NewsNation Articles: August 30, 2021

Hurricane Ida kills at least 2; America’s war in Afghanistan ends Last US troops leave Afghanistan, Ida shatters power grid, and farewell to Ed Asner Radio: America’s longest war ends as last plane leaves Afghanistan Radio: Super Bowl QB Jim McMahon opens up about battle with brain injury Radio: Wildfire evacuees flood Lake Tahoe roads in rush to flee Radio: Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid US is out of Afghanistan, resisting vaccine mandates and preventing attacks The US leaving Afghanistan, Ida clean-up, and a championship quarterback’s CTE struggle Ida traps tourists, attracts help from around the country Ida downgraded, moving northeast Double trouble: Ida slams Louisiana amid surge in COVID-19 cases Super Bowl QB Jim McMahon opens up about battle with brain injury How you can help storm victims in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida People with tree nut allergies may really be sensitive only to birch pollen, study finds New threat emerges as crews fight Minnesota wildfire: bears Clinics ask high court to block Texas 6-week abortion ban Texas utility settles over sky-high energy bills from freeze Researchers identify another ‘highly mutated’ COVID-19 variant 94 animals, 13-year-old girl removed from filthy Indiana home; woman arrested Colonial Pipeline temporarily shuts down some of its gas lines due to Hurricane Ida CVS puts limit on rapid COVID-19 test purchases due to surging demand SpaceX rocket carries ants, avocados, robot arm to space station Man gets life sentence in 2018 killing of Mollie Tibbetts As districts insist on vaccines, some teachers push back NYPD finds decomposing body sitting in car on Queens street Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020 ‘We are doing the best we can’: FEMA providing relief to hurricane damaged New Orleans Stocks rise on Wall Street, holding near their record highs Indiana student killed in hit-and-run while trying to board school bus Universal Studios sets opening for first theme park in China Multiracial boom reflects US racial, ethnic complexity Which states are the hardest-working? Banfield: US bombing in Afghanistan, RFK assassin wins parole and policing in America US Open 2021: Fans back; some stars out; line judges gone New Orleans’ historic Karnofsky Shop destroyed by Ida ‘Unprecedented’ NYC subway breakdown sparked by power surge Accused Georgia spa shooter appears in court Peloton facing multiple government investigations over safety of machines New Orleans couple dog sitting in Colorado watch Ida hit their home COVID surge complicates homeless protection efforts ahead of Ida Husband of beloved Florida educator dies from COVID-19 six days after wife Hawaii’s governor disputes social media shutdown rumors Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid Records rebut claims of unequal treatment of Jan. 6 rioters California’s Caldor fire moves closer to more heavily populated areas No cash or gas to run from Ida: ‘We can’t afford to leave’ ☀August 30: Ida continues to batter Louisiana. Fierce 20-story blaze consumes building but leaves no victims. US military flies out evacuees in waning hours of withdrawal Fire whirl caught on video as crews battle Chaparral Fire in La Cresta area