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The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has postponed its latest public hearing because of Hurricane Ian. The session had been set for Wednesday afternoon.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with President Biden's top economic adviser, Jared Bernstein, about the state of inflation in the United States according to Thursday's Consumer Price Index report.

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88.

The investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and ties to the Trump campaign was chosen as the top political story of 2017, narrowly beating out the fallout from sexual harassment.

Just six of the remaining 12 Democratic candidates qualified for Tuesday night's debate, making it the smallest debate stage yet.

After delaying in-person visits because of COVID-19, Census Bureau workers are heading to unresponsive homes in Idaho, Maine and West Virginia, as well as parts of Louisiana, Missouri and Oklahoma.

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has raised more than $50 million to complete its three-year comprehensive campaign, the organization announced Wednesday.

Ukraine's top judge has been arrested after allegedly receiving nearly $3 million in bribes for favorable rulings, the latest crackdown on endemic graft as Ukraine seeks to join the European Union.

Kacey Musgraves won the night's top honor, album of the year, for Golden Hour — which also won country album of the year. Childish Gambino won record and song of the year for "This Is America."

Also: Defense Secretary James Mattis has arrived for a visit in Afghanistan; North Korea has reportedly detained a U.S. citizen; and police stop a 12-year-old boy trying to drive across Australia.

Also: U.S. troops go to eastern Europe as part of a NATO deterrence against Russia; storms ease in the western U.S.; and there's a recall of holiday Twinkie snack cakes.

Also: Some Syrian rebels won't attend new peace talks; France to send new troops to the Central African Republic; Florida Republicans urge lawmaker convicted of drug possession to quit; 2013 saw the fewest hurricanes in decades; and several retired hockey players sue the NHL over concussions.

Also: U.N. ambassador Samantha Power arrives in the Central African Republic; a "Duck Dynasty" star reiterates homophobic comments; Russia says it bailed out Ukraine as a fraternal gesture; and an anonymous donor drops a diamond ring into a Salvation Army red kettle.

Also: Documents hint that very few people enrolled in health care exchanges in the first two days after they opened; the Senate blocks two of Obama's nominees; the government eases a rule on flexible spending accounts; and police nab a wallaby frolicking in a London cemetery.

Also: Officials report a second chemical turned up in West Virginia's toxic water; Ukrainian protests turn deadly; more pilot whales have died off southern Florida; and now that the Antarctic scientists are back from their icebound ship, who pays for their rescue?

Also: NBC's Richard Engel escapes captivity in Syria; private equity firm Cerberus is selling its stake in the company that makes the rifle used in the Newtown shootings; 22 Illinois fraternity students charged after pledge dies of alcohol poisoning; NASA crashes two probes into the Moon.

Two North Carolina school districts have won a combined $50 million worth of federal Race to the Top grants. Guilford County and Iredell-Statesville…

Also: Britain recognizes Syrian opposition while Syrian Islamist group rejects it; former Murdoch senior officials charged with bribery in Britain; and New Jersey lost an average of 30-40 feet of beaches after Sandy passed through.

Also: Continuing Egyptian violence prompts U.S. to close embassy in Cairo; Treasury Secretary Geithner to meet with Congressional leaders; Britain releases investigation report into press ethics; and Starbucks releases a large specialty coffee priced at $7 per cup.

Also: The Washington Monument starts to glow; an explosion in Beirut hits Hezbollah, supporter of Syrian government; the air brakes may have been dislodged on the runaway Canadian train that exploded; and country singer Randy Travis is critically ill with a heart ailment.