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The nation's longest serving state house speaker in modern history, Democrat Michael Madigan from Illinois, stepped down from the speakership. He was driven from power by a federal corruption probe.

One year after start of the pandemic triggered a lockdown the Chinese city of Wuhan, life has largely returned to normal — at least, for some.

We take a look at how the first few days of the Biden administration are playing out in right wing media.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) about post-insurrection accountability of some of his Senate colleagues, and of former President Trump.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Houston Police Department's Chief Art Acevedo about what can be done to root out extremism from law enforcement agencies.

The new live album That Which Colors the Mind, recorded in 1970 by Grateful Dead sound man Owsley Stanley, captures a riveting performance by Ali Akbar Khan, Zakir Hussain and Indranil Bhattacharya.

The Native and African-American singer-songwriter is known for her mix of folk, blues and gospel. Watch her set from Tiny Desk Meets globalFEST.

It's the third-largest lotto jackpot in U.S. history. The odds of winning the top prize were 1 in 302.5 million.

President Biden is only the nation's second Catholic president, but his position on abortion rights is at odds with the church.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with labor activist Dolores Huerta about President Biden's decision to display a bust of the late labor icon Cesar Chavez behind his desk in White House.