Search-and-rescue efforts continued for those stranded after the Category 4 storm battered the state. Officials warned that recovery could take days or even weeks.

President Biden delivers remarks on ending the war in Afghanistan and withdrawing the last of the U.S. troops from the region, despite the continuing threat of the Taliban.

Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, lauded the milestone, which puts the European Union among the world's leaders in vaccinations despite a slow start to its campaign.

The Caldor fire in California burned through remote areas in the Sierra Nevada for two weeks and then descended toward the major population centers along Lake Tahoe. The fire spread to more than 186,000 acres and was 15 percent contained.

John Kirby, the Pentagon spokesman, is expected to deliver remarks on Afghanistan following reports of civilian casualties from a U.S. drone strike in Kabul.

President Biden met virtually with leaders from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and pledged his support to Louisiana after Hurricane Ida hit the coast. The Category 4 hurricane has now been downgraded to a tropical storm.

Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, La., on Sunday, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, slamming the southeastern coast with dangerous winds and storm surge and leaving most residents without power.

As the Category 4 storm slammed the state, Gov. John Bel Edwards said that evacuating hospitals was not an option because of the high number of coronavirus patients.

Gov. John Bel Edwards said Hurricane Ida would be 'one of the strongest hurricanes to hit anywhere in Louisiana since at least the 1850s.' The hurricane is expected to make landfall in the state as a Category 4 storm by late Sunday or early Monday.

Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, which is also the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Mayor LaToya Cantrell warned residents to either evacuate immediately or bunker down in a safe place ahead of the hurricane.