After nearly two weeks of competition for more than 4,000 of the world’s top disabled athletes, the Paralympic Games come to a close tomorrow. Lucy Craft introduces one U.S. athlete who’s a star both inside and far beyond the sports stadium. Source

Josh Ritter has been called one of the greatest songwriters – now, he’s set his sights on writing for a different audience. His second novel, “The Great and Glorious Goddamn of It All,” is set to be released on Tuesday. The book is set in Idaho, where Ritter was raised, in the early 1900s before modern machines changed the logging business forever. Jeff Glor reports. Source

Scotting synth-pop trio Chvrches is marking a decade since they came together in Glasgow. Aware of each other’s talents, they got together in a basement studio, started crafting songs and realized they might have a future as a band. Since then, they’ve released four albums including their latest, “Screen Violence,” which came out last week. Chvrches performs “He Said She Said.” Source

Scotting synth-pop trio Chvrches is marking a decade since they came together in Glasgow. Aware of each other’s talents, they got together in a basement studio, started crafting songs and realized they might have a future as a band. Since then, they’ve released four albums including their latest, “Screen Violence,” which came out last week. Chvrches performs “California.” Source

Scotting synth-pop trio Chvrches is marking a decade since they came together in Glasgow. Aware of each other’s talents, they got together in a basement studio, started crafting songs and realized they might have a future as a band. Since then, they’ve released four albums including their latest, “Screen Violence,” which came out last week. Chvrches performs “Good Girls.” Source

New York City’s mayor estimates there are 50,000 illegal basement units with more than 100,000 residents, although he acknowledges that number could be much higher. Source

New Zealand remains in lockdown as it tries to eliminate an outbreak of the delta variant that began last month. Source

CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy and CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli talk about the growing effects of climate change on extreme weather and our way of life in this week’s episode of “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” Source

Hurricane Ida wiped out power for about a million customers in Louisiana. Source

Under the order, the anti-abortion rights group is banned from “instituting private-enforcement lawsuits” against Planned Parenthood itself, as well as its doctors, staff and patients. Source