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Alexei said he has purchased a Sunday plane ticket to return to Moscow. He has spent months in Germany recovering from nerve agent poisoning.

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Barricades were set several blocks from the Capitol building. Law enforcement and national guard officials checked badges for anyone to enter the perimeter even by foot.

NPR's Nina Totenberg continues her story about the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v Board of Education case of 50 years ago. In part two of the behind-the-scenes narrative, the justices have a new leader, Chief Justice Earl Warren, who crafts the famed ruling and builds a consensus for desegregation.

As a North Carolina native, Brevard College junior Maverick Whitley always figured he'd stay in state to teach. But when he learned the General Assembly is ending retirement health benefits for new state employees, he started to recalculate.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with South African health official Anban Pillay about challenges in COVID-19 vaccination in his country as wealthier countries lock up much of the world's vaccines.

The resolution charges President Trump with "incitement of insurrection." Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he will not reconvene the Senate early for a trial to remove Trump from office.

The number represents an uptick in National Guard troops that will be deployed to the area, but it could still fluctuate.

Ten Republican House members joined with all Democrats to impeach the president for a second time.

After incidents of Trump supporters engaging in threatening and disruptive behavior on flights to and from Washington, D.C., last week, the FAA enacts a "zero tolerance" policy.

A new adaptation of James Herriot's books about life as a Yorkshire vet in the 1930s has gorgeous landscapes, majestic animals, and a welcome focus on home and work.

Joe Biden's inaugural will be one that we haven't seen before. Ten thousand National Guard soldiers will help provide security. And because of the pandemic, there will be no inaugural balls.

Kim Jong Un calls for beefing up his country's nuclear and military capabilities, but appears to be leaving open the possibility for negotiation with the incoming Biden administration.

The collar uses artificial intelligence to determine the possible emotion behind a dog's barking. With the help of an app, owners can tell whether their pet is happy, relaxed, anxious, angry or sad.

Writer Nadia Owusu has lived many lives. Her nonlinear memoir, centered on the idea of physical and metaphorical earthquakes, is about all of the parts of what is her single, complex life.

There are reports that ex-Michigan Gov. Snyder and others will be charged in relation to the crisis that began seven years ago. There is also word that a possible civil settlement in the works.

Since 2019, NPR's podcast and radio show has been putting events into historical context. Here are some episodes we think might help us better understand this moment.

For six decades Amos explored race and gender in prints, paintings and fabrics. She died at 83 from complications of Alzheimer's but she knew that the Georgia Museum of Art show was in the works.

As the 50th anniversary of the landmark school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education approaches, NPR presents a series of reports examining the monumental ruling and its legacy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., about the House's consideration of President Trump's impeachment and the outlook for a Senate trial.