American diplomats and other key personnel are being evacuated from the rapidly deteriorating security conditions in Kabul, Afghanistan. This, as the Taliban’s lightning-fast offensive seizes more territory including Kandahar and Herat, Afghanistan’s second and third-largest cities. Roxana Saberi reports. Source
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Who will need a COVID-19 booster shot and when?
Doctor Amesh Adalja joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss who will be eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot and what the timetable is looking like for a COVID-19 vaccine for younger children. Source
A look back at the history of game show hosts
Game shows have been a programming mainstay since the birth of television. As “Jeopardy!” enters a new era, Elaine Quijano looks back at this ever-popular form of TV entertainment. Source
Hospitalization rates rise as Delta variant spreads
The steady climb of COVID infections, driven in part by the highly contagious Delta variant, and the unvaccinated, is putting a new strain on hospitals. The increase comes as the seven-day case count stands at more than 116,000. Michael George has the latest. Source
Details emerge about man who killed 5 in rare U.K. gun rampage
Jake Davison killed his mother and four other people, including a 3-year-old girl, before taking his own life, police said. Source
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Taliban topples major Afghan cities in swift advance; Goose gets surprise visitor while recovering from surgery Source
No pediatric ICU beds left in Dallas, county judge says
“Your child will wait for another child to die,” Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said Friday. Source
Boy, 7, dies from rare brain-eating amoeba tied to California lake
The infection is extremely rare, and there have only been 10 cases reported in California since 1971, the Tehama County Health Services Agency said. Source
DHS warns “heightened risk” of violence ahead of 9/11 anniversary
The bulletin also advised that new COVID-19 variants could prompt further violence from domestic actors, including racially motivated and anti-government extremists. Source
Federal health officials greenlight coronavirus booster shot for some vulnerable Americans
Federal officials have authorized a coronavirus booster shot for some immunocompromised individuals. It come as a summer surge fueled by the Delta variant continues. Mark Strassmann reports on how the latest outbreak is impacting schools, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, an attending physician and faculty member at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Public Health, joins CBSN’s Elise Preston to discuss what this means. Source