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Inflation continues to challenge the Biden administration. Meanwhile, the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues public hearings.

Angola's civil war left 1,100 active minefields. The attitude had been that clearing mines is man's work until a nonprofit stepped in. Now nearly 400 women deminers tread carefully — and courageously.

Todd Kashdan is a psychology professor at George Mason University who believes sometimes it’s good to be bad. His book, The Art of Insubordination, reveals how changing your perspective and asking questions can lead to greater understanding and creativity.

The House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection held its first public hearing Thursday. Republican Liz Cheney broke with virtually all of her GOP colleagues to help lead the probe.

The student-led rallies push for gun violence prevention. Congress is facing pressure to act in the wake of several mass shootings.

NPR's Scott Simon shares his thoughts on watching the first public hearings of the House committee investigating the January 6th insurrection.

Gasoline has become more expensive given that oil prices have surged as the world recovers from the pandemic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also made things worse. Here are four things to know.

The only school in Harrold, Texas, has 100 to 125 students, and the district has 27 employees. Half are learning to shoot weapons because the nearest sheriff's deputy is at least 20 minutes away.

Temperatures tied or broke records in 27 cities on Saturday, peaking at 122 in Death Valley, Calif. The heat wave will move north and eastward this week, stopping at the Appalachian Mountains.

Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.