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The White House wants $24 billion in new aid to help recovery from recent wildfires and hurricanes. President Biden also asks for $6.4 billion to resettle vulnerable Afghans in the U.S.

The Canadian tennis phenom is taking this year's U.S. Open by storm, becoming the youngest woman to reach the semifinals in 16 years.

In northern Idaho, COVID-19 cases are so bad, all care is being rationed. The Taliban announced a caretaker government in Afghanistan. Mexico's supreme court effectively decriminalized abortion there.

The Texas abortion law could mean legal trouble for ride-share drivers. NPR's A Martínez talks to Lyft President John Zimmer about the company's decision to cover all potential legal fees for drivers.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Mary Beth Sheridan of The Washington Post about Mexico's highest court ruling it is unconstitutional to imprison women who had abortions.

The reason Waco has become a must-visit for surfers from around the world, is a surf park with state-of-the-art artificial waves. It can make 120 waves an hour and costs surfers about $10 a ride.

Afghanistan deserved better, says New Yorker staff writer Steve Coll. "We're a democracy," he says. "We decided to go over there and do this — and look what we've got."

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with women's rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert on longstanding efforts to chip away at Roe v. Wade and the strategies abortion rights supporters could use to fight such laws.

President Biden says the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan means an end to "forever wars." That doesn't mean warfare abroad is over — it might just look different.

The Biden administration's COVID booster plan for the general population is supposed to start soon, but the FDA still wants to review its safety — and whether kids under 12 should be vaccinated.