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15-year-old singer and banjo player Nora Brown is a rising star taking on traditional Appalachian music - she'll appear next Thursday as part of New York's music festival, globalFEST.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Tiffany Garcia-Mitchell, a tattoo shop owner in California, about the struggle to stay in business during the pandemic.

Even though both parties ran unified campaigns, nearly 20,000 Georgians appear to have split their votes in the two races, between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican David Perdue.

Jacob Anthony Chansley, known as the "QAnon shaman," was charged alongside Adam Johnson and Derek Evans in a federal court Saturday. Johnson is said to be the man seen carrying the speaker's lectern.

Protesters for Black lives say when they protest for social justice they're met with tanks, rubber bullets and tear gas. Meanwhile, a mob of white extremists storm the Capitol with little resistance.

G.F. Miller's new novel follows Charity, a teenaged fairy godmother who tries to keep her distance from the "Cindies" she helps — until the wishes she grants start going disastrously wrong.

The plan, long endorsed by conservatives, would give the state broad flexibility in running its health insurance program for the poor, while capping annual federal funding for the program.

In a split with President Trump, Vice President Pence will attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20. Trump has said he will not attend.

Across the country, state legislatures are reconvening for the 2021 regular session. Two Idaho state representatives say having a disability makes it even more dangerous for them to meet in person.

The retiring Pennsylvania senator joins his colleague Lisa Murkowski of Alaska in calling for President Trump to resign. House Democrats are aiming to hold an impeachment vote this week.

In the wake of the attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Trump, House Democrats are planning to vote to impeach Trump this week.

Young people of color saw deep racial inequities in the way the assault on the U.S. Capitol played out. And some expect to keep battling those inequities well after President Trump leaves office.

Many front-line health workers who have faced a perpetual lack of PPE and inconsistent safety measures believe the government and their employers have failed to protect them from COVID-19.

After 20 years, PBS has stopped airing Caillou, which is about an inquisitive four-year-old boy. Why are so many parents rejoicing over the show's end?

Netflix says Bridgerton is one of its most successful series launched in the company's history — but why has this story of 19th century love and marriage captured so many hearts?

Brazil's scientists are warning about a dire increase in more coronavirus cases if a national lockdown isn't in place soon. Brazil has recorded more COVID-19 deaths than anywhere except the U.S.

Many Black Lives Matter activists are furious that the law enforcement response to the breach of the U.S. Capitol appeared light compared to aggressive tactics they've endured at the hands of police.

In Stockton, Calif., a controversial site is filling the gap as the local newspaper grapples to survive. Is this a microcosm of what happens to a democracy when local news dies?

As the pandemic rages on, the U.S. faces a dual challenge. To speed up delivery of vaccines to those who are waiting. And to convince people who are hesitant about the importance of being vaccinated.

Wednesday's violent insurrection at the Capitol led to the death of five people. Some lawmakers and others worry that it was just the beginning of what's to come.