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About 14 million U.S. residents got their first dose of a COVID-19 shot in August, which is about 4 million more than in July. Officials credit vaccine mandates by governments, schools and businesses.

Shontel Brown will next face Laverne Gore, who won the GOP primary. The winner will replace former Rep. Marcia Fudge, who now heads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Heather McGill, a researcher with Amnesty International, about threats against Belarusian athletes, including Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya.

The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon has burned more than 400,000 acres over the last month. Front-line firefighters say they are finally beginning to get the blaze under control.

The White House was under pressure to do something to stop an impending wave of evictions. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it had found a way.

NPR's A Martinez talks to John Zavitsanos, a partner at the Houston law firm AZA, about his office making it mandatory for all employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

In the 1960s, comedian Lucille Ball hosted a CBS radio series, where she interviewed Hollywood figures. Those old recordings are being repurposed for a new SiriusXM channel and podcast series.

New York Gov. Cuomo is pressed to resign after a harassment investigation. The Biden administration takes steps to try to stop a wave of evictions. And, New York City issues a vaccine mandate.

The U.S. military is out of Afghanistan. Hurricane Ida left behind a path of destruction in Louisiana. The federal government is looking into five states' efforts to stop schools from requiring masks.

Isolated by pandemic last year, violinist Jennifer Koh asked prominent composers to donate tiny pieces, and to nominate fellow up-and-coming composers to receive paid commissions.