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When there's a wildfire in California, odds are there are low-level offenders battling it. Inmates trained by pros and making $2 an hour have become a crucial element of the state's wildfire response.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Texas Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez about working on the bipartisan infrastructure deal for House moderates.

When Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, the president of Afghanistan fled. It was so fast, the group didn't seem to have a plan to run the country. Tuesday, they announced an interim government.

Some of the traditionally coldest states in the country are reckoning with increasingly hot summers. Splash pads are popping up across to help cool these residents coping with climate change.

Tuesday is the deadline for California voters to weigh in on whether to recall Gov. Newsom and, if so, which of the 46 recall candidates to replace him with. Latest polls show Newsom may be safe.

Combing through the archives, Erin Overbey found that the print publication resembles "Southern country clubs circa 1950," in which barely any writers and editors of color or women are represented.

On Sept 15, 2001, a causeway bridge leading from Port Isabel to South Padre Island collapsed and killed eight people. Twenty years later, survivors and rescuers can talk about it for the first time.

This week may be key for President Biden's ambitious climate goals. Congress is debating measures that are crucial for cutting carbon emissions and meeting U.S. obligations in the Paris climate deal.

The latest polling shows that Newsom is likely to walk away from the recall election vote a winner. But just in case, he's been getting his message out to voters, as have his competitors.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with CapRadio's Nicole Nixon about the final stretch before the California gubernatorial recall election.