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In his latest film, Mogul Mowgli, actor and rapper Riz Ahmed stars as Zed, a rapper diagnosed with an autoimmune disease right before he's set to go on a major tour.

The film's subject reflects a bit of a trend. Earlier this year, Ahmed was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in The Sound of Metal, another film about a musician dealing with a life-altering medical condition.

But Mogul Mowgli is arguably darker – and weirder. The film uses rap, lyricism, and magical realism to tell the story of a man navigating identity, family, and illness. Ahmed co-wrote the film and drew on elements from his own life – including his music career, as rapper Riz MC and one half of the hip hop duo Swet Shop Boys.

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Legislation that bans abortions after about six weeks is now the law of the land in Texas. It effectively ends Roe v. Wade protections in the state. The law, passed in May, bans all abortions in the state after about six weeks of pregnancy — that's well before many women even know they are pregnant.

The U.S. Supreme Court chose not to act on an emergency request to stop the law from taking effect at midnight.

Meanwhile, the death toll continues to rise in the southeast as officials assess the damage from Hurricane Ida.

Nearly a million people are still without power two days after the storm slammed into Louisiana's coastline. Some had evacuated and some were forced to remain.

Hurricanes have always been an issue. But if they're heating up – and speeding up – how can we be prepared?

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The deadline for the U.S. to withdraw from Afghanistan has arrived. Since the Taliban seized Kabul on Aug. 15, the U.S. has helped evacuate around 116,000 people.

Thousands of Afghan refugees have already arrived at military bases in Virginia, Texas, and New Jersey. Tens of thousands are expected to follow in the weeks to come.

The evacuation from Afghanistan has been anything but smooth. U.S. officials estimate thousands are still stuck in the country and trying to get out.

What happens next for the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees seeking safety?

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Nearly one in seven people who give birth experience postpartum depression.

Right now, there's only one PPD medication, called brexanolone, currently approved by the FDA.

While it's known to be extremely effective, access is very limited.

But a revolution in treating perinatal and postpartum depression may be underway.

We talk with experts about the current landscape of treatment for perinatal and postpartum depression and what FDA approval of a new medication, zuranolone could mean.

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Love is in the air. And unfortunately, so is the Delta variant.

Even before the pandemic, getting (and staying) in a relationship had its challenges. Now there's the added task of navigating things like vaccination status, mask mandates, and the social anxiety that comes after a long lockdown.

We talk with experts and take a second look at how to navigate love in the time of coronavirus.

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The Food and Drug Administration fully approved the Pfizer Covid vaccine. The endorsement has caused a wave of vaccine mandates from offices, universities, and even the Pentagon.

Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths hit pandemic highs in Florida as the Delta variant continues to ravage the state. Many Florida residents are still unvaccinated and Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to make it difficult for institutions to protect their communities.

Meanwhile, the situation in Afghanistan continues to evolve. The Taliban is now in control in Kabul and has rejected an extension to the Aug. 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden for the withdrawal of some 1,500 Americans still in the country. In addition, explosions rocked areas around the airport in Kabul Thursday, killing dozens. Officials have warned of a possible terrorist threat. Injuries to civilians and Americans are expected.

Despite high rates of vaccinations among its many populations, Israel is seeing a surge in Covid-19 case numbers experts have attributed to the abandonment of all other safety measures meant to guard against the spread of infection.

We talk about the most important stories during the News Roundup.

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It was news that broke the internet.

OnlyFans, a website synonymous with porn, would ban.... well, porn. Site officials say the over 2 million creators on OnlyFans have earned over $5 billion dollars on its platform.

But even in the successful business of selling sex, the site's CEO says its run into an issue with payment providers who are cracking down on sexual content.

Now, after blowback from their creators and many others, OnlyFans has made a surprise U-turn, saying it won't change its policies on explicit content. Still, many questions remain for creators on the site and for the future of sex work online.

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The Pfizer Covid vaccine has received full approval from the FDA. This could pave the way for more vaccine mandates as well as reassure some Americans who are vaccine-hesitant.

But we're still learning about the Delta variant—including that fully vaccinated people can still contract and spread the virus. That's part of why the CDC is recommending booster shots for certain groups—and will likely recommend it for everyone later this fall.

We unpack boosters, breakthroughs, and Pfizer's FDA approval. And we answer your questions.

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The Taliban, now in control of the country of Afghanistan, has promised that women will be treated well under its new government.

Advocates working on the ground say those promises are nothing more than a publicity stunt. They point to the women's rights violations under the Taliban, not just when the group was last in power, but also in the past year.

Women living in the Afghan provinces where the Taliban had already taken control have been the victims of targeted beatings and killings.

Though women are largely off the streets, they've been leading protests against the new government, unwilling to sacrifice the massive gains in rights they've earned themselves in the past two decades.

What's at stake for the girls and women of Afghanistan? And what can be done to protect women's rights moving forward?

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This week marks the start of the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, where over 4,000 athletes will compete during the ongoing pandemic. And while the audience for the games is large, equal treatment for the athletes has taken time. It took until this year for the Paralympics to be covered on prime-time television and for Paralympians to be paid comparably to their Olympic counterparts.

Japan's Covid-19 cases hit a record high just days before the opening ceremony.

We talk through what to expect this year and why it's taken so long for the Paralympics to make it to prime time.

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