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There are over 6,000 languages in the world today. Some experts say the majority are on the verge of disappearance. NPR's Dean Olsher considers the rapid deaths of many of the world's languages -- like Papua New Guinea's Arapesh -- and reports on the debate in the linguistic community over the need to intervene and save them.

American basketball star Brittney Griner has been jailed in Russia for five months and 6 days now.

Genevieve Peters encouraged people to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Some lawmakers — including some Republicans — have argued that Jordan shouldn’t be speaker because he is an extremist, citing his role in Jan. 6.

Rosa Bernile Nienau was apparently a favorite of the man responsible for the murder of 6 million Jews. Hitler personally inscribed the photo.

Politics dominated the news this week. But the business world also had some interesting stories. Here are just three, involving Black Friday shopping, sham bank accounts and dining out.

Public schools that don't offer in-person instruction for k-2 students by the end of the month will lose out on 1% of eligible funds every day that students remain out of the classroom.

The House speaker has called for additional security measures to be taken following the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol.

The former president is being tried on one article of impeachment saying he incited the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Videos shown during the proceedings may contain profanity and violence.

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 in Game 6 of the World Series, ending a 32-year championship drought for the organization. They've played in three of the last four series.