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Wilma Banks, who lives in the neighborhood of New Orleans East, sits on her bed next to her nebulizer and CPAP machine. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, when much of New Orleans was left without power, she wasn't able to power up the medical devices and had only her limited supply of inhalers to widen her airways.

Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans' Power Grid. Residents Paid the Price

Entergy failed to rebuild a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly damaged its electric grid. Then Hurricane Ida knocked out power for more than a week in the middle of a heat wave.

A Scripps health official draws from a vile the COVID-19 vaccine prior to administering it to a patient at their new drive-thru vaccination site at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on Friday, Feb. 12, 2021 in Del Mar, Calif.

The Debate Over COVID Booster Shots: CDC Panel Takes Issue Up This Week

An FDA advisory committee said booster shots are not needed for all Americans. Later this week a CDC panel will take up the same issue.

America Is Divided. Evan Osnos' 'Wildland' Looks At How That Happened

Osnos' new book focuses on coal country in West Virginia; hedge fund culture in Greenwich, Conn.; institutional racism in Chicago and why Democrat Joe Manchin holds remarkable sway in the Senate.

Lake Mckenzie sits in the middle of K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, in Australia. The Aboriginal people in the region, the Butchulla, had been advocating for the name change for years.

Australia's Fraser Island Reclaims K'gari, Its Original Indigenous Name

The name change comes after years of activism from the Butchulla Aboriginal people, who inhabited the island before colonization. K'gari means "paradise" in the Butchulla language.

Abdul, center, who worked as a mechanic before he left Kabul, Afghanistan with his family about a month ago, gestures with Jesse Robbins, left, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, as Robbins points out the location of a Halal grocery store within walking distance from the rental house Robbins owns along with his wife, Thuy Do, who was nine years old when her family arrived in the United States from Vietnam in the 1980s.

'We Were Them:' Vietnamese Americans Help Afghan Refugees

The crisis in Afghanistan has reopened painful wounds for many of the 2 million Vietnamese Americans living in the United States. It's driven some elders to open up about their own harrowing departure to younger generations for the first time.

Mission Valley resident Riannah Bisco (left) gets ready to take a coronavirus test at the San Diego State Alumni Center, August 6, 2021.

Number Of COVID-19 Deaths In San Diego County Passes 4,000

San Diego County public health officials reported 611 new COVID-19 infections and eight deaths Friday, bringing the death toll for the county to more than 4,000.

In this March 2, 2021, file photo, pharmacy technician Hollie Maloney loads a syringe with Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine at the Portland Expo in Portland, Maine. The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.

US Panel Backs COVID-19 Boosters Only For Elderly, High-Risk

An influential federal advisory panel has overwhelmingly rejected a plan to give Pfizer booster shots against COVID-19 to most Americans, but it approved the extra shots for those who are 65 or older or run a high risk of severe disease.

Parenthood Is A Shock To The System. These Tips Can Help You With The Transition

Between chronic lack of sleep, identity shifts and heightened demands on time and resources, parenthood can be a tough transition. Life Kit asked parents to share what helped them through Year 1.

Medical staff members tend to COVID-19 patients at the AP-HP Georges Pompidou European Hospital in Paris in April.

3,000 Health Care Workers In France Have Been Suspended For Not Getting A COVID Shot

French law had set a Sept. 15 deadline for the country's 2.7 million health care workers to get vaccinated. The ones who didn't get a jab were suspended, the country's health minister says.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., continues to make President Biden's handling of the economy the central theme in the runup to the 2022 midterms. McCarthy is poised to run for speaker if the GOP takes control of the House.

To Retake Congress, The GOP Plans To Attack Democrats On The Economy

President Biden isn't on the ballot next fall. But Republican lawmakers, campaign operatives and candidates believe his handling of the economy will drive voters' decisions.

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