August 25, 2025
The 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is remembered in New Orleans and beyond. A woman remembers how her mother wanted to be not resuscitated when she was dying and how that decision weighed on her until she received a much-needed reassuring phone call from a nurse. Dozens of immigration courts become epicenters for the Trump administration’s effort to increase arrests. And a wildfire continues to burn through California’s wine country, killing several people.
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