Latest news today: August 2021

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

FOX NEWS: Over 1 million remain without power in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida

Over 1 million remain without power in Louisiana after Hurricane Ida

Madeleine Rivera reports from New Orleans with an update on the aftermath of the deadly storm.

FOX NEWS: California firefighters use snow machines to fight Caldor Fire at Tahoe resort

California firefighters use snow machines to fight Caldor Fire at Tahoe resort

Firefighters working to fend off California's Caldor Fire have been using snow-making machines to douse the ground.

FOX NEWS: Indianapolis Public Schools promotes racially segregated affinity groups

Indianapolis Public Schools promotes racially segregated affinity groups

The Indianapolis Public School District is set to launch a program that will separate staff members by race, sexual orientation, religion and gender into groups.

FOX NEWS: Instagram 'incorrectly' deleted account of mother of fallen service member Kareem Nikoui

Instagram 'incorrectly' deleted account of mother of fallen service member Kareem Nikoui

Instagram “incorrectly” and temporarily deleted an account belonging to the mother of Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, one of the 13 U.S. service members killed in Afghanistan last week.

FOX NEWS: Father of Marine seen cradling Afghan infant reacts to daughter’s death after Kabul blast: ‘Just my baby’

Father of Marine seen cradling Afghan infant reacts to daughter’s death after Kabul blast: ‘Just my baby’

The grieving father of a U.S. Marine killed in a suicide attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul just days after she shared the now iconic photo of her cradling an Afghan baby described his daughter in a heartbreaking new interview as his “hero” and a true “warrior.”

College Football Changes: More 2-Point Tries and a Crackdown on Stadium Gamesmanship

By BY ALAN BLINDER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3mOFiFx

This Is the Moment the Anti-Vaccine Movement Has Been Waiting for

By BY TARA HAELLE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jxvtcV

Bangladeshi manufacturers criticize the expansion of a deal to protect workers.

By BY ELIZABETH PATON from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3kIOkkr

There’s a Better Way to Stop Ransomware Attacks

By BY PAUL ROSENZWEIG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3BvP17Q

Revocatoria a Gavin Newsom: una guía para los votantes

By BY JILL COWAN AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3jz4k9D

The U.S. faces a series of dilemmas in dealing with a Taliban government.

By BY MAX FISHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3BpMjR9

James Whiteside Thinks ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Would Make a Great Ballet

By BY SARAH BAHR from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3kEB5l0

Female journalist who interviewed Taliban flees

Beheshta Arghand, who made headlines when she interviewed the Taliban, has spoken out after fleeing the country.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WG5x6i

Afghanistan: How can the West stop terror bases?

The foreign secretary says the UK will fight ISIS by all means available - but what does that mean?

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2YhVepD

FOX NEWS: Man finds hidden attic in new house full of valuable antiques

Man finds hidden attic in new house full of valuable antiques

This is every homeowner’s dream.

FOX NEWS: Nick Jonas eats off of wife Priyanka Chopra's backside in cheeky photo: 'Yummy'

Nick Jonas eats off of wife Priyanka Chopra's backside in cheeky photo: 'Yummy'

The actress shared a hilarious photo to Instagram Sunday of her husband taking a fork and knife to her butt while she was wearing a bikini.

FOX NEWS: Former British soldier plans Afghan escape with 400 evacuees in tow

Former British soldier plans Afghan escape with 400 evacuees in tow

A former British soldier has plotted an escape from Afghanistan with hundreds of refugees in tow, according to reports.

FOX NEWS: Lara Logan, Dan Crenshaw suggest grim future for US allies left behind in Afghanistan

Lara Logan, Dan Crenshaw suggest grim future for US allies left behind in Afghanistan

The Fox Nation host and Texas congressman explained how vulnerable American allies left behind in Afghanistan are in grave danger following the U.S. exit.

FOX NEWS: Army Week Association COO provides update on stranded Afghan interpreter

Army Week Association COO provides update on stranded Afghan interpreter

COO, Army Week Association Jen Wilson and former marine Charlie Reeder weighed in on the status of a stranded Afghan interpreter "Carl," stating he has not been able to leave following the U.S. exit.

Monday, August 30, 2021

FOX NEWS: Delta variant may double risk of hospitalization for the unvaccinated, study finds

Delta variant may double risk of hospitalization for the unvaccinated, study finds

A new British study found that the COVID-19 delta variant doubles the risk of hospitalization for unvaccinated individuals.

FOX NEWS: Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: New Zealand reports first death linked to shot

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine: New Zealand reports first death linked to shot

New Zealand officials reported the country's first death linked to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday.

FOX NEWS: Family shares their experience sheltering from Hurricane Ida

Family shares their experience sheltering from Hurricane Ida

Lee and Skylar Rudin on their experiences dealing with the hurricane on 'America Reports'

FOX NEWS: Black Hawks take off in Louisiana to begin Hurricane Ida search and rescue missions

Black Hawks take off in Louisiana to begin Hurricane Ida search and rescue missions

UH-60 Black Hawks take off from Hammond Airport to begin search and rescue missions in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

FOX NEWS: Ida brings life-threatening storm surge, causes power outage for over 1 million people in Louisiana and Mississippi

Ida brings life-threatening storm surge, causes power outage for over 1 million people in Louisiana and Mississippi

Fox News correspondent Jeff Paul on more than 1 million people being out of power in Louisiana and Mississippi.

FOX NEWS: Sen Johnson investigating report of Americans being turned away from Kabul airport, told ‘rescue is over’

Sen Johnson investigating report of Americans being turned away from Kabul airport, told ‘rescue is over’

Johnson sent a letter on Friday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin regarding "troubling" news reports that "contradict the Biden administration’s narrative" on their botched troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.

FOX NEWS: GOP Sen. Hagerty asks GAO if Biden immigration enforcement limit is subject to review by Congress

GOP Sen. Hagerty asks GAO if Biden immigration enforcement limit is subject to review by Congress

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., is asking the Government Accountability Office if controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) guidance that dramatically reduced the scope of immigration enforcement could be subject to review by Congress -- days after the Biden administration suffered a legal defeat in federal court over the rules.

FOX NEWS: Fmr. Counterterrorism Coordinator: Getting our people home should be 'non-negotiable’

Fmr. Counterterrorism Coordinator: Getting our people home should be 'non-negotiable’

Nathan Sales discusses President Biden's troop withdrawal in Afghanistan on 'America Reports'

La variante delta se infiltró en un aula de primaria. Así sucedió

By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3kJ4L0u

After Kabul Bombing, Some in the U.S. Feel Numbed, but Are Focused Inward: ‘Not Our War to Fight Anymore’

By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38pAOfV

What’s Better, a Prize or a Patent?

By BY PETER COY from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/38rLPO0

When the ‘Silent Majority’ Isn’t White

By BY JAY CASPIAN KANG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3gJ3GnS

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’

By BY IVAN NECHEPURENKO from NYT Theater https://ift.tt/2WwCqls

A new plant was supposed to help keep New Orleans’s lights on after storms. It didn’t.

By BY IVAN PENN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38nAC0K

Afghan left behind by UK: I'm fighting to stay alive

An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK speaks to the BBC about his struggle to escape.

from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/38mKS9E

FOX NEWS: Mollie Tibbetts' killer sentenced to life in prison

Mollie Tibbetts' killer sentenced to life in prison

The man convicted in the 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts, a University of Iowa student, was sentenced to life in prison Monday, three years after she disappeared while on an evening run.

FOX NEWS: More than 150 people in danger after levee break in Lafitte, La.

More than 150 people in danger after levee break in Lafitte, La.

Fox Weather multimedia journalist Robert Ray reports from Lafitte

FOX NEWS: Nevada-based non profit offers paragliding free of charge for those who 'need a lift'

Nevada-based non profit offers paragliding free of charge for those who 'need a lift'

Project Airtime offers free paragliding sessions to anyone from individuals with special needs, people suffering with illnesses, and those who are wheelchair-bound to veterans free of charge.

FOX NEWS: Hannity: Will Biden be held accountable for this unmitigated foreign policy disaster?

Hannity: Will Biden be held accountable for this unmitigated foreign policy disaster?

Reince Priebus and Jason Chaffetz weigh in on the crisis in Afghanistan and Biden's response on 'Hannity'

FOX NEWS: Texas abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block state law that bans procedure after six weeks

Texas abortion providers ask Supreme Court to block state law that bans procedure after six weeks

Abortion providers are turning to the Supreme Court to block a Texas law that, if unchanged, will ban abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.