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Mayor Bill de Blasio said enforcement of the new policy will take effect starting Sept. 13 and will apply to indoor dining, gyms and entertainment venues.

Once hailed as a COVID-19 success story, Oregon is now running out of ICU beds. Democratic Gov. Kate Brown has responded with mask and vaccine mandates, but is getting pushback.

After being lost in transit for days, Dillon T. Pickle was shipped to the team's office — only to be stolen off its porch. The team is offering a reward for information or a no questions asked return.

Guest host Allison Keyes celebrates the birthday of civil rights icon Dorothy Height, who turned 98 this week. She spent nearly 40 years with the National Council of Negro Women and also served as president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., a national African-American service sorority.

The U.S. Export-Import Bank now finds itself embroiled in controversy. New House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced his support for letting the bank's charter expire, and only days ago, news surfaced that four officials at the export credit agency are facing allegations of misconduct.

They're also expected to discuss air traffic control reform, and possibly Trump's travel ban, at their meeting with the president on Thursday morning.

The pianist, singer and songwriter has enjoyed a thorough music education. As a teenager, she began an apprenticeship with Delta piano player Abie "Boogaloo" Ames -- a partnership that lasted 16 years -- and later went on to study music theory in college. Now, at 44, Brent is releasing a new album titled Ain't Got No Troubles.

One campaign ad in Georgia, in which the candidate for governor points a gun at a young man, has spurred national outrage. Clinging to gun rights has been a strategy in some GOP primary races.

Georgia's controversial voting law has been the subject of criticism and backlash. It's also shaping the political landscape for statewide elections that are set to take place next year.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Harvard epidemiologist Bill Hanage about the delta surge and vaccination levels, as students return to in-person schooling and millions travel for the holiday weekend.