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As New Orleans recovers from Hurricane Ida a key piece of civic infrastructure may not resume functions for weeks: the public schools. NPR's A Martínez talks to Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.

The talks between CIA Director William Burns and Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar come as an Aug. 31 deadline looms for the end of the U.S. airlift and withdrawal of U.S. forces.

An Afghan man who worked as an interpreter for the U.S. military was desperately trying to get out of the country. Here's how he and his family made it.

Afghans who made it out are being taken to transit centers before going to a third country. One of those places is a U.S. air base in Qatar. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal.

This guitar was owned, customized and adored by Les Paul, who helped develop Gibson's solid body guitar in the 1950s. His signature models have been played by bands like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin

If people have too much of the protein, it can lead to obesity. The FTO technique could eventually help farmers grow more food — with the same resources — and without a larger carbon footprint.

Mayim Bialik is filling in as the weeknight host after Mike Richards stepped down last week as the successor to Alex Trebek. She was chosen to host Jeopardy! prime-time series and spin-offs.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sheriff Chris Davis of Humphreys County, Tenn., about the flash flooding that ravaged parts of the state over the weekend. Nearly two dozen people died.

A federal moratorium on evictions expired over the weekend, potentially putting millions of tenants at risk of being forced out of their homes just as delta variant infections are on the rise.

The U.S. women's soccer team is playing Canada in a semifinal match at the Tokyo Olympics.