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About 100,000 people live in Lafourche Parish and all of them were impacted by Hurricane Ida. NPR's Noel King talks to Brennan Matherne, the Sheriff's Office captain, about the damage.

While the job market has improved, millions are still relying on pandemic unemployment benefits, which are set to run out soon. Some states have already cut benefits, but that plan may have backfired.

Texas Republicans have passed a sweeping voting bill that includes new restrictions. The legislation passed despite Democrats' historic efforts to derail it.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Stephen Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and who is an expert on federal courts, about the law that effectively ends Roe v. Wade in the state.

The CDC says using COVID-19 vaccines in ways that have not been authorized — such as in underage children, or as a booster dose — can leave providers and individuals uncovered if problems arise.

The all-Black infantry unit helped the U.S. win World War I. They fought with distinction in Europe, but were often met with racism. Both chambers of Congress approved the posthumous commendation.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ronan Farrow, contributing writer to The New Yorker, about his latest reporting on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's interference in anti-corruption efforts.

The Senate has passed an infrastructure package worth more than $1.2 trillion dollars. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat of Massachusetts, about the hurdles ahead.

More than a million Rohingya refugees who fled a military crackdown in nearby Myanmar and have spent years in camps in Bangladesh are vulnerable to COVID-19. Now the government is vaccinating them.

Hillman Township officials made the road to one family's new home disappear. Disagreements over who is responsible for maintenance created a feud. Officials wiped the street off the map.