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The House speaker calls for establishing an independent panel to investigate "the facts and causes" related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. And she says more money is needed to boost security.

Until Feb. 15, 1971, Britain had 240 pennies to a pound. There were also two farthings in a ha'penny, three pennies in a bit, two shillings in a florin, and five shillings in a crown.

The conservative social network is relaunching under new leadership and on new technology, a month after being de-platformed. It says it will not rely on Big Tech for its operations.

Some Nashville organizers want to strengthen Black political power in the city and state. And they are tapping into a legacy of people-driven movements to do so.

Harvard researchers say a comet from deep space — not an asteroid from the belt past Mars — was responsible for the mass extinction. Others are skeptical.

Los Angeles dancer and choreographer Jamal Josef penned a children's book to encourage boys to dance. It's called: Black Boys Dance Too: Darnell Enters a Talent Show.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Marion Koopmans, a Dutch virologist on the World Health Organization team that traveled to Wuhan, China, to investigate the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Scientists are evaluating domestic COVID-19 variants to see whether they pose a new threat, as public health experts warn the U.S. needs better surveillance to spot mutations and slow their spread.

To promote social distancing during the pandemic, workers in France will now be allowed to eat lunch at their desks. Labor codes had forbade meals in the workplace.

Amy Cooper had been facing a charge of falsely reporting an incident to police, after she told them Christian Cooper, who is not related to her, threatened her in a New York City park. He did not.