World News Roundup

Uncertainty -- over the number of Americans left in Afghanistan. Intensive care units in the South are overrun with COVID-19 patients. A search for the missing, following North Carolina storms. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the World News Roundup for Friday, August 20, 2021. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One state's ultimatum to school workers -- get a COVID-19 vaccine or you could lose your job. A debate over the need and ethics of the new US booster recommendation. President Biden says troops will stay in Afghanistan until every American is evacuated. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, August 19, 2021: To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many Afghans are either fleeing or hiding as the Taliban tightens its grip on the country. A close-up view of areas hit hardest by the powerful earthquake in Haiti that has killed nearly 2,000 people. Opening statements are set to begin today in the sex abuse trial of singer R. Kelly. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Wednesday, August 18, 2021: To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Biden administration is expected to recommend that most people get booster shots eight months after receiving their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. President Biden defends the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, and blames Afghan leaders for the swift Taliban takeover. Some veterans and their families are expressing regret toward how the war in Afghanistan is ending. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Tuesday, August 17, 2021: To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Taliban is in control of Afghanistan as Americans are evacuated from the country.  There's grief and frustration in Haiti, where nearly 13 hundred people are dead after an earthquake ravaged the island nation. And the Florida Panhandle prepares for Tropical Storm Fred. Steve Kathan anchors the World News Roundup, and is joined by Cami McCormick at the Pentagon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Taliban are in control of Afghanistan as Americans are evacuated from the country. Grief and frustration in Haiti, where nearly 1,300 people are dead after an earthquake ravaged the island nation. The Florida Panhandle prepares for Tropical Storm Fred. Correspondents Cami McCormick and Steve Kathan have the CBS World News Roundup for Monday, August 16, 2021: To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some US troops head back to Afghanistan as Taliban forces move closer to the capital of Kabul. The FDA OK's booster shots for immune compromised patients. Inaugurating MLB's Field of Dreams. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FDA set to OK booster shots for immune compromised patients as a Texas hospital system sounds an alarm. Another Northwest heat wave. Eye strain in kids. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COVID cases among children on the rise just as schools reopen. Andrew Cuomo's future. Tropical Storm Fred heads for Florida. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Masking debate heats up as more schools open their doors. The Senate ready to act on infrastructure. Drowning in medical debt. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More kids head back to school today as COVID cases keep climbing. Cuomo accuser speaks out. A dire warning about climate change. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A dire Delta warning as cases surge across the country. Raging California wildfire. Unemployed and desperate. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vaccine mandates on the horizon for for active duty troops and foreign visitors. A California community destroyed by wildfire. Renewed push for electric vehicles. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pressure mounts on New York's Governor to resign. New eviction moratorium. Obama birthday bash cancelled. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simone Biles takes the bronze. Mask mandates reinstated. Students in some states are back in the classroom. CBS News Correspondents Steve Futterman in Tokyo and Steve Kathan have today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Simone Biles ready to compete again. Surging COVID cases overwhelm ICUs. A Senate infrastructure deal. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CDC concerned over just how fast the Delta variant is spreading. COVID outbreaks at camps leads to worries about schools. Allegations of doping in the Olympic pool. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden set to announce a vaccine mandate for federal workers amid a nationwide push to get more people protected. More gold in the Olympic pool. The Senate moves ahead on infrastructure. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Debate over the CDC's new mask guidance. Simone Biles will skip tomorrow's individual competition. Deadly TX chemical leak. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Controversial committee investigating the January 6th attack holds its first public hearing. Increasing vaccine mandates. Simone Biles out at the Olympics. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices