Daily medical oxygen consumption in Hawaii has increased by 250% since the beginning of August. Source

The owner of the 11-month-old female cougar nicknamed Sasha surrendered the animal on Thursday. Source

A three-judge panel in North Carolina has ruled to allow those with felony convictions to register to vote and cast ballots. This includes those who are on probation, parole, or post-release supervision. Daryl Atkinson, co-director of Forward Justice, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano with more on the impact this ruling will have. Source

Thousands of Afghan families are being housed at a U.S. air base in Qatar. Many brought no more than a bag of belongings and don’t know where they’re heading next. Charlie D’Agata reports from Doha, Qatar. Source

The woman, who has been identified by her attorneys as Nikkita Brown, called 911 and said she was racially profiled. Source

South Lake Tahoe, normally bustling with tourists, is a ghost town. Thousands of residents evacuated their homes as the Caldor Fire approached the popular vacation destination. CBS Sacramento’s Renee Santos has the latest. Source

Many Louisiana residents are without electricity and water after Ida left a path of destruction. Hospitals, already stretched thin by the pandemic, are relying on generators. Omar Villafranca has the latest. Source

Dream Flights, a nonprofit run by volunteer pilots, is flying World War II veterans on restored airplanes from the era. Nikole Killion takes a look. Source

President Biden may have ended the “forever war” in Afghanistan, but as The Washington Post reports, the next phase of U.S. entanglement with the country “could also prove perilous.” The Washington Post’s diplomacy and national security reporter Missy Ryan joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the future of U.S. counterterrorism efforts and the uncertainty facing tens of thousands of Afghan allies who are now refugees. Source

The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights says five states’ bans on school mask mandates may violate the civil rights of students with disabilities. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives’ January 6 commission is preparing to request the phone records of hundreds of people related to the U.S. Capitol attack. CBS News legal analyst and professor at Loyola Law School Jessica Levinson joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss. Source