Investigations

Right-Wing Demonstrators Gather At The Capitol In Support Of The Jan. 6 Rioters

9:59am September 18, 2021

by Meg Anderson

Demonstrators plan to protest the ongoing criminal cases of individuals charged in the violence at the U.S. Capitol. NPR has been tracking the progress of every case.

Clockwise from top left: Casey Cusick, Christopher Worrell, Stephanie Baez, James Cusick Jr., William Pepe and Jeremiah Caplinger are all charged in relation to the Capitol riot and have been represented by Pierce.

John Pierce Represents More Capitol Riot Defendants Than Anyone. Should He?

6:59pm September 08, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

John Pierce is defending more people charged in the U.S. Capitol riot than any other lawyer. His past had already raised concerns. And an unexpected absence from court only led to more questions.

Afghan evacuees sit on a bus at the U.S. air base in Ramstein, Germany, on Aug. 26. Ramstein Air Base, the largest U.S. Air Force base in Europe, has hosted thousands of Afghans.

What It's Like Inside The U.S. Processing Center Welcoming Thousands Of Afghans

5:58pm September 07, 2021

For the past two weeks, thousands of Afghans have arrived in the U.S. Many have passed through a huge makeshift processing center in Virginia. NPR reporters got an exclusive look inside the facility.

National

The NRA Cancels Its Annual Meeting Again, Underscoring The Group's Uncertain Future

10:28am September 03, 2021

by Tim Mak

The National Rifle Association called off its annual meeting for the second year in a row due to the pandemic. The cancellation is the latest setback in a series of financial and legal troubles.

Medics transport a man with COVID-19 symptoms to a hospital in Austin, Texas. More than 3 million people in the state have had COVID-19, but just 81,000 are listed in a central data set at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Millions Of People Are Missing From CDC COVID Data As States Fail To Report Cases

7:37pm September 01, 2021

by Austin Fast

The CDC's COVID-19 data set is supposed to help track the pandemic, but a new NPR analysis has found the majority of fields are blank and millions of cases across the country are missing altogether.

"This is an active threat," White House press secretary Jen Psaki, pictured here in March, told reporters as the hack started to spread. "Everyone running these servers ... needs to act now to patch them."

National

China's Microsoft Hack May Have Had A Bigger Purpose Than Just Spying

4:38pm August 26, 2021

by Dina Temple-Raston

China broke into tens of thousands of email accounts in January. Now officials fear the breach wasn't just about spying. It was to build the next generation of artificial intelligence.

Brad Day and his neighbors in California's Sonoma Valley have noticed a real estate startup is turning houses in their community into limited liability corporations. A group has formed to oppose the company's moves. Day's favorite sign reads, "The Pacaso

A Startup Is Turning Houses Into Corporations, And The Neighbors Are Fighting Back

12:07pm August 24, 2021

by Greg Rosalsky

The real estate startup Pacaso has rocketed to a billion-dollar valuation — but its recent fights with communities could foreshadow business troubles ahead.

Marines transport a detainee in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2002. Nearly 800 detainees have passed through the prison since it opened that year. Today, 39 men are still being held there.

The Taliban's Rise Is Complicating Biden's Efforts To Close Guantánamo's Prison

11:10am August 23, 2021

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence have raised fears that if President Biden releases additional Guantánamo prisoners, they may join the militant group or return to the battlefield.

Taliban fighters mobilize to control a crowd during a rally for Afghanistan's independence day in Kabul on Aug. 19. The Taliban seized control of the city this week, effectively capturing the country in a matter of weeks.

The Afghan Army Collapsed In Days. Here Are The Reasons Why

7:56pm August 20, 2021

The U.S. military spent years training Afghan soldiers to fight insurgents. Yet in a matter of days, the Afghan National Army collapsed, and the Taliban captured the country. What went wrong?

An information board shows people who are wanted by law enforcement on suspicion of assaulting federal officers at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

National

The FBI Keeps Using Clues From Volunteer Sleuths To Find The Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters

4:59pm August 18, 2021

by Tim Mak

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a group of volunteer sleuths came forward to assist law enforcement in an unprecedented effort to identify possible suspects.