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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen through a broken window at an entrance of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday.

Timeline: How One Of The Darkest Days In American History Unfolded

A mob stormed the U.S. Capitol after President Trump urged supporters to march to the building to oppose the election results. Roughly 14 hours later, Congress affirmed Joe Biden's victory.

Former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar On The Lessons She's Learned

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar, who stepped down on Sunday. She reflects on the lessons she's learned, the election, and what's to come.

Canada Labels Proud Boys A Terrorist Group. What Are The Consequences?

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ben Makuch, national security reporter at Vice News, about the Canadian government officially labeling the Proud Boys a terrorism organization.

GOP Hopes Rise In Battle For The Senate, But Democrats Still Have The Edge

Republicans are feeling the best they have this cycle about their chances of holding their majority, but even doing that requires several states to break their way on election night.

In November 2019, PJ Hahn, former director of Coastal Zone Management for Plaquemines Parish, stood in the spot where Cat Island once was. "To be standing there in three, four feet of water where the land used to be so beautiful. I remember pulling up to this island, the minute we got close the birds would fly off the island."

'Where The Land Used To Be,' Photos Show Louisiana Coast 10 Years After BP Oil Spill

Photographer Tyrone Turner documented the life and changes on Cat Island in the southeastern coastal area of the state before it disappeared.

What We Know About The Silent Spreaders Of COVID-19

Some cases of the novel coronavirus are asymptomatic, presymptomatic or mildly symptomatic. Scientists are trying to determine their role in transmission of the disease.

Battle For The House: GOP Signs Of Hope, With History On Democrats' Side

Democrats need to win a net of 23 seats to flip control of the House. Republicans see signs of optimism in the economy and Trump's higher approval ratings, but there are still plenty of challenges.

Writer and director Bo Burnham talks with Elsie Fisher on the set of <em>Eighth Grade. </em>Burnham says the anxiety he felt as a young performer helped him understand the social pressure teenage girls can experience.

Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

The former YouTube star explores adolescence in the age of social media in his film Eighth Grade. "This awful D-list celebrity pressure I had experienced onstage has now been democratized," he says.

Tom and Dana Saputo sit in their backyard with their three dogs. Tom Saputo's double-lung transplant was fully covered by insurance, but he was responsible for an $11,524.79 portion of the charge for an air ambulance ride.

The Air Ambulance Billed More Than The Lung Transplant Surgeon

After Tom Saputo underwent a double-lung transplant in 2018, he was stunned by the more than $11,000 bill for his share of a 27-mile air ambulance ride from one hospital to another.

A child plays near communist-era apartment blocks in Hoyerswerda, Germany. After the collapse of the communist East German government that had redeveloped the area into an industrial hub, factories shut down and coal production declined. The population has sunk below 33,000 — about half its size before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In German Coal Country, This Former Socialist Model City Has Shrunk In Half

Thirty years after the Berlin Wall fell, Hoyerswerda is struggling to thrive, a far-right party has gained popularity and many residents worry about the future when Germany phases out coal.

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