In the large budget bill now in Congress, supporters of the measure see a rare opportunity to advance a popular policy.

Five Decades Later, Medicare Might Cover Dental Care

Taliban leaders have promised amnesty to Afghan officials and soldiers, but there are increasing reports of detentions, disappearances and even executions.

As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow

Poverty and politics have left the state with fewer doctors and nurses than it needs and hospitals on the brink of shutdown.

When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared

The strike eliminated what U.S. officials called an imminent terrorist threat. With the military evacuation of Afghans over,   the United States and others say they will still get people out.

U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears

From “son of” to mogul in his own right: Robert Allbritton just became the unlikeliest winner of the new media sweepstakes.

Inside Politico’s Billion-Dollar Drama

The prospect of “another Katrina” has haunted New Orleans, and the rest of the nation.

In New Orleans, Anxiously Watching the Levees As Hurricane Ida Arrives

White-capped waves appeared on the Mississippi River as winds uprooted trees, tore roofs from buildings and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands across the state.

Hurricane Ida, a Powerful Category 4 Storm, Batters Louisiana

Through one employee of Dominion Voting Systems, a Times Magazine article examines the damage that false accusations can inflict.

When the Truth Gets Twisted by a Lie

As companies navigate vaccine requirements, a high-profile Silicon Valley trial is set to begin.

The Week in Business: Delta Introduces a New Kind of Fee

Quotation of the Day for Sunday, August 29, 2021.

Quotation of the Day: Monks Once Led Protests. Myanmar’s Coup Changed That.

Falling on the Olympic stage is an unthinkable scenario for any athlete. Isaiah Jewett turned it into something else entirely.

How a Runner Turned a Nightmare Into a Great Olympic Moment

Stickney, who endured first one amputation and then another, has put off surgery to chase a world record. After years of pain, she is closer to it than ever.

Morgan Stickney’s Race Against the Clock

French authorities have tried to outlaw hardy American hybrids for 87 years. But climate change and the natural wine movement are giving renegade winemakers a lift.

For France, American Vines Still Mean Sour Grapes

After seven hours of waiting for clearance to enter the airport gates, the group met a dead end: Evacuations were permanently called off.

American University of Afghanistan students and relatives trying to flee were sent home.

Catching the ferry after dinner and drinks, one way to see the sights and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

‘Two Frozen Margaritas Later, We Agreed to Do It Again in a Month’

The Oscar-winning documentarian Jean-Xavier De Lestrade turns to fiction to tell a story of grisly murder in western France.

Review: ‘Laetitia,’ a French True-Crime Gem, Comes to HBO

For months, the Palestinian authorities struggled to get doses. Now they have the shots, but disinformation and conspiracy theories have led to widespread hesitancy.

Palestinians Finally Have Vaccines. But Will People Take Them?

Three officials from the bloc said that starting Monday, the European Council would advise its member states to ban nonessential travel from the United States.

E.U. Set to Propose Travel Restrictions on U.S. Visitors

Fifty years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates started a game using only Black and Latino players. It was a first in the National or the American League, and it still manages to stand out.

A Lineup of Color Made History, Even if It Felt ‘Routine’

Best known as the gruff newsman he first played on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” he was also a busy character actor and a political activist.

Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

Tens of thousands clambered onto evacuation planes bound for Qatar. Many are now in limbo in overflowing processing centers, fearful of what comes next.

‘What Will Happen to Me?’ An Uncertain Future Awaits Afghans Who Fled

A joint statement from the United States and other countries said that they had “received assurances from the Taliban” that people with travel documents showing they were clear to enter any of those countries could safely depart.

98 Countries Pledge to Accept Afghans After U.S. Military Departs

The president’s first trip in office to witness the transfer of remains was a reminder of the toll of the Afghanistan war, and of his unique relationship with it.

Biden Receives Bodies of Service Members Killed in Kabul Bombing

Corrections that appeared in print on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.

Corrections: Aug. 29, 2021

Climate change plays a role in the rapid intensification of storms, and in Ida’s case, other factors worked as well to ramp up winds in a matter of hours.

August 29, 2021

Headlines from August 29, 2021

Five Decades Later, Medicare Might Cover Dental Care

As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow

When the New Covid Surge Struck, Mississippi Was Uniquely Unprepared

U.S. Conducts Drone Strike in Kabul and Winds Down Airlift as Deadline Nears

Inside Politico’s Billion-Dollar Drama

Billboard 200

Happier Than Ever

Planet Her

Sour

F*ck Love

Dangerous: The Double Album

Historical Context for August 29, 2021