Americans commemorate 20 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, The Taliban name a new interim government with some familiar faces. And reaction to President Biden's announcement of new vaccine and testing requirements for millions of workers.

President Biden has outlined new rules to combat the pandemic. He says businesses with 100 or more employees have to get their staff vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19. That will apply to tens of millions of workers. How's it going to be enforced? The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over its new abortion ban. And now that the Taliban are in power in Afghanistan, who is and isn't allowed to pass through the border with Pakistan?

President Biden will announce a new strategy Thursday to fight the Delta variant of the coronavirus. The administration has suffered a series of setbacks in handling the latest COVID surge. After a year and a half of the pandemic, what's left to try? A decision from the Food and Drug Administration could change the future of the e-cigarette industry. What factors are the FDA considering before making its decision? And a biotech company founder stands trial on charges she defrauded investors of millions and deceived patients.

In northern Idaho, hospitals are so overwhelmed by the latest COVID surge they've started rationing care for all patients. The Taliban have named their interim government in Afghanistan. The new cabinet is made up of only Taliban members and their allies. What does this signal about the way the Taliban will rule? And Mexico's supreme court has effectively decriminalized abortions in the country. The judges said it was unconstitutional to imprison women who had abortions.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting Qatar. Americans stuck in Afghanistan would like to go there as well. The big question for Blinken is how he can make that happen? President Biden will visit New York and New Jersey later today. The remnants of Hurricane Ida killed more than 40 people there. The president plans to offer relief and highlight the effects of climate change. Also, a special kind of life support is in short supply in the state of Tennessee.

The Taliban claim to have taken over a final part of Afghanistan, though a resistance movement says it fights on. What does it mean for the country and its people? The United State has left Afghanistan, whether it will play a role in stabilizing the country remains unclear. But one country is already trying, neighboring Pakistan. Also, nearly 9 million Americans will stop receiving the extra $300 in unemployment aid as of Monday. Will those who relied on the benefits return to the work force?

On September 11, 2001, United Flight 93 was hijacked by four Al Qaeda terrorists. The passengers and crew fought back and because of that, the plane crashed outside of Shanksville, Pa., instead of its likely target: the U.S. Capitol.

Part of the plane crashed onto land owned by Tim Lambert, a public radio reporter at WITF in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The crash would end up connecting Tim, in surprising ways, to the first responders who managed the aftermath and to the families of the people who died on board. He gained access and insight into 9/11 that no other reporter had.

20 years after Flight 93's crash, Lambert and NPR's Scott Detrow tell the story of Flight 93: what happened that day and what happened over the years to come.

Warning: this episode contains explicit language and content some listeners may find disturbing.

New York City is drying out after Hurricane Ida, and the city is looking ahead to the next big storm. Meanwhile, President Biden visited Louisiana where storm cleanup is also underway. Also, as the COVID-19 surge overwhelms Arizona hospitals, we hear from intensive care nurses stretched to their limits.

Hurricane Ida left behind a trail of destruction on its way from the Gulf Coast all the way to New England. At least 46 people have died in the Northeast as the storm system unleashed tornadoes and record rain. In Texas, clinics that provide abortion services are grappling with the new state law that bans most abortions. What are the implications of the law for patients and healthcare providers? And the NRA has faced a series of setbacks.

The U.S Supreme Court has weighed in and upheld the controversial Texas law that bans abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy. What will it mean for abortion rights across the country? The remnants of Hurricane Ida pounded the northeastern U.S. overnight. New York City issued a travel ban after streets and subway stations flooded. And the family at the center of the deadly opioid epidemic has been granted legal immunity from opioid related lawsuits.