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Scott Simon talks with Rep. Bennie Thompson about the Jan. 6 hearings. The Mississippi Democrat chairs the committee investigating the attack on the Capitol.

The staff of NPR Music sifts through the best of 2020 to present personal lists of top 10 songs and albums.

An Obama-era program, which lets prisoners use Pell grants for college, is wrapping up its first year. So far, there's no indication whether the Trump administration will continue it past expiration.

Thousands of Russian troops are taking part in war games on NATO's border, in an exercise that imagines a conflict with the West. It's the biggest show of Russian military might since the Cold War.

Laura Shapiro has likened her method of biographical research to "standing in line at the supermarket and peering into the other carts." Critic Maureen Corrigan says her resulting book is fascinating.

At least six people are dead and at least two dozen are injured after an an active shooter incident in the city of Highland Park, Ill.

All the available evidence suggests that a miniscule number of noncitizens vote illegally in federal elections and not in numbers that would sway the outcome of any race.

A few years ago, Elizabeth Schunck was living near Detroit, stuck in an unhappy marriage and feeling more lonely than she says she'd ever been. Looking for connection, she went on a random chat app.

An individual wearing an Afghan uniform opened fire on the combined U.S. and Afghan force with a machine gun on Saturday. It's unknown if the shooter was an Afghan soldier or had stolen the uniform.

At least one person was seen falling from the building, as a large crowd on the street watched people try to climb down using ropes or cables.