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Maj. Gen. William Walker said the Department of Defense took three hours to approve deploying the National Guard to the Capitol on Jan. 6 after a "frantic" request from Capitol Police.

The watchdog review of January 6 also found that some advance intelligence offered a "more alarming" warning that Congress itself was a target, and the force was severely unprepared.

Sheriff's deputies shot and killed Brown, a Black man, while carrying out warrants in Elizabeth City, N.C. Family lawyers say body camera video shows deputies firing while Brown poses no threat.

The 2020 census results are months overdue after COVID-19 upended the national count. Efforts to extend reporting deadlines stalled last year after Trump officials decided to cut short counting.

The Biden admin. has taken a tough approach to China so far, but it is hoping to make climate change an arena of cooperation. It will be a test of Biden's compete-and-cooperate China policy.

The Democratic primary win for former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe sets up a closely watched general election contest with Republican businessman Glenn Youngkin.

Perhaps as many as 1 million federal employees were eligible to work from home during the pandemic.

Ring in the New Year with music from the Quinteto Astor Piazzolla, Brandee Younger, Cory Henry, Keyon Harrold, and Louis Cole.

The U.S. has left negotiations about paying monetary damages to families who were forcibly separated while seeking to enter at the southern border during the Trump administration.

Black History Month grew from a weeklong celebration that started nearly 100 years ago — and it's not random that it's in February.

Tate was a longtime staff writer at The Village Voice, where he documented Black art and culture. He eventually became a leading figure in cultural criticism.

The Bush administration plans to revamp the government's civilian personnel system, from one based on time served to one that pays and promotes based on performance. Critics worry the changes would leave 1.5 million federal workers vulnerable to political retaliation.

Responses to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion were mixed across the country.

Under a bill that's poised to become law in South Carolina, doctors and nurses can refuse to provide non-emergency care, if they object to the treatment on moral or religious grounds.

The family drama Yellowstone debuts Wednesday on the newly named Paramount Network. Written by Taylor Sheridan, it stars Kevin Costner as a patriarch who owns a ranch as big as Rhode Island.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with John Samuelson, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, about his reaction to the attack in a Brooklyn subway station that injured multiple people.

The Library of Congress adds 25 new recordings to a national registry every year to be preserved for posterity. The 2022 list includes an album by Alicia Keys and historical broadcasts from WNYC.

An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education found that Springfield, Mass., schools were violating the civil rights of Somali students by failing to provide an adequate education. Ninety students shared a part-time tutor. The district says it is addressing the issues.

Sen. John Kerry's first priority in choosing a running mate should be winning in November -- not getting along with his veep, NPR Washington Editor Ron Elving says in the latest Politically Speaking column.

Editrix makes heavy rock and roll for trouble-making honor roll students. But the trio's gnarly exterior belies a warm, giggly and egoless interpersonal dynamic.