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Lawmakers continue to demand answers and accountability following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. House Democrats are considering another impeachment of President Trump.
Black Lives Matter activists point to the difference in how law enforcement dealt with a mob of mostly white insurrectionists and the mostly peaceful protests against racism and police brutality.
A new study suggests reopening schools may be safer than previously thought, at least in communities where the coronavirus is not already spreading out of control.
The condemnation is growing against Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., who was the first Senate Republican to announce he would vote to object to the Electoral College results.
Baseball Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died at age 93. Unlike most managers who move from team to team, Lasorda spent his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers. NPR remembers his life.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Cecilia Rouse, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head the Council of Economic Advisers, about the Biden administration's plans for boosting the U.S. economy.
Arizona currently has the highest infection rate in the U.S. Hospitals are at 92% intensive care unit capacity, and the state is among the slowest for vaccination rates.
The latest pandemic relief package includes hundreds of billions of dollars in funding for small businesses. But for many companies, the money hasn't targeted one of their biggest overheads: rent.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lisa Desjardins of the PBS NewsHour and Sarah Ferris of Politico about what it was like to cover the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and about its consequences.
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., about investigating the failures of the Capitol Police during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Both the Democratic and the Republican candidates in Georgia's Senate runoffs ran as a unified ticket, but Raphael Warnock outpaced Jon Ossoff. NPR looks at how voters split their decisions.
All large galaxies are suspected to have supermassive black holes at their centers. But recently scientists found one distant galaxy, which is seemingly missing its black hole.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Atul Gawande, President-elect Joe Biden's pandemic adviser, about what the new administration plans to do to ramp up COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
President-elect Biden plans to release almost all available doses of COVID-19 vaccines, stepping away from the Trump administration policy to hold back about half of the supplies for booster shots.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with journalist Garrett Graff about his piece for Politico Magazine in which he argues that the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was a failure of Capitol Police leadership.
Some rural areas, where health care is usually harder to get, appear to be leading the nation in delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine. But health leaders are cautioning there are caveats.
The NFL has completed the regular season during the pandemic. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Lindsay Jones of The Athletic about what worked, what didn't and the playoffs.
President Trump reportedly is said to be considering pardoning himself before he leaves office. NPR discusses whether there is a legal rationale for such a move.
Michael Chiklis plays a Border Patrol agent forced to work for a drug cartel in the CBS All Access series Coyote. But some question whether a series on border issues should focus on a white officer.