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NPR's Cheryl W. Thompson speaks with Mary McCord, executive director of the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, about the role of armed militias in the attack.

Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified under oath about a volatile and angry president who was prone to throwing dishes, knew that supporters were armed and didn't want the riot to stop.

Our final show of the outdoor summer series Jazz at Victoria Yards in uptown Charlotte In partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners showcasing a variety of the region’s top jazz musicians, to rock the stage at uptown Victoria Yards. We are thrilled to present Robyn Springer with a versatile and sultry style known to transport audiences from church pews to Delta juke joints to downtown jazz cafes, we’ve enjoyed Robin Springer a few times in the JAZZ ROOM, including the 2020 Holiday Edition and August 2019 Stevie Wonder tribute. Her latest album, The Acoustic Project, is an eclectic collaboration with guitarist and songwriter Greg Cagle. We are also excited to bring you Dreamroot, a Durham-based musical collective from Durham NC that combines pre-written and improvised sections, melding R&B forms with modern jazz solos that all fit nicely into the length of a longish pop song." Dreamroot released their debut album Phases in May of 2020, hoping to put out positive energy during a dark time. Members: Theous Jones (drums), Serena Wiley (saxophone/flute/spoken word/vocals), Ittai Korman (acoustic and electric bass), Lynn Grissett (trumpet) and Joe MacPhail (piano and keyboards). We’ll also have the JazzArts Youth All-Stars to showcase the future stars of jazz right here in Charlotte. This group includes Gustavo Cruz, Samuel David, Trey Tarzia, Holland Majors & Olivia Ratliff. Food trucks will be on hand for all of your refreshment needs while enjoying the music. You are welcome to bring your own food (please no glass or alcoholic beverages). Some chairs will be available – you are encouraged to bring your own if desired. Victoria Yards 408 North Tryon Street uptown Charlotte, NC 28202 An outdoor venue located in uptown Charlotte, across the street from Duckworth’s at the corner of N. Tryon St. and 7th St. There is close parking along the street, and in 7th Street Station, and it is an easy walk from the train. Note: According with the new COVID local and national guidelines, masking and social distancing are open to your own individual comfort level for those who are vaccinated. Watch this mini-documentary to get a sense of the excitement and fun we’ve shared with audiences this summer. https://youtu.be/qnU7i7UIo9c Partners include: Charlotte Center City Partners, Arts & Science Council, North Carolina Arts Council, Knight Foundation & O’s Place Jazz.

July continues the outdoor summer series Jazz at Victoria Yards in uptown Charlotte In partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners showcasing a variety of the region’s top jazz musicians, to rock the stage at uptown Victoria Yards. For July, we begin with jazz standards by the Ariel Pocock Trio. Ariel Pocock’s music has a “true facility for…sinewy jazz piano [and] breezy, achingly plain-spoken vocal chops…” (Seattle Times). Ariel has recorded 3 albums and we’ve enjoyed Ariel at the Jazz Festival and in the JAZZ ROOM several times, including the 2019 Holiday Edition Piano Night and March 2019 Women in Jazz. This trio will feature Ron Brendle on bass, Troy Conn and Scott Sawyer on guitar, and John Spurrier on drums. As the sun sets, we’ll spice it up with Jazziando. This quintet, co-led by Percussionist Billy Marrero and Trumpeter Alberto Carrasquillo, performs instrumental Latin Jazz with Brazilian infused rhythms, a drum beat beyond the generic salsa, jazzy versatility and a rock heavy Cuban downbeat. Sit back and enjoy their sound, or get on the dance floor moving to the mambos. We’ll also have the JazzArts Youth All-Stars to showcase the future stars of jazz right here in Charlotte. This group includes Gustavo Cruz, Samuel David, & Olivia Ratliff Food trucks will be on hand for all of your refreshment needs while enjoying the music – KIckin Kitchen American favorites, Potbelly BBQ, Hip Hop Smoothies, and Resident Culture Brewing. Some chairs will be available – you are encouraged to bring your own if desired. Victoria Yards 408 North Tryon Street uptown Charlotte, NC 28202 An outdoor venue located in uptown Charlotte, across the street from Duckworth’s at the corner of N. Tryon St. and 7th St. There is close parking along the street, and in 7th Street Station, and it is an easy walk from the train. Note: According with the new COVID local and national guidelines, masking and social distancing are open to your own individual comfort level for those who are vaccinated. CltureCLT has provided a little more about the scene you can expect for our summer. https://clture.org/jazz-at-victoria-yards-mac-arnold/?fbclid=IwAR1PWXRUFmaEyvNVB3SkUkfKHMBHiCsQSGIQmDGmz0JeWiIInHZ53jC_ECY Partners include: Charlotte Center City Partners, Arts & Science Council, North Carolina Arts Council, Knight Foundation & O’s Place Jazz.

RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY JUNE 23. If you already have tickets, we have emailed you for confirmation that you would like to transfer them to this new date. If not, there are spots available for you! Continuing the outdoor summer series Jazz at Victoria Yards in uptown Charlotte In partnership with Charlotte Center City Partners. This outdoor series of shows features a variety of the region’s top jazz musicians, to rock the stage at uptown Victoria Yards. BANDS FOR JUNE 23: Headlining the night will be the John Dillard Group. John Dillard is described by many as the “bassist of the stars” and “one of the funkiest”. This 2-time Grammy Award winning bassist is known for his heart-stopping, spirit-moving, mind bending musical expression. Musicians include: John Dillard on bass, Gena Chambers on vocals, Howard McNair Jr. on keys, and Quan “MoonLyfe” Dillard on drums. Funk Rush offers an intense mix of old school funk, rock, occasionally reggae and jazz. Borne out of the long-term musical relationship between Scott Newell and Reggie Dennis, together they've amassed a unique blend of original and stylized covers. "Jazz is the teacher, Funk is the preacher!" We’ll also have the JazzArts Youth All-Stars to showcase the future stars of jazz right here in Charlotte. This group includes Gustavo Cruz, Samuel David, & Olivia Ratliff Food trucks will be on hand for all of your refreshment needs while enjoying the music – KIckin Kitchen American favorites, Potbelly BBQ, Hip Hop Smoothies, and Resident Culture Brewing. Some chairs will be available – you are encouraged to bring your own if desired. Victoria Yards is located at 408 North Tryon Street, in uptown Charlotte, across the street from Duckworth’s at the corner of N. Tryon St. and 7th St. There is close parking along the street, and in 7th Street Station, and it is an easy walk from the train. Note: According with the new COVID local and national guidelines, masking and social distancing are open to your own individual comfort level for those who are vaccinated. CltureCLT has provided a little more about the scene you can expect for our summer. https://clture.org/jazz-at-victoria-yards-mac-arnold/?fbclid=IwAR1PWXRUFmaEyvNVB3SkUkfKHMBHiCsQSGIQmDGmz0JeWiIInHZ53jC_ECY Partners include: Charlotte Center City Partners, Arts & Science Council, North Carolina Arts Council, Knight Foundation & O’s Place Jazz.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating after a Cessna business jet crashed in Riverside County and burst into flames. It's the second deadly crash near the same Riverside County airport within a week.

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

No matter how much news and attention a congressional panel may generate, the ultimate effect depends on whether they alter the arc of a presidency or otherwise change the course of national history.

In Girl, a young woman in Nigeria is abducted by Boko Haram — and that's just the beginning. For nearly 60 years, its Irish author has written about women "both as victims and as fighters, combined."

For the first time in 22 years, Mississippi man Curtis Flowers will be allowed to leave state custody. His case was the subject of the second season of the podcast In The Dark.

Recovery continues in southeast Texas a month after Hurricane Harvey made landfall. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Derrick Ford Freeman, the mayor of Port Arthur, Texas about efforts in his town.

Some six years after a devastating fire, work is nearing completion at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Almost every part of the cathedral has undergone restoration and rebuilding.

The unnamed assailant is seriously injured after being shot in the chest. He used "a bladed weapon" during the attack at the French capital's busy Gare du Nord train station Wednesday morning.

Despite days of widespread incitement on social media in advance of the insurrection encouraging extremist Trump supporters to assault the U.S. Capitol, law enforcement was unprepared and overwhelmed.

Wang Yaping, 41, will become China's first female spacewalker. She and two male colleagues successfully launched aboard Shenzhou 13 to spend six months aboard the Tiangong station.

The lawsuit comes two weeks after the Trump administration first notified states it was withholding previously approved funds for migrant education, before- and after- school programs and more.

YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.

Six escapees are still on the run after 10 inmates broke out of their holding cells at New Orleans' largest jail last week. Authorities are now looking at whether they had help from inside.

Read the full transcript from the June 16 hearing of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

David Gura speaks with journalists Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague about their new book "The Steal: The Attempt to Overturn the 2020 Election and the People Who Stopped It."