Televised hearings investigating Jan. 6 begin
The first primetime televised hearing by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was held on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
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Woody Williams, the last surviving WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions.
Giuliani associate Lev Parnas is sentenced to 20 months in prison
Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in President Donald Trump's first impeachment investigation, was sentenced Wednesday for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
On Martha's Vineyard, tribal elders work to restore land to its pre-colonial state
On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.
With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight
In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.
What's causing inflation? One expert walks through some of the factors
As many Americans continue to struggle financially because of inflation, we set out to clear the air on some common claims about what's going on.
This Texas district attorney is one of dozens who have vowed not to prosecute abortion
Nearly 90 elected prosecutors from both blue and red states pledged not to prosecute those who seek or provide abortions. One Texas DA says that's because their jobs are about keeping people safe.
Dogs are sniffing out disease in animals vital to traditions of the Blackfeet tribe
Montana's Blackfeet Nation is experimenting with a new way to detect chronic wasting disease in animals and toxic substances in plants used by tribal members for food and cultural practices.
Investigators probe why a dump truck crossed into the path of an Amtrak train
An Amtrak train derailed in Missouri on Monday, killing four people and injuring dozens. The railroad crossing outside the town of Mendon is a dangerous one, according to local residents.
Catholic Charities official visits with survivors of migrant smuggling tragedy
Fifty-one migrants died after being trapped in a tractor-trailer in Texas. NPR's A Martinez talks to Antonio Fernandez, CEO of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Antonio about the survivors.