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America's longest war is over. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby speaks with NPR's Noel King about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and what's next.

The U.S. military is out of Afghanistan. Hurricane Ida left behind a path of destruction in Louisiana. The federal government is looking into five states' efforts to stop schools from requiring masks.

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.

Some 30,000 people are now under orders to evacuate from the Lake Tahoe Region, as the out-of-control Caldor Fire is spreading rapidly in extremely windy and hot conditions.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mary Beth Long, a former assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs, about efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and others from Afghanistan.

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.

The latest Utah news from Monday evening, August 30, 2021.

New studies look at how the mRNA vaccines affect the cells in your body in the short run and the long run. The findings are a counterpoint to concerns about waning immunity.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kirk Lepine, Plaquemines Parish president, about the impact of Hurricane Ida in his parish.

For our summer travel series, our Beijing correspondent rides the city's subway system and explores the history of each stop — above ground and below ground.