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We hear from activists about Saturday's Voting Rights march in Washington, DC.

Hurricane Ida is approaching the northern Gulf Coast and it appears Louisiana is expected to get the worst of the storm.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to professor of global health law, Lawrence Gostin, about the history of vaccine mandates in the U.S.

The start of the school year brings another round of COVID-19 concerns. NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Hagan Barber, lead nurse for Lamar County Public Schools in Mississippi.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Nancy Caywood, a 3rd generation Arizona farmer, about on-going drought and the effect newly announced water cutbacks will have on the future of her farm.

A terror attack outside the Kabul airport made it the worst week of Biden's presidency so far.

Latvia and Lithuania are struggling to deal with thousands of Iraqis entering illegally from Belarus with the help of the Minsk government. Belarus sees this as revenge for EU sanctions.

Asma Khalid speaks to Madiha Afzal about ISIS-K, a branch of ISIS active in Afghanistan. We also look at how this group fits in with other armed groups, such as the Taliban and Al-Qaida.

Despite a vote taken nine months ago to legalize marijuana, the drug still can't be purchased legally in South Dakota, with Gov. Kristi Noem being a staunch critic of legalization.

Terrebonne Parish in southeast Louisiana lies directly in the path of Hurricane Ida. NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with its president, Gordon Dove.