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Biden's attorney general wanted to return to normal order; it hasn't been easy
by Carrie Johnson
The Attorney General pledged to restore the Justice Department to normal order. It hasn't been easy.
The state of democracy in Latin America
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Brian Winter, editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly, about democratic backsliding in Latin America.
A project collects the names of those detained at Japanese internment camps in WWII
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ford and Frances Kuramoto, formerly interned Japanese Americans visiting the Ireicho project at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.
Here's who really wins and loses in American lotteries
Jonathan Cohen, author of "For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America," talks with host Michel Martin about the Mega Millions Jackpot and the U.S. lottery system as a whole.
'Beaverland' author deep dives into how beavers shaped America
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with environmental journalist Leila Philip about her new book, Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America.
Improved U.S. unemployment rate doesn't reflect troubling trend for Black women
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with economist Michelle Holder about how the unemployment rate for Black women is rising, despite an overall decline.
Latin Side All Stars are out with a new album
Conrad Herwig and the Latin Side All Stars have a new jazz album and a new residency at the Django jazz club in New York City.
Deadly and costly storms hit California again
by Lauren Sommer
Californians are once again on high alert amid a string of severe rainstorms. At least 19 people have died across the state and the damages are likely to hit hundreds of millions of dollars.
What Janet Yellen hopes to accomplish during her trip to Africa
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about her upcoming trip to three African countries — Senegal, Zambia and South Africa — and what she hopes to accomplish.
How presidents are supposed to handle classified documents
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Timothy Naftali, former director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, about the handling and archiving of classified documents.
Screening at U.S. airports expands to try to detect new COVID variants
by Rob Stein
The CDC has expanded screening of incoming international air travelers to try to more quickly spot any new variants that might emerge from China's massive COVID outbreak.