘faster like a cheetah’: Florida hospital lets NewsNation tour COVID-19 unit American woman leading effort to rescue interpreters Texas drops mask mandate ban enforcement in public schools Police: 3 Albuquerque officers shot responding to robbery 2 dead, 20 missing after severe storms in North Carolina Inside look at an Alabama hospital’s COVID-19 unit Texas GOP voting bill on fast track after standstill ends Body camera video shows officers beating teens during arrest after chase California officer wounded in shootout walks out of hospital Mississippi children’s hospital hits new peak of COVID cases 3 to be sentenced for killing pregnant Texas woman so she’d ‘feel the pain of a miscarriage’ Three senators become latest Congress members to test positive for COVID-19 Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850M bankruptcy deal in abuse scandal US struggling to speed Kabul airlift amid hurdles, glitches Britney Spears under investigation for allegedly striking employee Judge denies woman restraining order against Dodgers’ Trevor Bauer Banfield: Americans desperately try to flee Afghanistan; the latest on the investigation surrounding Prince Andrew Car shortage caused by lack of semiconductors Biles undertaking post-Olympic tour that incorporates mental health advocacy Toys R Us stores opening inside Macy’s locations across US Watch: Police, mom act fast when baby gets locked in hot car Masks are back: Stores revise COVID-19 policies FAA proposes over $500K in fines against unruly passengers for alleged death threats, apparent sexual assault Funeral held for Chicago officer who died in line of duty with thousands in attendance Stung by climate change: Drought-weakened bee colonies shrink U.S. honey crop, threaten almonds Man who made bomb threat outside Library of Congress while live-streaming surrenders Journalist describes Taliban’s attempts at a ‘softer image’ while cracking down on Afghan citizens 8th-graders push to get wrongly convicted ‘witch’ pardoned Did Trump’s Taliban deal tie Biden’s hands? Single-family rents spiked 7.5% in June, sharpest increase since 2005 Afghans protest Taliban in emerging challenge to their rule US unemployment claims fall to 17-month low Tropical stork migrates to New York City, dies after eating litter New ‘Jeopardy!’ host apologizes for past sexist comments made on his podcast 14 children with disabilities file first federal suit against Texas governor over mask mandate ban Whoa, baby! Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost welcome baby boy Gulf Coast’s beloved ‘Redneck Riviera’ now a COVID hotspot ☀August 19: Troops will stay in Afghanistan for evacuation. Texas school adds masks to dress code. US troops will stay in Afghanistan to evacuate Americans, Biden says Tennessee elementary school teacher dies of COVID-19 complications Texas school district finds loophole in mask mandate ban – the dress code