“The country” is the top choice even among urban residents. Source

Washington Post reporter Craig Whitlock helped uncover years of official deception about the Afghanistan war as part of the team that published the Afghanistan Papers. He joins Major Garrett on this week’s edition of “The Takeout” to discuss the ongoing U.S. withdrawal and what led to the Taliban’s swift takeover. Source

Mike Richards, who was just named as the new host of “Jeopardy!” earlier this month, says he is stepping down from the role amid controversy over insensitive and offensive comments he made in the past. He is staying on as the show’s executive producer. Source

President Biden spoke Friday about making progress in evacuating Americans, legal residents and Afghan allies from Kabul. Kim Staffieri, the co-founder of the Association of Wartime Allies, joined CBSN with more on the situation for Afghans trying to leave the country with Special Immigrant Visas. Source

Summer reads 2021: From romances to true crime, these are the beach page-turners to pack along with the sunscreen Source

“Massive resistance” to mask mandates and vaccinations is taking a heavy economic toll on the state, experts say. Source

Some members of an all-girl robotics team in Afghanistan are safe in Qatar. Officials there sent a plane for the girls, who are known as the “Afghan Dreamers.” Source

The team made headlines when members were denied entrance to the U.S. in 2017 for a competition – but eventually made it and won the first round. Source

Parts of Long Island, coastal Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are under a hurricane watch as tropical storm Henri gains strength out in the Atlantic. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli gave CBSN’s Omar Villafranca an update on the storm’s expected turn to the New England coast. Source

President Biden delivered an update on the ongoing efforts to evacuate thousands of Americans and vulnerable Afghans out of Kabul, calling it “one of the largest, most difficult airlifts in history.” Jim Axelrod anchors this CBS News Special Report with chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett at the White House and national security correspondent David Martin at the Pentagon. Source