Old growth Douglas fir trees stand along the Salmon river Trail on the Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag, Ore. Rick Bowmer/AP hide caption
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The late night heavyweights are putting their power into a new podcast, sharing this image on the Instagram page for the show. Instagram hide caption
Late night TV hosts team up for a new podcast amid the writers strike
Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl, left, Ethan Nordean, center, and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
A storm-damaged gas station is reflected in a puddle in Perry, Fla., after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state on Wednesday. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Students at Howard University attend the 2023 fall organization fair. Destinee Adams/NPR hide caption
A face mask sign is displayed in a window in Queens, New York City on May 11, the day the federal public health emergency for COVID ended. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
As U.S. COVID hospitalizations rise, some places are bringing mask mandates back
Most large school buses in the U.S. don't have passenger seat belts. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Reva Stewart preparing to meet people without housing at a park in Phoenix Alice Fordham/KUNM hide caption
Fake 'sober homes' targeting Native Americans scam millions from taxpayers
Alice Carrière has written a new memoir called Everything/Nothing/Someone. Sebastian Piras hide caption
She was convinced she didn't exist. This is how she tethered herself to reality
People kayak past an abandon vehicle in the intersection of Boca Ciega Drive and Pasadena Avenue Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 in St. Pete Beach, Fla. Chris Urso/AP hide caption
Wednesday
People work to clear I-10 of fallen trees after Hurricane Idalia crossed the state on August 30, 2023 near Madison, Florida. The storm made landfall at Keaton Beach, Florida as category 3 hurricane. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
A judge in Massachusetts declared defrocked Cardinal Theodore McCarrick incompetent to face trail on sex abuse charges after a court-ordered examination found the former archbishop to have dementia. David L. Ryan/Getty Images hide caption
Makatla Ritchter wades through flood waters after having to evacuate her home when the flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023 in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption